"All You Need Is Me" video
posted by davidt on Friday May 30 2008, @01:00PM

moho writes:
Here is a write-up and video for the song "All you Need is Me":

Video: Morrissey: "All You Need Is Me" - Pitchfork

Steven Patrick Morrissey's latest UK single claims "All You Need Is Me", and that's mostly what we get-- plus his band and some warm-weather scenery--- in the video for this fine song from last year's 00s-focused Greatest Hits. Always happy to pick a fight, the Pope of Mope grins and frolics in the clip while the track pours its venom on Moz-obsessed critics. "There's so much destruction all over the world/ And all you can do is complain about me," he sings, looking as chipper as the words are scathing. Backdropped by a ferns and palm trees, Morrissey slaps a tambourine and strikes dramatic poses as the band throws itself into the hard-charging midtempo backing. Each of the Tormentors gets his own shot in a studio-like setting, too, and overall the video is as straightforward and confident as the tune itself. "I'm still here," Moz points out. Damned if we don't keep coming back to him.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElemRKA9r1c


 
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and where exactly... (Score:0)
...does he think this will air?

No dig against Moz or the song (Love it!) but the fact is MTV or VH1 will never, ever air this. Morrissey, as incredible as he is, does not fit in with Music Televsion's target demographic.

So, tens of thousands of dollars spent so that a few hundred interneters can view the video online.

He'd have been better off playing a concert on the day they filmed this. At least he'd have taken home a bit of pocket money.
Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @01:07PM (#303905)
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As expected (Score:0)
Oh dear. Another small budget (though it starts off as if to emulate the great video for 'Tomorrow' but loses it's bottle), only this time with more grey hair and bigger tits.
Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @01:12PM (#303906)
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I think....... (Score:1)
.....its fucking great, go on the boys
sirgordonzola -- Friday May 30 2008, @01:19PM (#303907)
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    I love it! (Score:1)
    And it prolly only cost him a whopping $10 to film it ;^)

    I am so glad he is still churning out great music - lord knows we need it!

    Viva,

    Jay

    Mud * <reversethis-{moc ... {ta} {odnatyaj}> -- Friday May 30 2008, @01:21PM (#303908)
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    I'm really just Some Totally Random Moz Fan
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      Hmmm... (Score:0)
      I thought the song was really weak until the ending and it then becomes amazing!!
      Go Moz!
      Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @01:31PM (#303912)
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        adorable (Score:1)
        ohhh, he is sooo handsome, and this song is perfect, lovely, thanks Moz!
        Very Moz -- Friday May 30 2008, @01:32PM (#303913)
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          Great song (Score:1)
          In my humble opinion and a good video to boot! Perhaps not up there with We Hate It in the fun stakes, but it is an enjoyable watch!

          Agent Provocateur -- Friday May 30 2008, @01:42PM (#303915)
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            retread (Score:1)
            I liked it when it was called "Tomorrow."
            eugenius -- Friday May 30 2008, @02:01PM (#303916)
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            I'm almost sure you can do better than that.
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            • Re:retread by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 30 2008, @07:33PM
              • Re:retread by rooneyred (Score:1) Saturday May 31 2008, @06:28AM
              • Re:retread by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday June 01 2008, @08:41PM
                Where to start? (Score:1)
                The videos for 'Tomorrow' and 'We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful', on which this is modeled a bit, must have cost four times as much, and looked ten times better.

                Jesus, that is shocking. And for one of his best songs in years. Why didn't they do the 'Tomorrow' thing and just follow Moz down a route with the band following in one shot? His face could do the rest.

                Decca are shit. He needs someone to take control, win trust, be long term, oversee his retirement in 10-15 years time, and manage the back-catalogue releases correctly.

                "You'll miss me when I'm gone"... Damn right! But at the moment no-one is securing the legacy. That was a shit-awful video and there hasn't been a good one since... I dunno... 'Dagenham Dave'?

                A legend made to look way too cheap.

                Stan * <stanleymchale@mac.com> -- Friday May 30 2008, @02:05PM (#303917)
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                Jump! (Score:0)
                The jump at 2:20 is fantastic!!!
                Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @02:16PM (#303918)
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                • Re:Jump! by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 30 2008, @09:51PM
                  • Re:Jump! by Comadre (Score:1) Saturday May 31 2008, @05:25AM
                  Just Watched It For a Second Time (Score:1)
                  Groan. The production value--well, there was none. I can only imagine this was all done with one hand-held Steadycam filmed in the backyard of Morrissey's lawyer's house.

