Beastie Boys Referenced In New U2 Music Video

[M.C. Guevera]

I saw it on VH1 this morning. Then I wanted to see it again to make sure I wasn't seeing things, so I went to YouTube. Basically, the video is a tribute to the bands/singers that U2 love and were inspired by. It's pretty cool actually. Very classy. They show a ton of different artists, and at some points edit it so it seems like the artists are lip synching the lyrics. Towards the end, you see the Beastie Boys, but for only for about 4 seconds. It's some old footage of Adrock and MCA from the Licensed To Ill era performing live. It's kinda blurry, but you can definitley tell that's Adrock jumping up and down in the footage. MCA's a little harder, though. I had to pause the video to see that it was him.

Anyway, I had no idea that U2 are Beastie Boys fans. That's awesome. I think what made it cooler was how they were placed. It was like Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, then Beastie Boys. I didn't expect that, so it was a nice surprise.

[Kid Presentable]

Bono yabbered on about how great Yauch was in the little TFC film thingy on the Cd-Rom in 1997. Said the band were great and all.

edit: I don't care enough to check, actually. I might have seen it on that artist spotlight those Canadian people did. I don't know. But I saw it.

[YoungRemy]

U2- Windows in the Skies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VskbxuehP3I&eurl=)

Beastie Boys at the 3:07 mark

how many acts can you name? (this was from another forum i post in...

no Zeppelin or John Bonham on that list...lets update it...

Frank Zappa
Simon and Garfunkle
Roy Orbison
Ella Fitzgerald
Bob Marley
Louis Armstrong
David Bowie
Tina Turner
Herman (Hermits ?)
Sinatra
Kanye West,
The Clash,
Nat King Cole
Keith Moon
Wilson Pickett
Marvin Gaye
Temtations,
Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Elvis Costello
Ramones
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana
Johnny Cash
Iggy Pop
Paul McCartney
Radiohead
Mary J. Blige
Perry Ferrell
Morrissey (not Elvis),
Beck,
Beyonce
Elton John
The Who
Karen Carpenters
White Stripes
Sly Stone
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Chrissy Hynde
Alicia Keys
Ray Charles
Keith Moon
David Bowie
Smokey Robinson
Elvis
Robert Plant
Vlad Horowitz
Ronnie Specter (Wrong!)
Chubby Checker (there are a couple of old dancin dudes right there)
Tom Jones (maybe Wrong)
Public Enemy
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jay Z
PJ Harvey?,
Patti Smith
Stevie Wonder
Frank Sinatra

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

Very cool. I'm always surprised to see who is a fan...

[ggirlballa]

yea i saw that video on MTV really late at night so i could barely tell it was them, but i thank god for tivo cuz i rewinded & paused & yup it was Ad-Rock jumping & MCA with a hoodie on...very cool(y)

[dave790]

I recall a quote from Bono, something like 'Never follow the Beastie boys' as a general rule of playing live festivals. Someone posted it before.

[Brother McDuff]

"One of my favorite groups is the Beastie Boys"

---Bono


As quoted on the back of Alan Light's book, "The Skills to Pay the Bills".

[ggirlballa]

"One of my favorite groups is the Beasties, their journey is one to watch from just having fun with their own middle-classness to a growing awareness of the way the world is" Bono said that in a SPIN interview

[Brother McDuff]

"...their journey is one to watch from just having fun with their own middle-classness to a growing awareness of the way the world is" Bono said that in a SPIN interview

Bono yabbered on about how great Yauch was in the little TFC film thingy on the Cd-Rom in 1997.

Makes me wonder if Bono's really a fan of their music, or if he's just on their nuts because they (moreover Yauch) are spokesman of the Tibetan struggle.

[kleptomaniac]

aaah no way when i first saw that video i was actually looking for them (in a sense that i wasn't really looking for them...if you know what i mean) but i never spotted them! good catch! :p

[Friis gal]

isn't björk there (00:21), and a RUN DMC shoe(00:36)?

[MC Moot]

"The only band I would never want to follow live,with my band would have been the Clash.....oh,and the Beastie Boys,never,ever perform after the Beastie Boys...."

Bono as quoted in "U2: At the End of the World"

[M.C. Guevera]

isn't björk there (00:21), and a RUN DMC shoe(00:36)?

Yes.

I gotta say, U2 like 5 more rappers than I thought they did.

[dave790]

cheers MC Moot, i knew that was from somewhere

[MC Moot]

Bono yabbered on about how great Yauch was in the little TFC film thingy on the Cd-Rom in 1997. Said the band were great and all.

edit: I don't care enough to check, actually. I might have seen it on that artist spotlight those Canadian people did. I don't know. But I saw it.

