Politics and Music Videos

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-04-10 03:30pm

Ok, I'm really bored.

Here's the scenario: You're in charge of helping to improve the image of a politician of your choice. You've decided to do so by making a music video about them that will play on MTV. The questions are A) Who do you focus on? and B) Which song do you use?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-04-10 03:35pm

I can't think of a way to improve a politician's image. I can think of a way to destroy it, however...

I would use "The Taxman" by The Beatles. I would show footage of whomever the Democratic candidate opposing my candidate is, freeze-frame it ocassionally, and list the various tax increases that said candidate has supported in the past. Always make sure to have the candidate's face smiling in the background, with the tax increases superimposed over his face.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-04-10 03:43pm

I'm sure something could be done with Tenacious-D "Fuck her Gently"

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-04-10 03:45pm

Keevan_Colton wrote:I'm sure something could be done with Tenacious-D "Fuck her Gently"

LoL! That would be cool as an Anime Music Video as well. Maybe set it to La Blue Girl

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-04-10 04:09pm

Masses Against The Classes by the Manic Street Preachers. But over all it's a lame idea doomed to die on it's ass. Politicians have no place on MTV.

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2003-04-10 05:46pm

We moight be able to do something funny with "Pretty Fly for a White Guy"

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-04-10 05:55pm

I still can't figure out d

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-04-10 05:56pm

wrong thread alex...

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-10 05:59pm

Beowulf wrote:wrong thread alex...

I was wondering what the heck he was jabbering about....and now that I do know...

[Nelson]HA HA![/Nelson]

I love it when this stuff happens.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-04-10 06:01pm

Beowulf wrote:wrong thread alex...

aw shit. Ok, I'm off to take a nap now...

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-04-10 08:59pm

Fortunate Son by CCR

Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crüe

N.I.B. by Black Sabbath

Although, I don't think any of these would be helpful in getting people elected. At least I hope not.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-10 09:01pm

Take the money and off to the whorehouse!

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-04-10 09:16pm

Improve or destroy?

Seek and Destroy by Metallica for Bush... After all, people who already support him would only think that he's cooler and is dedicated to eliminating the world of evil, etc.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-04-10 10:13pm

Ride of the Valkyries for Bush. The video would start off with footage of one of Bush's speeches on the war before the melody is heard. Then the rest of the video would show a bunch of Operation Iraqi Freedom combat footage declassified for the music video and little bits and pieces of Bush making speeches and making war plans and such.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-10 10:23pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Ride of the Valkyries for Bush. The video would start off with footage of one of Bush's speeches on the war before the melody is heard. Then the rest of the video would show a bunch of Operation Iraqi Freedom combat footage declassified for the music video and little bits and pieces of Bush making speeches and making war plans and such.

But would a music video of Bush playing with his crayon's and finger painting really help?

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-04-10 10:39pm

LOL

(Bush draws a stick figure of Stormbringer with a crayon.)
(He draws a crosshair with another crayon.)
(He puts red finger paint all over Stormbringer.)

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-04-10 10:57pm

Hm.....just use the video for "Whiskey in the Jar" (metallica's version) and just have superimposed....
"This is what the other guy will do to your house!"

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-10 11:19pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:LOL

(Bush draws a stick figure of Stormbringer with a crayon.)
(He draws a crosshair with another crayon.)
(He puts red finger paint all over Stormbringer.)

Well, if I vanish you know what happened to me.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-04-10 11:38pm

I suggest you make a retalliatory drawing.
(Stormbringer sits on rug and draws Bush stick figure with crayon.)
(Stormbringer writes, "Bush is a doody head.")
(Spills brown finger paint all over the Bush stick figure.)

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-04-11 11:19pm

Make the candidate I'm supporting look good? That would be too hard. Why do that when you can just endlessly fling mud at your opponent?

I'd find the most offensive and awful song out there, and show scenes from a really bad movie. At the end, it can say "These are (opponent)'s favoriate movies and song. Do you want someone with such tastes leading you?

If that's too hard, I can just get a 4-second spot on TV, and have the commercial go like this:

"(opponent)"-
"SUCKS!"