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Stickmaker ([personal profile] stickmaker) wrote2010-04-20 01:10 pm
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Power Anthems

Mighty God King mentioned Power Anthems in a recent post. I have a number of songs - and several music videos - I consider Power Anthems. I'll stick to videos for now, as MGK did. I'll post links here to a few.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM-T4E

I like this partly because of the song, but also partly because of the background. These guys used Copyrighted and Trademarked material in what was essentially a novelty song, something not uncommon back then. However, this one became a hit, and attracted the creator's attention. Now, he could have been nasty about it, but instead said, approximately, "Guys, you need a contract to use this. Here's my agent's number." So Charles Schultz not only got a cut from a hit song, he made some friends. Who then went on to make at least two successful sequels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsqv6tboIbg

This one is mine, put together without edits. Just a straight video clip to an uncut music track. A perfect example of why scaring someone to activate their latent psi powers is A VERY BAD IDEA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzxZ7kIhG94&feature=related

Oh, yeah. Gainax and ELO.