The 5 Most Interesting Uses of Food in MVs
#1 Tom Petty – Don’t Come Around Here No More
It’s the very first video I ever saw that gave food an interesting twist. As I became older, I noted the sexual connotation therein — a young girl eaten like so many pastries and spread out among a party of weirdly angled people (a more gruesome form of Nyotaimori — a human sushi platter). It was also the second video I vividly remember seeing as a child. That alone gives it the number one spot on this list and a high place on any MV list I make in the future.
As you can see, there aren’t any MVs from Asia, Africa, or South America on this list. However, I’m always interested in videos from all over the world, especially those that show great creativity and weirdness, as it is. Got any suggestions for me?
Part of the 2012 YAMYUM Food Blogathon.
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Any favorites from our YAMmies out there?
aw shoot I forgot – I don’t think they’ve shown a lot of food in their music videos, but the rap group Calle 13 tends to mention food nonstop in hilarious and often dirty contexts.
@Diandra Rodriguez, I love me some hilarious and dirty. And I’ve heard a little bit of Calle 13. I dig their stuff.
I’m just gonna post the links we had for research…
Not exactly a video, but Shonen Knife has a bunch of food-related song, like Sushi Bar[clip].
But this one is totally a music video and song about Bacon[MV]. BACON!!! I’m gonna have some bacon xD
This is part of a movie, but the VBQ (vegetarian bbq) song from McDull Alumni is PRICELESS! [clip]. You know something is great when the musical number begins with entering an oven, it has children in bunny rabbit outfits (awwwww) and a girl brandishing her machete or Chinese cooking knife. xD
OK Go’s music may bore people. Were they ever known for their musical genius anyway? But this toast MV for Last Leaf is pretty cool (yet wasteful).
Also this video for Jesse & Joy for Chocolate.
The poisoning of people through food in Lady Gaga’s Telephone counts?
This Oreskaban song PAPAYA [clip], if my Japanese is… okay… seems to sing about their like for Papaya hahahaha. Don’t they say “Papaya ga suki ga Papaya” or something? xD And then say “Shake it up baby!” even though it sounds like “Shaking a baby” xD~~~~
@amy, Sligtly unrelated, but you know, I’ve never hae papaya before…? I love me some mango, and I’ve heard a lot of people who love fruit really can’t stand papaya. But it looks so pretty and sweet… HaHa.
Of course, I’ll most DEFINITELY have to check out this video. God mad love for Japanese anything, so anything they do relating to food just seems right… HaHa.
@Camiele, seriously? I gotta admit, papaya has a distinct flavor, so I get why some people might not like it. I like Papaya better in juice than actually having to eat the fruit. My favorite fruits are banana (in anything… cupcakes, pancakes, bread, milkshake, ice cream… you name it!) and mango (in juice, ice cream, sorbet… but mango is best as fruit xD).
Obviously I’m gonna have to check out ALL of these videos. I’m not particularly fond of Gaga or OK Go. But, I’ll check the MVs to see something interesting… HaHa. Thanks for all the suggestions! :D
@Camiele, I got more! xD
Blur’s Coffee & TV video? xD And def. Gnarls Barkley’s Who’s Gonna Save my Soul singing heart on a plate video
@amy, I’m surprised Camiele ignored Blur’s video. That video is glorious.
@Rodrigo, I didn’t ignore anything. I haven’t seen it before. I said this list is of MVs that I’ve seen before :P