Why Is Every Damn Music Video In a Motel?
FUSE TV - Why Is Every Damn Music Video In a Motel?
As any good real estate agent knows, it's all about "location, location, location." (I know this because Fuse employees watch HGTV all day in the pantry where we microwave our Lean Cuisines.) And in music videos, location is just as important. We've come a lot way from "let's just do this in front of a green screen or at Puffy's mansion," and now, videos are full-fledged cinematic flicks.
While Hollywood backed away from the blinged-out Aughts, we saw a realer (yet still glamorous, don't get me wrong) depiction of the pop stars mugging in these clips. In a motel, someone like Ariana Grande or Justin Bieber becomes more relatable and gritty, flawed and human. A shady motel in music videos like Tove Lo's "Cool Girl" helps cover pop's sparkly sheen with a layer of roadside dust. It allows record labels with big-budget film crews to provide their stars with something they'll rarely ever get: an escape from fame in a dump on Route 66. And for most people, that's the rawest kind of freedom we'll ever crave: the ability to run away.
Here's a look at seven music videos that have used the motel location (location, location) to increase their curbside appeal.
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The Every Damn Internet Challenge
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Bougie on a Budget Music Video
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Got a Guy G-Fella Music Video
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Ian Calls Music Video Editing Process "A B-tch"
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Why Is He Blowing Me Kisses?
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Tina Serves Up Sass In "Me and You" Music Video
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Music
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Get A Taste of G Fella's Style with His Gangster Music Video
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Ian Sings His Heart Out in "Starts With You Baby" Music Video
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Jasmine Is a Star
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Gnawa Music Festival
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Ganesh Music Festival
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This Is A Sex Toy
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The Exclusive Premiere of Big Freedia's New Music Video, "BigFoot"
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Wearing Sleeveless Shirts Is A CRIME!
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Marchin Music’s Major League
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Why This Show Exists?
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This Is How A DCI Marimbist Rolls
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Is Nya A Baller On The Low?
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Joe Jonas' Dream Girl Is A Nightmare
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Is There Cultural Appropriation In Plastic Surgery?
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Ian Performs Sexy Slow Jam "Every Living Little Thing"
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Is It Illegal To Trip A Horse Up?
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Chika On Building Community Through Her Music (Extended)
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The Hottest Music x Sneaker Collabs of 2016
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T-Pain's School of Business: Artiphon- The All In One Musical Device | Season 1 Look Back |
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In Your B.A.S.E.
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G Is Shot
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The Winner Is…
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Fare is Fair
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More is More
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Who is Hypeman?
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Bambiana’s Mom Is Not A Fan of Twerking or Sexy Photos
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G Fella Delivers More Grilling Tips and Talks New Music
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The First Time, In A Long Time
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OMG... We're in a Horror Movie
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What's In Your Fridge: A$AP Ferg
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Prince: My Name Is
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Is Everyone on Drugs?
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Silly String Is Illegal in What US City!? Comedians React to Strange Laws
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My Name is Pedro
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The Gig Is Up
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My Name is Pedro - Trailer
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The Queen Diva Is Back
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J Balvin Plays 2 Truths and a Lie In Español
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Damon Wayans Jr. Winds Up In A Naked Family Feud
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Is Freedia Stretching Herself too Thin?
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What The Hell Are We? Are We Living In A Simulation?
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King Keraun Falls Into a Sunken Place While in the Woods
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LGBTQIA Community, What Is The New Norm?
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All the Focus is on the Diamonds
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Where Is It Illegal To Eat Frogs?!
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A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 2: Optimism
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What Does The Transcendent Star Look For In A Man: Dear Bambiana
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Where Is It ILLEGAL to Send Unwanted Pizzas?
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A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 1: Hollow Man
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A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 3: Inner Thoughts
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Once a Stripper, Always a Ho
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A Sexplanation
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Video Games-Rated MA
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Moving In
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Punching In
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A Glove That Fits Like a Dress
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It's Not a Vacation, It's a Movie
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A$AP Ferg Learns A Magic Trick
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Dublab Is Internet Radio Like You've Never Heard Before
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Clash of The Corps Is Putting DCI Stereotypes To Rest
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A Tough Sell
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A Robot's Erection
Like A Girl
1h 25m
Strike a Pose
1h 42m
A Perfect 14
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Young M.A
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A$AP Ferg
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A Sexplanation - Trailer
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A Soldiers Story
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A Model Recap
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A$AP Ferg
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A Big Splash
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What a Bummer
1h 39m
A New High
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Poetry in Falsetto
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Lawyer In Lust
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Back In Time
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Trouble In Paradise
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Get In Formation
1h 11m
Christmas in Carolina
1h 5m
Leitis in Waiting
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Rae in LA
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Drama In Paradise
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Lost In Paradise
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Hot In Hollywood
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Up in Smoke
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Young M.A Plays 2 Truths and A Lie
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Young R.E.A.D Feat.Young M.A
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Anything Can Be a Bag, A Bag Can Be Anything
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Vacations: It’s Not a Luxury, It’s a Necessity
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Is Tossing Your Man's Salad The Way To His Heart: Dear Bambiana
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How Much Is too Much When It Comes to Sex with Weezy
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