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December 5, 2008

No, Wait, THIS Is Your Music Video: Chris Dane Owens's "Shine"

Yesterday, I thought I found another one of your music videos. I think even you would agree that Tricia Walsh-Smith's "(I'm Going) Bonkers" seems like something you'd be involved in. But as commenter Adams pointed out, I was wrong. This is your music video:

Now, I am not trying to tell you how to do your job (your job is making the most ridiculous music videos), but don't you think you could have saved some money on this by just showing the special features off the Van Helsing DVD? Or the In the Name of the King: a Dungeon Siege Tale DVD? Or the How to Look Like Westley from the Princess Bride if He Was a Vampire Rapist DVD?

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You know he's a vampire because when he rips his shirt open, he sparkles.

Posted by: bryan at 12/05/08 11:15 AM | Reply
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I couldnt make it through after 30 seconds...

Posted by: Sammy at 12/05/08 11:17 AM | Reply
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Boy, the singer sure looks a lot like the knight character. But the knight has a mustache and soul patch. And the singer doesn't. So, you know...

Posted by: thefaintingcycle profile link at 12/05/08 11:18 AM | Reply
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Becca

i think this "man" may be the pregenator to the Pick Up Artist race of douchebags... hominus doucheturnus - the beginning of their bloodline. The Patriarch.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 12/05/08 11:25 AM | Reply
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Becca

and this may upset your bowels, but the guy who directed this, has an Oscar... as in, someone gave him an Academy Award - and not for being the worst.... for makeup in Beetlejuice.

It shows. The workmanship on that goatee is masterful.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795101/

Posted by: Becca profile link in reply to Becca's comment at 12/05/08 11:35 AM | Reply
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Actually, that's the least surprising thing about this video. This is pretty much exactly what I would expect all movies to look like if they let the guy in charge of special effects also be the director. The average Sci-Fi original movie costs $2-3m to make, and the CGI in this is a thousand times better, so it's probably safe to assume that this video cost well over a million bucks to make (since everyone in it probably worked for free and the entire budget went into post-production). Which is to say, whoa.

Posted by: Bring It On Again in reply to Becca's comment at 12/07/08 10:49 AM | Reply
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I can't believe I watched the whole thing. But it was worth it for the ending: one of the most uncomfortable-looking kisses ever kissed.

Posted by: y at 12/05/08 12:01 PM | Reply
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adrienne

It's a talent to make a few minutes seem like 10 hours.

Posted by: adrienne profile link at 12/05/08 12:46 PM | Reply
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Zoolander! The Musical, starring Amy Adams

Posted by: ki_lo at 12/05/08 2:11 PM | Reply
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Genevieve

I got the feeling that this singer has wanted to make a video like this forever. He probably pretends that he lives in this era full time & now has finally got to act it out for everyone to see. But I also got the feeling that he was the one that wanted to be crowned queen at the end.

Posted by: Genevieve profile link at 12/05/08 3:20 PM | Reply
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Glad to help, America.

Posted by: Adams at 12/05/08 5:23 PM | Reply
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caringiscool

that felt like stardust: the porn musical.
all the chicks were so porn-y looking, and i felt there was a much grander story being referenced by the tantalizing clips.
10 year old caringiscool would have sold her soul to live in that music video, if the singer was replaced by the nelson twins.

Posted by: caringiscool profile link at 12/05/08 7:31 PM | Reply
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The best insults you can come up with is that he's gay and a "pick up artist"?
His slap guitar is amazing, his style is bold and on point, he has no pretensions about his poprock and rips with an epic video.
Anyone who dares chirp, please try post something more entertaining than this.

Posted by: Misha at 12/05/08 7:41 PM | Reply
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Come on, Chris Dane Owens, we know it's you!

Posted by: y in reply to Misha's comment at 12/08/08 4:06 PM | Reply
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"His slap guitar is amazing..." Okay, but have you seen this guy? Take a look at him. Just take a look at him. You realize you're defending that facial hair right?

Posted by: tautou in reply to Misha's comment at 12/09/08 3:22 PM | Reply
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Regardless of how crappy the music is, this video looks like it was expensive. I wonder who the deaf millionaire is who shelled out for this. Or maybe Mr. Dane Owens is said deaf millionaire?

Posted by: Lucy at 12/05/08 10:14 PM | Reply
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this guy is the perfect mix of Legolas, Rick Astley and VIggo from Ghostbusters II with AIDS

Posted by: uglyghost at 12/07/08 12:10 PM | Reply
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I actually dig the song too! The slap bass is funky as hell and the syncopated grinding of the guitars really gets me bopping.

Posted by: Nick K at 12/10/08 10:44 AM | Reply
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