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4 Music Videos Inspired by Bob Dylan’s Groundbreaking ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ Visual Art, Filmed on This Day in 1965

VICE·Lauren Boisvert·25 days ago
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On May 8, 1965, Bob Dylan and D.A. Pennebaker went into the alley behind London’s Savoy Hotel and filmed one of the first music video concepts . At the time, it wasn’t technically a music video. Instead, the clip of Dylan holding up cue cards of lyrics to “Subterranean Homesick Blues” was for the intro to Pennebaker’s 1967 documentary Dont Look Back . But the film clip went on to inspire many other musicians and directors. Here are four music videos that pay homage to Dylan’s original idea. Videos by VICE “Misfit” by Curiosity Killed the Cat Curiosity Killed the Cat initially released their debut single, “Misfit”, in August 1986. Despite a music video directed by Andy Warhol, the single wasn’t super successful until a reissue in June 1987 sent it to No. 7 on the U.K. charts. The video references “Subterranean Homesick Blues” for only about 30 seconds, starting around the 2-minute 35-second mark with Warhol standing in a New York City alley holding cue cards.…

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