well, not really the date, since Gillian’s version was not done in ’78, and scorsese’s ’78 release of the film was of a concert from 1976, i thought i’d de-unitedstatsianify this place with the video of a genius who came onto the music scene in the year the italo-american released his classic film. her music, it doesn’t even need to be said, couldn’t be further than the band’s… but that is beauty of rock.

when the history of music is written, and the divine blip which was MTV in the 80s, before the tawdry reality shows took over (how many times can you watch the months that lead up to the fete of a not so sweet-sixteen year-old jersey, boston, malibu, miami brat before you go postal?), undoubtedly U2 will be spoken of, at least in a footnote, as a group whose career was defined by the music video. but, if the scholar scratches the polycarbonate disc, or whatever they’re using, to get to the acetate below (horrible, i know), s/he will find one of the true auteurs of the medium.

if robbie called it quits because he couldn’t take the touring, bush never toured, except for 6 weeks after the release of her first album—then, nunca más. though she has been seen with rowan atkinson on comic relief

well, and since we´re on british genius chicks who mastered the video format… and loved them some synthesizers!... and have sexy, sexy voices.

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