"Don Henley Music Videos" Survivor Game

[Freypower]

Yes, that is all in the lyrics, but in this game we are specifically discussing the video. Nowhere in the video do we ever see how his life has been turned around. I take your point about the grotesque being emphasised here, but there is far too much of that angle in this video.

Regarding the HOTM video, I would appreciate it if you could explain how the specific imagery in this video helps you to understand the song.

[sodascouts]

In the video for EIDN, he does leave the lifestyle behind symbolically in that "Normal Don" walks away from "Frankendon." FrankenDon is still in the midst of the mutant people who represent the apparently extreme depth of Don's depravity in his "past life." Since the mutants seem to be engaged in a lot of sexualized behavior - examples include two mutants literally eating each other's tongues while making out, a headless stripper dancing on a bar, a lover's caresses that become a fisting of grotesquely unnatural gelatinus skin - it seems the focus is on sexual depravity. All I can say is YIKES.

However, I do see what FFL is saying. I just wish that they had given us more than those few seconds to represent the positive change in his life.

But as for this round....

I cast my vote for Heart of the Matter for reasons mentioned earlier.

[Koala]

I cast my vote for Johnny Can't Read.

[TimothyBFan]

OK-disregard my previous post here---I do know these videos and have refreshed my memory of the ones I wasn't sure of.

First- I have to ask tho is WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THE BLACK AND WHITE VIDEOS?

Second--thanks to all of you that managed to get EIDN voted off first-I truly forgot how awful and disturbing that video is.

Third- Going on record here with you EL---I love Johnny Can't Read and all of the 80's cheesiness about it!

Fourth-I must go on record as saying I love to see a lot of the artist in my videos. The stories are ok and all, especially if they kind of explain the song, but it's not a deal breaker for me. Again, I don't tend to analyze as much as I just like to enjoy watching a video and a performance. I know, I'm just simple.

I had to keep reminding myself while rewatching these we are voting on the VIDEO not the song, with that being said I cast my vote for...

For My Wedding --I just find it extremely boring.

[Brooke]

I'm obviously going to have to refresh my memory on some of these, too. So, are there links to all of these videos here? Dreamers list doesn't have links to all of them.

[sodascouts]

Yes, all are there except Garden of Allah which I have in such wretched quality it's not worth the bother.

The ones that are not linked are the ones available on the new DVD which presents the videos in much higher quality and is therefore far preferable.

[Brooke]

Well, I haven't found it yet, so go to DHO?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep, Brooke, they're all there.

[Freypower]

First- I have to ask tho is WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THE BLACK AND WHITE VIDEOS?

He did do a lot of these, didn't he? At the time some artists seemed to think they were being 'profound' if the thing was shot in B&W and he had so much success with the BOS video that I guess he thought it worked. When we get to Glenn's videos, I think only three are in black & white.

[sodascouts]

Here's his video index, Brooke:

http://www.donhenleyonline.com/solo/videoindex.htm