Stephanie*** Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I used the search option but couldn't find something so please excuse if this have already been posted before! MTV EXIT and alternative rock band MUSE have announced the upcoming release of a music video that dramatically highlights the danger and impact of human trafficking. The video will be unveiled in special preview screenings during the band's Wembley Stadium concerts in UK on September 10th and 11th. Produced for the band's track MK Ultra from the album The Resistance, the video will premiere globally across all of MTV's properties on-air and on-line on Friday, September 17, 2010. This video is the third in a series of award winning music video collaborations to highlight the dangers and impact of human trafficking that launched in 2008 with Radiohead for their track All I Need, and was followed up with The Killers in 2009 with a video by David Slade (Twilight: Eclipse) for the song Goodnight, Travel Well. http://mtvexit.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'll be sure to video this if I can at Wembley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 NB: That means the band MUST play MK ULTRA at Wembley I've yet to see it live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie*** Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'll be sure to video this if I can at Wembley Would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 As long as it's better than the video for 'Resistance' I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesuno Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 OOPS i just posted another thread for this in songs and releases. Its still exciting though. and for a great cause. Good to see this horriffic crime being highlighted in such a big way. Very pwoud of you boys!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 As long as it's better than the video for 'Resistance' I'm happy. It's not a music video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie*** Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 As long as it's better than the video for 'Resistance' I'm happy. It's not a music video + 1 Sorry Tofu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 It's not a music video That was kinda my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalyptic Gerbil Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'm confused, does this mean MK is being released as a single? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 That was kinda my point. Gotcha. Won't be a music video though, it'll mainly focus on the trafficking part, probably with some kind of voiceover and a soundbite from Muse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'm confused, does this mean MK is being released as a single? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Maybe it will play on the screens outside the actual performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 This is what Radiohead did in '08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xHfBAKMcCc And The Killers in 09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ4cocFNxQY&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 TBF, watching those vids, it's sort of like a music video, but rather than focusing on the music, we should be focusing on the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesuno Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 TBF, watching those vids, it's sort of like a music video, but rather than focusing on the music, we should be focusing on the video. Yep, But what a great pairing. What an impact it could make. providing anyone gives a shit about these people! Lets hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie*** Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yep, But what a great pairing. What an impact it could make. providing anyone gives a shit about these people! Lets hope Agree! Let's hope! Hope dies last. These videos kinda show how rotten our world is... Quotes of the vids: Some things cost more than you realise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 This is what Radiohead did in '08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xHfBAKMcCc And The Killers in 09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ4cocFNxQY&feature=related :'( The radiohead one. There are times when I can hardly walk into a clothes store tbh without thinking about the possible exploitation that has gone into making those clothes. It's totally sick! Both things are obviously sick. I had to have a bit of a cry after watching them. Good on Muse for getting involved. I don't know but I think that the difference between the two activities is that the second (people trafficking for prostitution) is considered criminal. The first is part and parcel of our capitalistic "ideal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie*** Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 I am so proud they are doing this. MK Ultra is lyricly the best song for campaign. The videos from Radiohead and The Killers are deep... :'( But this is the REAL WORLD we are living in! :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I don't know but I think that the difference between the two activities is that the second (people trafficking for prostitution) is considered criminal. The first is part and parcel of our capitalistic "ideal". Actually I thought the same thing... I didn't feel any more disgusted by either side. I'm still watching The Killers one right now. Anyway, I think this is a fantastic series. It's depressing, but it's the truth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I am so proud they are doing this. MK Ultra is lyricly the best song for campaign. The videos from Radiohead and The Killers are deep... :'( But this is the REAL WORLD we are living in! :'( I think Unnatural Selection would have been more poignant but that's splitting hairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Actually I thought the same thing... I didn't feel any more disgusted by either side. I'm still watching The Killers one right now. Anyway, I think this is a fantastic series. It's depressing, but it's the truth... I'm disgusted by both, but what's so awful about the child labour, or any kind of exploitive labour is that in the West, we are living of the backs of it. Whenever we buy clothes cheap, it's likely that someone is getting paid peanuts and working long hours in order to produce it. Of course the biggest winners are likely to be the conglomerates or the middle men. (The opposing argument as I understand is that the people working depend on the work or they would starve, so you can't take it away, but it still doesn't seem just). In contrast there's probably not so many people taking advantage of trafficked prostitutes (or any prostitutes incidentally). That doesn't make it any less terrible, but it's just that, as far as I know, the majority are not helping to produce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I think Unnatural Selection would have been more poignant but that's splitting hairs. Acually I think Resistance wouldn't have been too bad. "Is our secret safe tonight and are we out of sight" etc... "It could be wrong, could be wrong" However it's more about the focus of a certain person/s rather than an entire group of people, which is why it wouldn't work specifically for this campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I can see how the lyrics in relation to lies and deception, and replacing love and happiness with fear fit in in MK Ultra, particularly in relation to the young women who pay these gangs to transport them in the hope of a better life, and instead end up being forced into prostitution. God it's dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-museing Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Videos like those make me felel like crying Good on Muse for taking part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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