I’ve pretty much given up on music videos. Not many are very memorable.

A notable exception is this work of art directed by Italian born Canadian Floria Sigismondi. It was first recorded in New Orleans 1996. Filmed in the abandoned Goodenham and Worts distillery in Toronto.

WARNING. It’s creepy like a really scary horror movie. On the bright side, this is the “clean” version.

Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People

Trent Reznor gave Manson the biggest push into popular culture, producing their debut album in 1994.

Manson is one of the few pushing the boundries of music. I admire his intellect. And his willingness to be controversial.

The title of the song comes from Marylin Bender’s 1967 book The Beautiful People, which exposed the world of scandal within the “jet-set” lifestyle of the 1960s, and the culture of beauty as it pertained to fashion and politics. The phrase itself was popularized by Vogue magazine in the early 1960s and was particularly used to describe the Kennedy family, a frequent source of inspiration in Marilyn Manson’s work. …