Must watch videos:

Beyonce - If I Were A Boy ( Lyrics )

Usher - Trading Places ( Lryics )

Tagging this as music and politics. Politics, Usher? Oh yes, baby. Beyonce's is more obvious, but Usher's got some interesting things to say too. This video is highly sexual, as most of his videos are, but it's about how we do sex and how we define pleasure and work. I swear. Plus, yeah the usual sexism, but it's interesting.

More videos I'm watching right now

I'm writing. Music is a huge part of my writing, but not always an obvious influence. Here's some of what I'm listening to in the background, and watching out of the corner of my eye tonight.

Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Perfect match of visual and audio)
Chemical Brothers ft Richard Ashcroft - The Test (Notable for CGI sea creatures)
Mint Royale ft Gene Kelly - Singing In The Rain (Yeah, just go)
Mint Royale - Blue Song (Ditto)
Ladytron - Runaway (ZEBRA STRIPES ARE COMING FOR ME)
Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song (Notable for the unicorn pony)
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown - No Air (I don't care what you say, this song is love! *hides shame* And Katee and Joshua's dance to it? OMG)
Gene Kelly - Singin In the Rain (Had to throw the original in there)
Golfrapp - Ooh La la (I think the band stole their clothes from the Spiders From Mars and did I mention the crystal horse?)
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (HOLY SHIT KALEIDOSCOPIC MADNESS)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (Karen O, bitches, and a drumkit pyre)
Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (Do you actually need a reason to worship with the Reverend?)