                  What's he thinking? This is no way to enter the third act. I know it's frowned upon to move backwards, but maybe he should start revisiting some of his older producers like Lillywhite or go with someone who wouldn't take the soul out of the music--what's Ed Bueller doing these days? I always thought he'd produce the fuck out of a Morrissey LP.

                  This all said, the song is good--not great, but good, just a little too sterile. This video only takes away from the gritty heart of the tune. I don't see anything good coming from Decca or his new management team.

                  The thing that kills me is that all of his problems are so easily identifiable and manageable, yet no one is taking charge.
                  eugenius -- Friday May 30 2008, @02:17PM (#303920)
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                  I'm almost sure you can do better than that.
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                  On youtube? That's all? (Score:0)
                  Why isn't this video included on the CD? Let's hope for CD Two, including both Vinyl B-sides plus the video... unlikely, I know.

                  Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @02:48PM (#303921)
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                  Fun fun fun (Score:0)
                  At first I thought the video could be a little more fancy and varied, but then I began to enjoy it. Morrissey does make a lot of funny hand and face gestures (and he does look very hot) :)

                  We all got so used to his gloomy image and he is so joyful now and it's as if he's saying "why not the joy?". And the boys jumping like squirrels. Shouldn't they have to jump for joy? It's a short time on this Earth and if we get to serious our bones and joints will stiffen much earlier than we predicted.
                  Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @02:48PM (#303922)
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                    Yes I crapped on this song when he played it on (Score:1)
                    the late show. I hadn't heard the studio version. Somehow this video makes the song more palpable. The Mozzer looks good.
                    TheevesHours -- Friday May 30 2008, @02:56PM (#303923)
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                      Pope Of Mope My Ass (Score:1)
                      I'm so sick of this "miserable" bullshit. They call him The Pope of Mope AND talk about the sunny weather, the energetic music...all in the same paragraph.

                      Do they even realize the contradiction? Do they realize they are talking out of their asses?

                      Say what you will about this song, but one thing it's not is mopey.

                      Aaron
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                      Child In Pieces -- Friday May 30 2008, @03:11PM (#303927)
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                      Completely off-topic, (Score:1)
                      But could someone who knows about hair tell me/us why Morrissey stopped parting his hair left-right in about 2000/2001 and has since parted it right-left?

                      It's never quite looked the same since.

                      Stan * <stanleymchale@mac.com> -- Friday May 30 2008, @03:19PM (#303928)
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                      Thankyou (Score:1)
                      Tremendous.
                      Excellent.
                      Really enjoyed it.....
                      mauve21 -- Friday May 30 2008, @03:41PM (#303929)
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                        Big Jump (Score:1)
                        Haha,

                        I cant believe no one has commented on the jump-over-the-drumset that occurs around 2:22. Caught me off guard and thought it was pretty funny.

                        As a whole, not a bad video at all. Its good to see Moz laughing a little and I liked the solo shots of the band.
                        acharmingman -- Friday May 30 2008, @04:17PM (#303935)
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                        • Re:Big Jump by mr. superinvisible (Score:1) Friday May 30 2008, @04:30PM
                          • Re:Big Jump by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 30 2008, @10:18PM
                            • Re:Big Jump by dbowie (Score:1) Saturday May 31 2008, @09:49AM
                            It looked like the Gay Pride Parade.... (Score:1)
                            don't ya think?
                            cbmoz -- Friday May 30 2008, @04:42PM (#303939)
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                            no love for the bassist (Score:1)
                            ever notice that bass players never get close-ups?
                            mr. superinvisible -- Friday May 30 2008, @04:58PM (#303941)
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                              Nice video and funny too (Score:0)
                              I liked the video although it's a little gay.
                              Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @04:59PM (#303942)
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                              Alright... (Score:1)
                              I know I've been riding Morrissey's ass recently (metaphorically speaking) but I actually liked the video. Watching what's-his-name suddenly dive over the drumset brought a smile to my face.

                              I prefer the "Moz About Town" video cycles. At least he's not asked to appear as an action hero.
                              The song is still a paint by numbers affair, but with the video attached to it, it's a bit more enjoyable.

                              Oh, and anything that involves a group of men smiling and having fun is going to look gay.

                              But let's be clear, the man is gay. His collaborators just pretend to be gay while they're in the band.

