When it comes to ‘Most Watched’ on YouTube – there are two Weller Solo music promos that sit at the top of the charts – Broken Stones with nearly 5 million views on YouTube and You Do Something to Me over 13 million views! (both directed by Sonja Phillips – a now-multi-award-winning film-maker and storyteller).Ī future article will focus on The Jam and The Style Council music promos – but for this one – let’s clear up the whole Paul Weller Solo journey through the power of the music video.ĭrop a reply into the end of the feature and we’ll endeavour to plug the gaps on this page!
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The opening sequence kicked in with Jacko doing a bit of romancing… “I was wondering if you’d be my girl?” before the full moon reveals itself, he drops to the floor in agony, and looks up with those bright yellow eyes, and white fangs, roaring ‘Go Away!’ …cue screaming from the girl, but also from myself as I leapt out my skin and jumped behind the television asking for the TV to be turned off!Ī Paul Weller Promo video is always a real highlight too – and my discovery of his music back in 1992 was first via the radio – but closely followed up by a performance on Top of The Pops (with Steve White, Camelle Hinds and Jacko Peake) and then the fabulous promo video from Director, Pedro Romanyi… In fact, one of my earliest memories, is being allowed to stay up late to watch the December 1982 premiere of Michael Jackson’s Thriller (most probably it was at 7pm but I was only 7 at the time!). I guess I’d be part of what is known as The MTV Generation – my discovery of music being a mix of radio – usually Radio Essex, more likely Radio 1 if I was in control, along with my parents music collection (these big cartridges that I’ve never seen since and records / vinyl for The Beatles, Bowie and Motown mostly) and TV – Top of the Pops, Saturday Morning TV (Number 73). I was born in December 1975, Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen was Number One in the charts which came with a music video that has now been watched over one billion times on YouTube! A promo that is generally recognized as the first-ever promotional music video (although most likely a claim from the band so I’m not sure how true this really is? Did The Beatles not do promo videos for a start?)
Ditto when that video for Gravity landed in 2018 as it had been a few years since we’d had a proper, full on music video from Mr Weller (thanks Johnny Harris). The look and feel felt like a new direction, where was Paul taking us next? A teaser for a new album on the way. That little gap in 2000 post Heliocentric and the arrival of ‘It’s Written in the Stars’ was one of those moments for me. What’s the new look? The new sound? Will I like it? I especially love it when it’s a video from the musician who has been away from the spotlight for a bit and this is the first chance to see them and their new creation for a while. There’s something really special about seeing your favourite artist and their latest song being brought to life as a short film.
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