A few minutes ago I was carefully reading Pete Wentz's blog about his opinion on MTV. He agrees with everyone else on the web and who's commented that says that it should actually play music videos since it's 'music television'. He's even been trying to make that happen...but what do you think? Is it fine just the way it is...or...should it be like it was years ago, when it actually was 'MTV'?
I've been thinking about the news that Fall Out Boy is making a video for their "Beat It" cover and wondering just how they're going pull it off. Making videos for covers is tricky enough, but taking on the King of Pop is another thing entirely. Alien Ant Farm just flat out avoided making a video on the same scope and scale of the original "Smooth Criminal," opting instead for a relatively low budget party video. Though the dancing kid is awesome.
So, is Patrick going to don the red leather jacket and dance battle the pool hall punks? Let's not forget that Fall Out Boy has already borrowed heavily from MJ's video stable. The "16 Candles" video alone is an amalgam of Jackson's video hits: A movie-like story from "Smooth Criminal" and "Thriller;" horror themes from "Thriller;" choreography reminiscent of "Beat It" and "Bad."
I think if Fall Out Boy tries a serious take on "Beat It," the video might get laughed off the air. But what if they're laughing too? Parodies still pay homage to the original without taking themselves too seriously. Also, they're way more fun to watch.
So what should Fall Out Boy do for their video of "Beat It?"
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery-- so should Gwen Stefani be pleased that Ashlee Simpson's new video for 'Outta my head' bears strong resemblance to 'What you waiting for?' And when it comes down to it, which one is better?
