Not sure if I should be proud or embarassed that the only people I recognize in this Best Of 2012 YouTube collabo are PSY and Walk Off The Earth. And the Annoying Orange, but I don't think that's a person. Or a citrus.
Having spent many years cultivating a flawless public image, it's doubtful that we'll ever see Taylor Swift going as deep off the edge as Rihanna or Lana Del Rey, but "I Knew You Were Trouble" is certainly a step in that direction. The action starts with a wistful spoken intro before getting stick-in-your-cranium catchy, but the imaging is rough and tumble throughout.
How do you make videos for two different songs called "Radioactive" while making sure there's zero chance they're even remotely similar? Simple. While Syndrome goes goes all space-age for Rita Ora's "Radioactive," the Imagine Dragons song of the same name gets downright spacey: Lou Diamond Phillips, a cuddlier version of cock fighting, and a majestically powerful pink teddy bear all play key roles in this purposefully bizarre tale about the underdog coming out on top.
Directing/Design team Syndrome get galactic with Rita Ora in a stylish sci-fi clip that smoothly blends the organic with the digital, just like the cyborg twist that climaxes Act III. --> watch "Radioactive"
There's a bit of a "Shock The Monkey" vibe as a shaman magically creates tribal paintings and Goldfields crank out an exquisitely catchy new wave jam in this sharp b&w clip from director Stephen Schuster. --> watch "Dark Again" (via MTU.com)
