The Replacements - Alex Chilton (infamous music video version) video free download


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Uploaded: 2010/05/20

This ain't no Rock Band 2 version. This 1987 video is just one of many reasons why we love the Replacements. Their 1985 major label contract required them to create videos to promote their albums. This, a band who came out with the sarcastic song "Seen Your Video" less than a year before. Snotty, irreverent, and stupid? Absolutely. This is rock & roll after all -- and the music industry we're talking about. So their videos were a big middle finger to it all. From MTV 2 and the album "Pleased to Meet Me", a late entry in their series of anti-establishment videos. (RIP Alex Chilton.) Curiously enough, this video is almost identical to one for another song from the album, "The Ledge," except it includes added cuts to make it longer. (MTV banned the video for The Ledge due to its lyrical references to suicide.)

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9 years ago

Sad-Bastard-Music

Para este 14 de Abril, Rhino alista el lanzamiento de "The Complete Studio Albums 1981-1990", box-set que compilará toda la discografía de la era Twin/Tone y Sire Records de los geniales #TheReplacements en 8 discos repartidos entre sus 7 largos de estudio, "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash" (1981), "Hootenanny" (1983), "Let It Be" (1984), "Tim" (1985), "Pleased To Meet Me" (1987), "Don’t Tell a Soul" (1989) y "All Shook Down" (1990) además de su EP "Stink" de 1982. Aquí recordamos a la banda con el clip de su espléndido tema de 1987, "Alex Chilton".

10 years ago

Andrew X Xmarksthespotss

Brilliant!

10 years ago

Tuzotonic

Long live The Replacements and Alex Chilton.....

10 years ago

Emmy Niinistö

I heard this song for the first time just yesterday on the radio, and really, really dug it, but the DJ didn't say what song it was afterwards. I thought it must have been a long-lost Goo-Goo Dolls song. I feel sooooo embarrassed now.

10 years ago

Stay Defiant

That feeling when you found something you really like. Ive just discovered this band yesterday and am listening through their whole catalog. Im in love, Who's this band? Im in love, With this band.

10 years ago

SingingWithKim

I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song. Great share!

10 years ago

Tim Maloney

so they told them basically.."shove it"...here is your video..sweet..

10 years ago

FlametopFred

you don't often see band footware so this video is a revelation

11 years ago

Jane Millerick

Replacements ... Alex Chilton ...Uploader's notes below:This ain't no Rock Band 2 version. This 1987 video is just one of many reasons why we love the Replacements. Their 1985 major label contract required them to create videos to promote their albums. This, a band who came out with the sarcastic song "Seen Your Video" less than a year before. Snotty, irreverent, and stupid? Absolutely. This is rock & roll after all -- and the music industry we're talking about. So their videos were a big middle finger to it all. From MTV 2 and the album "Pleased to Meet Me", a late entry in their series of anti-establishment videos. (RIP Alex Chilton.) Curiously enough, this video is almost identical to one for another song from the album, "The Ledge," except it includes added cuts to make it longer. (MTV banned the video for The Ledge due to its lyrical references to suicide.)

11 years ago

John Ambrose

I understand it's a "statement" video. It definitely says "we don't care about music videos." I like videos that say "Hi. This is our cool video that we worked really hard on!" It is an awesome song though.

11 years ago

7602tall

The video is not meant to be at all. Did you not read the description? They were forced to shoot a video, and in Replacements fashion, fuck being told what to do, they made this.

11 years ago

irishstu68

Love this song so much!!!!!!!!!!

11 years ago

John Ambrose

This song is great, and the video is not.

11 years ago

Hares Groove

Long Live Alex Chilton!

11 years ago

curtis stage

25 years ago yesterday one of the great post-punk records of all-time "Pleased to Meet Me" by the #TheReplacements was released... man I wore that vinyl thin...While not the best Mats LP - For me it kind of put a final stamp on an incredible era of music... (and I just happened to have graduated high school) I don't think I have listened to any album more in my life and it still sounds as fresh as the day I unwrapped the plastic.

12 years ago

Hugh G. Rection

Greatest thing ever.

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