Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Knights of Cydonia
check out this music video to Muse's Knights of Cydonia.
If you have issues with youtube, you still can watch it -- here.
alongside Starlight and City of Delusion, this is one of the songs on Black Holes & Relevations that leaves the deepest impression after first listen, IMHO. Now it's become one of my favourite Muse songs, and probably one of my all-time favourite music videos.
Epic is the most appropriate word to describe the song, but wacky is what best describes the video.
If you like kungfu stunts, horse-riding cowboys, laser blasters, holographic jukeboxes and hot blondes on unicorns, this will satisfy your weird-ass cravings.
Oh, there's also a half-buried statue of liberty, some kids waving the vietnam flag..?
and C-3PO makes a cameo appearance as well.
The titular "Cydonia" refers to the region on Mars where some believe life has existed, and is the site of the infamous 'Face on Mars'. The cover artwork for "Black Holes and Revelations" is set on the surface of Mars, and is thought to be a reference to this region and the song. The four men sitting round the table have miniature horses in front of them, and as such are probably meant to be metaphorical 'knights of Cydonia'
anyway, the video heavily borrows certain movie influences...Bruce Lee, old westerns, Blade Runner (maybe?), Star Wars, The Matrix, Robin Hood..did you guys spot any else?
