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Syncratic · #16 Post by **Syncratic** » Wed 16 Aug 2006, 1:05 am

Don't give up the day job please, a Diane Warren song doesn't necessarily mean we have to have a Bruckheimer production. Next we'll be getting daft suggestions for people in slo-mo crying, flags at half mast, blood stained fireman's helmets...The words subtle and sledgehammer come to mind. This kind of stuff is no more epic or arty than having two homosexual terrorists joining the mile high club, orgasming as the plane hits a tower, for a video of Fugitive.

It's a terrible idea. It's too overstated and naff.

glennjridge · #17 Post by **glennjridge** » Wed 16 Aug 2006, 2:02 am

in any case I doubt anyone has to worry since PSB videos rarely seem to feature story lines that neccesarily relate to the song at all. it will probably be something very abstract anyways.

Flaffer · #18 Post by **Flaffer** » Wed 16 Aug 2006, 9:34 am

gomorrah wrote:I don't think it's tasteless. that's like saying ALL war movies, ALL war books, ALL war documentaries are tasteless.

don't be ridiculous, you cannot compare a movie, documentary or book where there is the length/time to undertake a serious thought out examination of a situation to a four minute pop video featuring an overblown ballad. Making a video, to attempt to flog more copies of Fundamental, featuring peoples suffering is exploitative -why not go the whole hog and make it a double a-side with a cover of Michael Jacksons Earth Song, with Bono. Geldof and Phil Collins on backing vocals, they could even remake the video

Seriously30 · #19 Post by **Seriously30** » Wed 16 Aug 2006, 12:24 pm

I think the graveyard idea for the video is rather tasteless.

I think they should have someone sitting in a small flat drinking themselves into a stupor while flicking between various news channels.

Nickname · #20 Post by **Nickname** » Wed 16 Aug 2006, 1:59 pm

What about a video related to football?

Phillip · #21 Post by **Phillip** » Wed 16 Aug 2006, 3:25 pm

Seriously30 wrote:I think the graveyard idea for the video is rather tasteless.

I think they should have someone sitting in a small flat drinking themselves into a stupor while flicking between various news channels.

It's gotta be shot in black & white.

For the flat idea they could come round here.

NorthernLad · #22 Post by **NorthernLad** » Thu 17 Aug 2006, 2:23 pm

I actually dig that video idea. Reminds me a bit of Eurythmics "17 Again", that was an incredible video in my opinion.

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