During that same "spotlight" on, Canadian T.V, Larry Mullen was kinda miffed and went off about how U2 had long ago covered the human rights turf and 'welcomed" the beasties efforts......

[JasonP]

"The only band I would never want to follow live,with my band would have been the Clash.....oh,and the Beastie Boys,never,ever perform after the Beastie Boys...."

Bono as quoted in "U2: At the End of the World"

Billy Corgan said the same thing after Lollapalooza '94

[JohnnyChavello]

One of the members of U2 mentioned the bad listening to Paul's Boutique alot in their van before shows. They're definitely fans.

[Randetica]

i like the beasties but i love the u2ies

[balohna]

"The only band I would never want to follow live,with my band would have been the Clash.....oh,and the Beastie Boys,never,ever perform after the Beastie Boys...."

Bono as quoted in "U2: At the End of the World"

Haha my two favourite bands (Beastie Boys and The Clash). I love musicians with stage presence.

The Beastie Boys footage is more like .4 seconds :\

[AtoD]

I don't think U2 likes John Lennon.

[redrobot77]

Of course Bono likes the Boys, it takes a genius to spot another. I'm not suprised at all.
:D

[Fyps]

"One of my favorite groups is the Beastie Boys"

---Bono

"I don't like U2"

---Fyps

[stylish & cozy]

I don't think U2 likes John Lennon.

you might be right, but I have a feeling it has more to do with getting the rights to use his imagery. yoko that bee-atch! I work at the company who did most of the clearing rights for the personalities. Maybe there were a few celebs who they just couldn't get??.. Anyway here's a little blurb:

CORBIS MAKES NEW U2 VIDEO REVOLUTIONARY

On November 16, 2006, Corbis Rights & Music Clearances was approached by Modernista, an ad agency who usually conducts their own clearances. They were reluctant to outsource their clearances for a new, high-profile, confidential project: a U2 music video.

Modernista initially hired Corbis to clear 10 deceased musicians including Ray Charles, James Brown, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash and others. But as Corbis quickly pulled together the clearances, the agency started adding more and more musicians to the list - in the end asking Corbis to obtain 30 clearances. The deadline for these clearances? Three weeks.

Thanks to the great work by the Corbis RMC team, the video was successfully completed in time for the January 1, 2007 release of U2's new single, "Window in the Skies."

[stylish & cozy]

no Zeppelin or John Bonham on that list...lets update it...

Frank Zappa
Simon and Garfunkle
Roy Orbison
Ella Fitzgerald
Bob Marley
Louis Armstrong
David Bowie
Tina Turner
Herman (Hermits ?)
Sinatra
Kanye West,
The Clash,
Nat King Cole
Keith Moon
Wilson Pickett
Marvin Gaye
Temtations,
Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Elvis Costello
Ramones
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana
Johnny Cash
Iggy Pop
Paul McCartney
Radiohead
Mary J. Blige
Perry Ferrell
Morrissey (not Elvis),
Beck,
Beyonce
Elton John
The Who
Karen Carpenters
White Stripes
Sly Stone
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Chrissy Hynde
Alicia Keys
Ray Charles
Keith Moon
David Bowie
Smokey Robinson
Elvis
Robert Plant
Vlad Horowitz
Ronnie Specter (Wrong!)
Chubby Checker (there are a couple of old dancin dudes right there)
Tom Jones (maybe Wrong)
Public Enemy
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jay Z
PJ Harvey?,
Patti Smith
Stevie Wonder
Frank Sinatra[/QUOTE]

Is this list in order of when you see the personalities? That would be awesome if it were..Someone should do that if it's not! Also what's meant by Ronnie Spector (wrong!)? It's not her?

[Mr. Smacktackle]

I like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_Mr0F-rjo) reference better ;)

[b-grrrlie]

Here's an updated list, the one's marked * are new (or changed). And it's totally Ronnie Spector, check out the nose.