                              Nick The Name -- Friday May 30 2008, @05:49PM (#303948)
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                              • Re:Alright... by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 30 2008, @09:20PM
                                • Re:Alright... by Nick The Name (Score:1) Friday May 30 2008, @09:36PM
                                • Re:Alright... by the artful roger (Score:1) Friday May 30 2008, @11:58PM
                                  • Re:Alright... by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday May 31 2008, @09:18AM
                                    • Re:Alright... by Nick The Name (Score:1) Saturday May 31 2008, @11:26PM
                                      • Re:Alright... by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday June 01 2008, @05:44AM
                                        • Re:Alright... by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday June 01 2008, @06:22PM
                                          • Re:Alright... by Nick The Name (Score:1) Monday June 02 2008, @05:29PM
                                      • Re:Alright... by vile bitch (Score:1) Sunday June 01 2008, @02:10AM
                                        Awesome Song, Awesome Video (Score:1)
                                        Phenomenal.
                                        Jake The Stripper * -- Friday May 30 2008, @06:07PM (#303949)
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                                        Loved it! (Score:1)
                                        I just needed another dose of my drug! Light-hearted and plain beautiful!!!
                                        mozlike * -- Friday May 30 2008, @06:25PM (#303951)
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                                        I am MINE!
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                                          Awwww... (Score:1)
                                          Moz, you're just so darn cute! xox
                                          mell -- Friday May 30 2008, @06:36PM (#303952)
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                                            Great Video! (Score:0)
                                            Lets face it, Moz has never made good videos. That being said, this is one of his best in years. Funny as hell!
                                            thetexasbloke
                                            Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @07:31PM (#303954)
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                                              OK, what do all the T-Shirts Say? (Score:0)
                                              Either my computer monitor is too small, my eyes are going bad, I'm reading too much into the video (get it), or all of the listed. That being said, what do the shirts say. I can only read one- "Girl wanted".
                                              Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @07:37PM (#303956)
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                                              I love it! even though it's low budget! (Score:1)
                                              I dont know but I think it's an ok video. I would love to see something different: this reminds me of we hate it...and tomorrow. It's kind of the same style.
                                              Morrisseyvive -- Friday May 30 2008, @08:25PM (#303957)
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                                                why me? (Score:1)
                                                I feel bent out of shape to see moz somewhere with spanish moss and I wasn't there!Like a sick eagle looking at the sky!
                                                Nwhynot -- Friday May 30 2008, @08:50PM (#303959)
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                                                  Location (Score:0)
                                                  I think the video was shot at Conway Recording Studios on Melrose. I was there once and it looks very much like it. The garden area is a pathway to the different studios. In some shots you can see the parking spaces for it. I can be mistaken but I am pretty sure its Conway.
                                                  Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @09:17PM (#303961)
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                                                  • Re:Location by fut (Score:1) Saturday May 31 2008, @11:04AM
                                                    I like the video (Score:0)
                                                    Moz looks delicious. This has got to be the most colorful video he's done.
                                                    Did anyone notice Jesse got a lot of face time?
                                                    Anonymous -- Friday May 30 2008, @10:51PM (#303967)
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                                                    love it (Score:1)
                                                    I fucking love it!
                                                    ma1979tt -- Friday May 30 2008, @11:11PM (#303968)
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                                                      The way a grown man should act. (Score:1)
                                                      I like this video. I don't know why people complain. yes his early videos are brilliant for its overall mopiness in morrissey's prformance. But the man is close to 50 now. If he behaved the same way, I would laugh at him. For a 50 year old to be mopey, well that would just be pathetic.
                                                      Puddle -- Friday May 30 2008, @11:33PM (#303970)
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                                                      oh dear (Score:0)
                                                      what a terrible video. Where's the art?
                                                      Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @12:14AM (#303976)
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                                                      • Re:oh dear by Nick The Name (Score:1) Saturday May 31 2008, @02:53AM
                                                        Great Song!! (Score:1)
                                                        I Like this video,but i like more the song.....Grande Morrissey,sei unico!
                                                        losco -- Saturday May 31 2008, @02:37AM (#303983)
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                                                          Keyboards dude... (Score:1)
                                                          Is it the new guy Christopher Poole or is it Michael Farrell?
                                                          Ramon -- Saturday May 31 2008, @04:05AM (#303986)
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                                                          "I'm all over you...like a vulture, like impending death"
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                                                          I love this song... (Score:1)
                                                          but the video feels like they were just messing about outside and then someone filmed it and then it was the new video... no real thought process. Yes, they all look great and happy, but I can think of a million different ways to shoot this song and they're all better.

