Latest videos

Home
Articles

The Van Gogh of Music: The Story of Nick Drake Hotney 3 Streams • 4 years ago

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: http://nebula.tv/volksgeist
Watch my video about Tyler the Creator's masterpiece CMIYGL here:
https://nebula.tv/videos/volks....geist-call-me-if-you

Watch ad-free on Nebula: http://nebula.tv/volksgeist
Buy my necklace: http://volksgeist.store

More here:
http://discord.gg/Ew6avqhQfT
http://instagram.com/volks.geist
http://twitter.com/volksgeist_
http://tiktok.com/@volks.geist
philip@volksgeist.org for business

Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognition. Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of Cambridge. He released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. He recorded two more albums—Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release. His reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. There is no known video footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood.

Drake experienced depression, particularly during the latter part of his life, a fact often reflected in his lyrics. On completion of his third album, 1972's Pink Moon, he withdrew from both live performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. On 25 November 1974, Drake died from an overdose of a prescribed antidepressant; he was 26 years old. Whether his death was an accident or suicide has not been resolved.

Drake's music remained available through the mid-1970s, but the 1979 release of the retrospective album Fruit Tree allowed his back catalogue to be reassessed. By the mid-1980s, Drake was being credited as an influence by such artists as Robert Smith of The Cure and Peter Buck of R.E.M. In 1985, The Dream Academy reached the UK and US charts with "Life in a Northern Town", a song written for and dedicated to Drake. By the early 1990s, he had come to represent a certain type of "doomed romantic" musician in the UK music press and was frequently cited as an influence by artists including Kate Bush, Paul Weller, Aimee Mann, Beck, Robyn Hitchcock and The Black Crowes. Drake's first biography appeared in 1997, followed in 1998 by the documentary film A Stranger Among Us.

00:00 Intro
01:22 Nick's Early Life and Music
04:57 Nick's first album: Five Leaves Left
08:56 critics didn't like his album
10:21 Nick's 2nd album: Bryter Layter
13:39 Nicks 3rd album: Pink Moon

#nickdrake #volksgeist #videoessay

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video) Hotney 4 Streams • 4 years ago

Official Music Video for "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
Listen to more of your favorites by Michael Jackson: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_listenYD

"Billie Jean" was the first short film made for 'Thriller,' the biggest-selling album of all time. The short film for this No. 1 single, directed by Steve Barron, made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV, and was later ranked by the network as one of the 100 greatest music videos of all time.

Subscribe to the official Michael Jackson YouTube Channel: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/subscribeYD

Watch more Michael Jackson videos: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_listenYC/youtube

Follow Michael Jackson:
Facebook: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followFI
Twitter: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followTI
Instagram: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followII
Website: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followWI
Spotify: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followSI

Written & Composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Co-Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc.
From the album Thriller, released November 30, 1982
Released as a single January 2, 1983

THE SHORT FILM
Director: Steve Barron
Primary Production Location: Los Angeles, California

Michael Jackson's short film for "Billie Jean" was the first of three short films produced for recordings from Thriller, which continues its reign as the biggest selling album of all time with worldwide sales in excess of 105 million as of June 1, 2016 and in December, 2015 became the first ever album to be awarded triple diamond status by the RIAA for US sales alone. The ""Billie Jean"" single reached No. 1 in 10 countries in the spring of 1983, including seven consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 - becoming the second-highest selling single in America that same year.

"Billie Jean" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 4, 1983, and Platinum on February 4, 1989. The song won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance - Male, as well as an American Music Award for Favorite Single - Pop/Rock and was also named the Single of the Year on The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll in 1983.

The short film featured a paparazzo attempting to photograph Jackson as he danced through an urban landscape. A specially created set featured steps and sidewalk tiles that lit up underneath Michael's feet. It is here that fans first saw some of Michael's best-known dance moves, such as spinning and landing on his toes. Many of Michael's steps and mannerisms in the video would become forever associated with The King of Pop.

When the chorus hit.he sprung into this dance that was unlike anything I'd ever seen, director Steve Barron recounted of Jackson's choreography in the video. "It was just extraordinary, instinctive. He pulled it all together and turned it into what we saw.The camera literally steamed up, the eyepiece steamed up, because of my heat from what I was seeing." Barron also recalled the crew breaking into spontaneous applause after Michael finished dancing.

The "Billie Jean" short film made history as the first video by a black artist to be played in heavy rotation on MTV, then in its second year. In 1992, the short film was inducted into the Music Video Producers Hall of Fame. MTV ranked "Billie Jean" as the 35th greatest music video of all time in 1999, one of three entries of Jackson's on the chart alongside "Thriller" and "Beat It."

#MichaelJackson #BillieJean #Thriller

Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Official Video) Hotney 7 Streams • 4 years ago

“Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson
Listen to Michael Jackson: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_listenYD

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was the first short film of Michael Jackson's solo career, filmed in 1979 for the No. 1 hit single from 'Off the Wall.' "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," directed by Nick Saxon, was the jumping off point for the elaborate and groundbreaking "short films" Michael would go on to create throughout his career.

