justcause Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 But we are talking about a bunch of sexy girls surrounding the band; That's not very romantic at all and seems completely unrelated to the song's lyrics. I'm not saying music videos should always portray the exact lyrical content of the songs they're meant for, but it seems to me there's just a huge gap between Oh Love and that clip. I could be wrong, of course. Supposing these are sirens; suppose that while you're looking for the real thing, a lot of available temptations come your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 For the Idiot Club members, there is a great Q and A with Felisha Tolentino about shooting Green Day on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleus Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 But we are talking about a bunch of sexy girls surrounding the band; That's not very romantic at all and seems completely unrelated to the song's lyrics. I'm not saying music videos should always portray the exact lyrical content of the songs they're meant for, but it seems to me there's just a huge gap between Oh Love and that clip. I could be wrong, of course. They've said before that the song isn't strictly romance in that sense and that it is about sexual things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespertine Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 They've said before that the song isn't strictly romance in that sense and that it is about sexual things. When did they say that? Oh, and I know it's not strictly romance, but I've never thought it was about sexual things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleus Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 When did they say that? Oh, and I know it's not strictly romance, but I've never thought it was about sexual things. I can't give you a solid link but go surf around, they've mentioned crotches and sexual tension a lot in interviews. I'd say it's pretty 50/50 about sexual things and romance in my opinion, but these are all just interpretations so we can think of it however you want really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**nobodylikesyou** Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I have no problems with "sexy" music videos or songs at all. What's bothering me is the fact that I simply can't associate Oh Love with any of that. Why would they even consider making a sex-themed video for such song? because they say this music is about sexual tension and dealing with it. Pretty sure that is what the video is gonna be about. I personally dont see that in the song but I didn't write it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritz Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Oh Love is about sexual tension, y'know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**nobodylikesyou** Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I'm not sure if it's just be but I'm going to be supportive of my favourite band until I actually see the video, instead of a low-quality television recording of a few seconds of the video that isn't even the right way around. would you rather I not have recorded it at all? I was trying to make it bigger by recording it the other way and twitvid wouldnt let me save it after I rotated it for some reason. I wasnt going to reupload it because it took an hour and a half as it was. Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtrix Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Guys... I hate to point this out, but we're talking about the band who kisses different fans at every show... They've had STRIPPERS on stage. Strippers? I thought those were drunk fans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtrix Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 When did they say that? Oh, and I know it's not strictly romance, but I've never thought it was about sexual things. Maybe I am one of the few, but to me the lyrics are not saying anything about romantic love but rather going out have fun in a crazy way, let yourself go without allowing yourself to fall in love. Just sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather. Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Maybe I am one of the few, but to me the lyrics are not saying anything about romantic love but rather going out have fun in a crazy way, let yourself go without allowing yourself to fall in love. Just sex I agree. It ends with "tonight my heart's on the loose"... aka I'm gonna go wild. Which is why saying this "pulls at the heartstrings" is kind of a crappy way of describing it, but you can't expect Billie to actually know what he's talking about when he explains his music, so whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Very interesting! Agreed so much. If it's done right there's nothing wrong with a bit of sexiness whether it's men or women involved. Whether it's Billie writhing around and moaning on stage or some strippers in a video. This song is sexy, the new albums are sexy, so a sexy video doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Haven't seen the video yet so I don't know, but I think the video will make sense in regard to the song rather than the women just being there for the sake of it. Perhaps it's deliberate, showing the temptation of sex, or maybe a contrast between "just sex" and romantic love. Have to wait and see. Edit: Just realized this is Random News . Probably best to carry on discussing the Oh Love video in the thread for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJedi Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Strippers? I thought those were drunk fans... they had strippers onstage once. male strippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyDirnt Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I can't see the video Edit: Gonna watch the youtube one, waiting for it to load, slow internet right now Edit2: Watched already. I like it. But what did they say about their wives and a bird in Mike's mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**nobodylikesyou** Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I can't see the video Edit: Gonna watch the youtube one, waiting for it to load, slow internet right now Edit2: Watched already. I like it. But what did they say about their wives and a bird in Mike's mail? billie said the craziest thing love ever made him do was get married and mike said and have a bunch of kids and then mike said his wife had mikes name tattooed on the inside of her lip a few times... and then mike talked about someone that used to stalk them that send a dead bird to billie in the mail, so mike went to the persons house and they wouldnt come out but mike knew he was home. (was probably cometbus) and then mike said i think we handled that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DannyDirnt Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 billie said the craziest thing love ever made him do was get married and mike said and have a bunch of kids and then mike said his wife had mikes name tattooed on the inside of her lip a few times... and then mike talked about someone that used to stalk them that send a dead bird to billie in the mail, so mike went to the persons house and they wouldnt come out but mike knew he was home. (was probably cometbus) and then mike said i think we handled that well. OMG interesting story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly42fox Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Maybe I am one of the few, but to me the lyrics are not saying anything about romantic love but rather going out have fun in a crazy way, let yourself go without allowing yourself to fall in love. Just sex I agree with you, as well... It's 'put your heart on hold' and have some fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 actually i didn't expect anything else than what we could see in that vid, cos BJ said that the song is "about shooting from the crotch area", Mike said "it's about sexiual tension" and all three said that the whole album is about sexual tension...when we got the info that there's gonna be these models in the vid, i actually thought there'd come a more "sexual" part in the vid, especially after Billie tweeted that there's gonna be an R rated version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 i think the main critic point isn't some half naked 20 year old girls in the video. girls are beautiful, why not show it? what matters is the context and the way they show them. i think what most people hate is, that the scene where they come from wasn't about to find facile girls to fuck and act like rich arrogant rockstars. that is what punk was against at. one wanted to blast these millionairs and their music away who think they can buy everything, girls too. that was, what so many people liked about punk. a punk band wanted to be equal and close with the audience. but honestly: this video just continues the way, some green day fans wanted to see the band and what these fans really are. dumb groupies. "oh look he has a new eyeliner. but i liked his hair when he was blond more. billie marry me..." now you have them in the video... surely that is not the way they act backstage what even makes it more ridiculous and so non-authentic. btw.: i don't use punk as a justification, it's just coincedence, that the way i like people to act, even if they are famous correspond with the values of punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Let's keep conversation related to "Oh Love" music video, in it's own thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtrix Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Behind the scenes video of Oh Love on some website.. shit I should have copied the link.. It was a Facebook message from Green Day What a lowsy random news post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Katie Moore @KatieMMoore I'm home! Yay! Just sat next to the guitarist from Greenday on the flight @ Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) http://instagr.am/p/OQit8ihnAC/ 10h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieces of Truth Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Katie Moore @KatieMMoore I'm home! Yay! Just sat next to the guitarist from Greenday on the flight @ Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) http://instagr.am/p/OQit8ihnAC/ 10h Now I'm wondering... Who? Billie or Jason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Now I'm wondering... Who? Billie or Jason? Nobody would recognize jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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