Anita's Notebook

 The Pinball Song (Eleven Twelve) 

Because it was regularly featured on Sesame Street ‘The Pinball Song’ was one of the first music videos many people ever saw and it’s a classic for sure. I always loved it because everything happened in time to the music which was not a real common thing for videos back then.

This version is a video and audio remix of #12 done by braces tower and gordyboy. Go ahead and try not to sing along in your head when you watch it I dare you :D.

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123456. 78910. 11 12.

The Washington Monument turns into a cannon and shoots a pinball into Teddy Roosevelt’s mouth.

Herd of shoes with wings.
 

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More:
Pinball Number Count (Wikipedia)

Download (legally) a free album by Braces Tower.

 A Wolf At The Door 

One of my favorite videos of all time because it’s just so different than any other music video out there. The song is by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke who was a new father when he wrote it and seems to have poured his fears about being a parent into this song with all it’s imagery of children falling into the hands of wolves and being held for ransom.

The video is by Gaston Vinas who does a great job of keeping everything in time to the music and creating an epic-dark-storybook sort of atmosphere that really matches well with the song.

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Session with a wolf therapist.

Snowflakes falling in time to the music, very cool.

There seems to be something different about Santa…

 

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More:
Gaston Vinas on DeviantArt

‘Hail To The Thief’ album by Radiohead.

 

 Least Complicated 

This video uses clips from the movie 5 Centimeters Per Second to go along with the song ‘Least Complicated’ by the Indigo Girls. First off extra points for doing an Indigo Girls song, second this video showcases some great editing skills by it’s creator Ruisdaelhopper.

The images are in time to the music (did I mention that I like that lol) but beyond that are arranged in a way that goes really well with the song without overdoing it. The movie’s great artwork just adds to the general awesomeness so take a look…

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Unsent letters.

Pink cherry blossoms, which in Japan symbolize ‘the fleeting nature of life’.

Great use of transitions to show the passing of time.

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More:
Watch more videos by Ruisdaelhopper.

Wikipedia entry for 5 Centimeters Per Second.

5 Centimeters Per Second Movie

‘Swamp Ophelia’ album by the Indigo Girls.