Subscribe to the official Michael Jackson YouTube Channel: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/subscribeYD

Watch more Michael Jackson videos: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_listenYC/youtube

Buy/Listen to Off The Wall:
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/mj_otw_amzn?IQid=ytd.mj.dst
Amazon (bundle) - http://smarturl.it/mj_otw_bundle?IQid=ytd.mj.dst
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/MJ_OTW_iT?IQid=ytd.mj.dst
Spotify - http://smarturl.it/mj_otw_sptfy?IQid=ytd.mj.dst

Written & Composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Co-Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc.
From the album Off the Wall, released August 10, 1979
Released as a single July 10, 1979

THE SHORT FILM
Director: Nick Saxon

Although all of Michael Jackson's music videos are referred to as short films, the short films for Off the Wall, Michael's first solo album for Epic Records, are more classic "music videos," as they are performance clips rather than scripted stories. Michael's short film for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was the first of the three short films produced for recordings from that album. The single reached No. 1 in eight countries in 1979, topping Billboard's Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Disco Singles charts as well as the Cash Box Top 100.

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 29, 1979, and Platinum on February 14, 1989. The song won Michael his first solo Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1980, as well as his first American Music Award for Favorite Single (Soul/R&B). "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was ranked No. 9 on the 100 Best Songs of the '70s by NME and No. 16 on VH1's list of 100 Greatest Dance Songs.

"That song means a lot to me because it was the first song I wrote as a whole," Michael wrote in his 1988 memoir Moonwalk. "'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough' was my first big chance, and it went straight to Number One. It was the song that won me my first Grammy. Quincy had the confidence in me to encourage me to go into the studio by myself, which I appreciated."

The short film featured Michael in performance against a dazzling background of geometric shapes and patterns. Wearing a tuxedo similar to his outfit on the Off the Wall album cover, Jackson sings and dances to the song, at one point even dancing with two other clones of himself, achieved through the magic of special effects.

Follow Michael Jackson:
Facebook: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followFI
Twitter: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followTI
Instagram: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followII
Website: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followWI
Spotify: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followSI

Lyrics:
Keep on with the force don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on with the force don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on with the force don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on with the force don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough

#DontStopTillYouGetEnough #MichaelJackson #OffTheWall

Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away (Official Video) Hotney 3 Streams • 4 years ago

Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away (Official Video)
Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/EssPaul_Spotify
Listen to more Love Songs here: https://spotlight.lnk.to/LoveSongs
Listen on Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/Ess_PaulAppleMusic
Buy on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/EssPaul_iTunes
Buy on Amazon: http://smarturl.it/EssPaul_Amazon
Stream more music from Paul Young here: http://smarturl.it/PaulYoung_PI
-------------------------------------------------
Follow Paul Young
Subscribe to Paul Young: http://smarturl.it/PaulYoungSub
Website: http://paul-young.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulYoungOfficial/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulYoungParlez
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artis....t/6rqU9HQ57NYGBnBzbr

More from Paul Young
Love Of The Common People: https://youtu.be/SVmjKHkgxis
Come Back and Stay: https://youtu.be/aeeJhEpeUfc
Oh Girl: https://youtu.be/16Z73aXuZQw

#PaulYoung #EverytimeYouGoAway #ImNotOkayWithThisNetflix #NetflixOriginal #ImNotOkayWithThis #FamilyGuy #FamilyGuySeason19

More great 80's videos here: http://smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=PaulYEYGA

Lyrics

Hey!, if we can solve any problem
Then why do we lose so many tears
Oh, and so you go again
When the leading man appears
Always the same thing
Can't you see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on

Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you

Go on and go free, yeah
Maybe you're too close to see
I can feel your body move
It doesn't mean that much to me
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
Just can't you see, we've got everything do you even know we know

Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you, oh
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you

I can't go on sayin' the same thing
'Cause baby, can'tcha see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on

Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you

Looking at the pieces (Every time you go away)
Be careful (You take a piece of me with you)
(Every time you go away) Every time you go, every time you go
(You take a piece of me with you) You take a piece of me!
(Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you) Every time you go!

George Michael - Careless Whisper (Official Video) Hotney 2 Streams • 4 years ago

George Michael - Careless Whisper (Official Video)
Stream and download here: https://GeorgeMichael.lnk.to/Streaming
Subscribe to the George Michael YouTube channel: https://GeorgeMichael.lnk.to/YouTubeS...

WATCH LAST CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEO IN 4K ► https://smarturl.it/LastChristmas4K
WATCH CARELESS WHISPER MUSIC VIDEO IN HD ► https://smarturl.it/GM_CarelessWhisperHD
WATCH FREEDOM! '90 MUSIC VIDEO ► https://smarturl.it/Freedom90Video4K
WATCH WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO MUSIC VIDEO IN HD ► https://smarturl.it/WAKE_ME_UP_HD
WATCH FAITH MUSIC VIDEO ► https://smarturl.it/YT_Faith_official

Follow George Michael:
Official website - http://www.georgemichael.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/georgemichael/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeMOfficial
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georgemoffi…

#GeorgeMichael #CarelessWhisper #GeorgeMichaelOfficial #Wham #GeorgeMichaelOfficialVideo #GeorgeMichaelLive #GeorgeMichaelEssentials #TikTok #Faith #LastChristmas #GeorgeMichaelCarelessWhisper #CarelessWhisperTikTok #GeorgeMichaelTikTok

Lyrics

I feel so unsure
As I take your hand
And lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies
Something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad goodbyes

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Time can never mend
The careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But now who's gonna dance with me
Please stay

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Now that you're gone
Now that you're gone
Now that you're gone
Was what I did so wrong
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?

Showing 1546 out of 1547

Please note that if you are under 18, you won't be able to access this site.

Latest videos

Language