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Right now someone might be reading this review for Van Halen's hit single "Right Now". Right now at this very moment
someone might not get the idea of me writing exactly like that. And right now someone might become curious in seeing this music
video or rewatch in case haven't seen in years. But whatever that is happening right now as you read this, remember that something
deeper and extreme, beautiful or ugly, or even of small significance is happening to you, someone you know, and ones you never met
or never heard of.
This amazing and thoughtful Van Halen clip makes us really stop whatever we're doing to have a full attention to all of its images, countless captions telling many facts of life and situations that could have happened at the moment we watch the clip, listen to the powerful lyrics with its message about the confusion of life and its importance, and the decisions we make at the given present moment. Present moment, ever so fleeting that skips through our fingers like sand escaping from a seive, the anxious thought of imagining, daydreaming the future in the present and then boom it's already a past, same goes with actions. Right Now never stays yet it's important; here in the band's discourse is spoken with power and presence, in the voice of Sammy Hagar, as a wakeup call to turn things around and make a positive change, to make a decision and act upon it. Hard decisions to be made and many paths, options and opportunities to follow, or sometimes it's just one thing that really matters to be done now.
The presentation of everything is amazing with the use of typical scenarios to more challenging, thoughtful and sad truths as well ("Right now oilmen are getting richer"). There's even small jokes on the band itself about what they're doing and they don't perform on the video, but instead appear at certain moments with some amusing interactions.
Gotta love those early 1990's music videos that had powerful and deep messages popping on the screen and you were completely focused in what was shown; valuable and educational but to some it could be seen as preachy or destined to lecture audience. I always enjoyed it, specially when there's some controversy or some info that we can look and analyze the changes around the world (like Talking Heads did with "Nothing but Flowers" or R. E. M. Did in "Talk About the Passion"). This one by Van Halen is a whole different level, less political and with a wide variety of topics covered that audiences from all around the world can relate and think hard about it. Go see it, right now! 10/10.
This amazing and thoughtful Van Halen clip makes us really stop whatever we're doing to have a full attention to all of its images, countless captions telling many facts of life and situations that could have happened at the moment we watch the clip, listen to the powerful lyrics with its message about the confusion of life and its importance, and the decisions we make at the given present moment. Present moment, ever so fleeting that skips through our fingers like sand escaping from a seive, the anxious thought of imagining, daydreaming the future in the present and then boom it's already a past, same goes with actions. Right Now never stays yet it's important; here in the band's discourse is spoken with power and presence, in the voice of Sammy Hagar, as a wakeup call to turn things around and make a positive change, to make a decision and act upon it. Hard decisions to be made and many paths, options and opportunities to follow, or sometimes it's just one thing that really matters to be done now.
The presentation of everything is amazing with the use of typical scenarios to more challenging, thoughtful and sad truths as well ("Right now oilmen are getting richer"). There's even small jokes on the band itself about what they're doing and they don't perform on the video, but instead appear at certain moments with some amusing interactions.
Gotta love those early 1990's music videos that had powerful and deep messages popping on the screen and you were completely focused in what was shown; valuable and educational but to some it could be seen as preachy or destined to lecture audience. I always enjoyed it, specially when there's some controversy or some info that we can look and analyze the changes around the world (like Talking Heads did with "Nothing but Flowers" or R. E. M. Did in "Talk About the Passion"). This one by Van Halen is a whole different level, less political and with a wide variety of topics covered that audiences from all around the world can relate and think hard about it. Go see it, right now! 10/10.
- Rodrigo_Amaro
- Sep 13, 2024
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Remember this hit from rock band Van Halen in early 1992 called "Right Now" as it's message is catching to the ears and powerful with thought and wonder hey while wait till later! Don't put off another day! And while reading the video the images are telling as it rings true to current issues of life and society! You really want to stand up and cheer for the fact that the band brought awareness to these topics! It's touching and actually as you get older you see how more true and relevant that this music video is as it stands the test of time with a troubled age. Overall beautiful work!
This is a fantastic video. I love the message it portrays and I love the music especially the intro. A little trivia. My cousin Carolyn Beug was the producer on the video and won an mtv award for it. Unfortunately she can't produce any more videos as she was on American Airlines flight 11 the first airplane to hit the trade center on 9-11.i had not seen my cousin since I was 9 so I didn't know until after she passed away that she produced this video.