First Music Video
Am I correct in saying that? I remember reading that Jailhouse Rock is credited as the first actual music video...please correct me if I'm wrong and enlighten me otherwise...
"I'm still here, you bastards."
Consdering that the Jailhouse Rock sequence was a scene in a film, not a stand-alone segment, a music video it was not. Try Tony Bennett's Stranger in Paradise promo from 1956 as the first genuine music video.
In the context of the film, it is done as a T.V. sequence, and thus could be said to be a music video. Regardless, it's a brilliant sequence. And, yes, the lyrics seem to be a little gay today!
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