Frank Zappa
*
Simon and Garfunkel
Roy Orbison
*Björk
Ella Fitzgerald
Bob Marley
Louis Armstrong
Run DMC shoe
David Bowie
*
* Jim Morrison
Sinatra
* REM
Kanye West,
The Clash,
Nat King Cole
* PaulCook (?)
Keith Moon
* Black Crows
* Nina Simone
Wilson Pickett
Marvin Gaye
*
Temptations,
Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Elvis Costello
Ramones
Jimi Hendrix
* Brian Jonestown Massacre (?)
Nirvana
* the Clash
Johnny Cash
Iggy Pop
Paul McCartney
Radiohead
Mary J. Blige
Perry Ferrell
(yes) Elvis
*
*the Smiths
Beck
Beyonce
Elton John
The Who
* Wu Tang Clan (or Method Man)
* the Corrs
* Beck
* Temptations
White Stripes
Sly Stone
* Nirvana
* (bass)
*
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Chrissy Hynde
Alicia Keys
Ray Charles
* Otis Redding
* the Clash
* John Bonham
* Smokey Robinson
Keith Moon
David Bowie
*
Smokey Robinson
Elvis
Robert Plant
Vlad Horowitz
Ronnie Spector
Chubby Checker (there are a couple of old dancin dudes right there)
* the Jam
* John Bonham
* the Who or the Zep
* the Queen
*
*
* Beastie Boys
*
* Talking Heads
*
Public Enemy
* the Who
Public Enemy
*
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jay Z
Patti Smith
*
Stevie Wonder
* Nirvana
Frank Sinatra

[YoungRemy]

i just lifted that list from another forum... none of those notes are mine...

so feel free to add or edit, or just look at b-grrrlie's list

[stylish & cozy]

The Beastie Boys footage is more like .4 seconds :\

The Boys should've gotten more play. Afterall we see Beck twice, Clash twice, and someone obviously had a hard-on for Nirvana when they put them in 3 times.. I mean I honestly love Nirvana, Beck, and Clash as much as the next person, but Beasties deserve more time. I was originally thinkin' because Nirvana and Clash have such a visual presence that's why we see them more...But so do the B-Boys I guess..it could've been real nice having them jumping up and down from the Check Your Head era, right? That would've been sick. Oh well. At least they made the cut.

[corduroy10904]

i love this video. almost brings a tear to my eye. so good. :D

[Randetica]

i for some reason think it sucks

[stylish & cozy]

i love this video. almost brings a tear to my eye. so good. :D


yeah goose bump good :D

[Tomtomtom]

Frank Zappa
*Billie Holiday
Simon and Garfunkel
Roy Orbison
*Björk
Ella Fitzgerald
Bob Marley
Louis Armstrong
Run DMC shoe
David Bowie
*
* Jim Morrison I'd say Lou reed
Sinatra
* REM
Kanye West,
The Clash,
Nat King Cole
* PaulCook (?)
Keith Moon
* Black Crows The Rolling Stones
* Nina Simone
Wilson Pickett
Marvin Gaye
*
Temptations,
Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Elvis Costello
Ramones
Jimi Hendrix
* Brian Jonestown Massacre (?)
Nirvana
* the Clash
Johnny Cash
Iggy Pop
Paul McCartney
Radiohead
Mary J. Blige
Perry Ferrell
(yes) Elvis
*
*the Smiths
Beck
Beyonce
Elton John
The Who (I dont think so..)
* Wu Tang Clan (or Method Man)
* the Corrs :( Or maybe Arcade Fire
* Beck
* Temptations
White Stripes
Sly Stone
* Nirvana
* (bass)
* The Arcade Fire
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Chrissy Hynde
Alicia Keys
Ray Charles
* Otis Redding
* the Clash
* John Bonham
* Smokey Robinson
Keith Moon
David Bowie
*
Smokey Robinson
Elvis
Robert Plant
Vlad Horowitz
Ronnie Spector
Chubby Checker (there are a couple of old dancin dudes right there)
* the Jam
* John Bonham
* the Who or the Zep
* the Queen
*
*
*
* Fela
*
*
* Beastie Boys
*
* Talking Heads
*
Public Enemy
* the Who
Public Enemy
*
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jay Z
Patti Smith
*
Stevie Wonder
* Nirvana
Frank Sinatra

[b-grrrlie]

^^^ You're quite right on all those accounts. The one's I thought were Black Crowes I only checked the singer, not the whole band, and I've seen Chris in a similar dress, and the ones I'm claiming to be the Who I've seen Pete Townsend wearing that sort of jumpsuit sometime, but the clip here is so short so I'm uncertain. I ain't familiar with Arcade Fire so I ain't saying anything about them (but as all the artists are U2's faves so what would the Corrs do there anyway...). Also Billie Holiday is there again between Bowie/Ziggy and Smokey Robinson. I can't believe I missed her, but she just escaped my mind on there... :o And I've put too many asterix after the Queen, there should be only two, and Fela Kuti is between Beasties and Talking Heads.
And I missed to correct Chrissie Hynde's name's spelling....

In case there's any nerds needing this info...

[87Bboy]

they may not be fans but you have to rember rick rubin produced this video!!!