                                                          I like it, as a home movie, not as a video for the single.
                                                          Kitty3780 -- Saturday May 31 2008, @06:15AM (#303995)
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                                                          "There is something I wanted to tell you..."
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                                                          This is his best single since (Score:0)
                                                          Hector.
                                                          Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @06:55AM (#303999)
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                                                          new vid (Score:1)
                                                          I LOVE IT!
                                                          it's unpretentious and real like the man himself.
                                                          lainey -- Saturday May 31 2008, @07:21AM (#304000)
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                                                            Roll out those lazy hazy crazy days of summer (Score:1)
                                                            Madness-esque but in full colour.

                                                            Good clean fun for all the family. : )
                                                            goinghome -- Saturday May 31 2008, @07:38AM (#304002)
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                                                            Patrick O'Dell, aging scenester tagalong (Score:0)
                                                            is the director. He's a no-talent who's made his living sucking up to the rich and trendy. Over the years he's announced every five seconds or so that he's Morrissey's biggest fan.

                                                            He looks somewhat like a child's drawing of a shark.

                                                            It's sad that Morrissey would waste this opportunity by rewarding a professional sycophant. A lot of very talented directors would have been willing to shoot a Morrissey video for little or no compensation. We might have really had something to look forward to. Instead, another pisstake.
                                                            Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @07:51AM (#304003)
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                                                            As usual..... (Score:1)
                                                            Another great video from the great man.... again!
                                                            dbowie -- Saturday May 31 2008, @08:51AM (#304009)
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                                                            Nearly as bad as the new Indiana Jones movie... (Score:0)
                                                            ...but I think the Indiana Jones movie just edges it in terms of toe-curling badness.

                                                            But I don't blame Moz. I blame the cock-ends who direct his music videos.

                                                            Awful. Just awful.
                                                            Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @09:12AM (#304010)
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                                                              Welfare? (Score:0)
                                                              Please tell me that the UK single release of this has not had the word "Council" replaced with "Welfare" like this version has!
                                                              Christ Moz what the next single be called? color is the colour?
                                                              Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @10:30AM (#304017)
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                                                              Bad.... (Score:0)
                                                              Great song but the video is really bad
                                                              Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @10:53AM (#304018)
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                                                                Very funny video (Score:0)
                                                                I feared the worse at the beginning of the video(another low-cost video from Moz, ah ah,(Moz in his garden, ah ah ah)I thought, and I saw Mozzie with his "tambourin": Oh my god, this will be terrible, I guessed), but no, I like it cause it is funny, ironic...Morrissey's face is priceless...He is very amusing, and that video made me like the song. I adore Jesse s'orange tee-shirt (that is very important, of course) and Moz looks good in his blue tee-shirt.
                                                                That video will attract no new fans, but what I like is that for once, Mozzie doesn't take himself too seriously. There is something more subtle in his "acting" than what we had recently been used to,and that is a relief.
                                                                Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @11:04AM (#304023)
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                                                                • Mozzie? by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday June 01 2008, @01:03PM
                                                                  Paint a Pretty Picture (Score:1)
                                                                  Morrissey has never done outstanding videos for the simple fact that it's never been about the videos for him, but then the bands whose videos I've thought were amazing over the years haven't really done great songs. It's the songs you remember, and this song is fabulous.
                                                                  I just love the fact it stars Moz and the boys. Their t-shirts make me smile, and the jump over the drum kit is top.
                                                                  Moz, you look lovely, but also rather camp when you shake that tambourine. Boy, do I love you!
                                                                  Mozzersgirl -- Saturday May 31 2008, @12:15PM (#304033)
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                                                                  "I'm a quitter. I come from a long line of quitters. It's amazing I'm here at all."
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                                                                  Melody (Score:0)
                                                                  I love the melody for the "You don't like me but you love me...." part. Viva Moz!
                                                                  Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @12:45PM (#304036)
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                                                                    Weak concept (Score:1)
                                                                    I was somewhat disappointed. However, I was somewhat impressed. It was all too humanizing. I prefer the mysterious iconic look, not the old guy with another old guy and some young bucks in T-shirts.
                                                                    OK, I was more disappointed than impressed. If he spends so much time alone, it seems like he would have time to think up a better concept.
                                                                    Interesting Druggist -- Saturday May 31 2008, @01:10PM (#304037)
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                                                                      who has girl wanted (Score:0)
                                                                      on his front shirt
                                                                      Anonymous -- Saturday May 31 2008, @01:16PM (#304038)
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