Meghan Trainor interpolates Mr. Sandman with a tough message from a Mother in this retro song with a suitably old Hollywood musical video, complete with a cameo from pop culture's most famous mom, Kris Jenner.
How's this for a triple threat: Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, guitar god Jeff Beck and comic book legend Todd McFarlane all collaborating on one epic mixed-media music video.
A music video that sometimes plays like it's chopped 'n' screwed but mostly plays like one spellbinding and provocatively artful set-up after another one that all seem to revolve around a theme of individuality in a crowd.
With the original version now in the VEVO Certified zone of over 100 million views, there's no harm in losing views to the Director's Cut that's been newly unleashed.
This time director Diane "Diamond" Martel gets a big title credit upfront — which is more than deserved — and all the product placements have been wisely severed off like a pesky ankle monitor, but it's the other changes that should grab your interest, since A/B'ing the original and this Director's Cut can serve as a lesson in how you can cut two very different videos from the same footage.
This is sexier, more salacious and a bit sillier — for example, a Karaoke segment, which takes up a prominent position — and presents a great What If issue, where you can imagine if this cut would have generated the same response and results as the official version.
Diane Martel, director: It's like a giant, fucked-up selfie... We wanted the video to be full of blog-worthy moments, but it ended up being about Miley sharing herself with her audience in a crazed way. It's exhibitionistic, and she's absolutely taking the piss out of being in a pop video"
Director Diane Martel works her magic once again — perhaps you've seen "Blurred Lines," aka the video of the year, so far — conjuring a mix of tawdrysexyfun for a very willing Miley Cyrus.
