Song of the Day #764: ‘Crossfire’ – Brandon Flowers

It’s interesting that the demise of MTV (or rather, its complete transformation to a channel that has nothing to do with music) hasn’t meant the end of the music video. On the contrary, the Internet has made music videos more accessible and popular than ever. You can watch pretty much every video ever shot on demand simply by visiting YouTube.

I suppose that’s what Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has in mind when he hires Charlize Theron to appear in the first video from his solo debut, Flamingo. You create enough buzz with a clip like this and maybe it’ll go viral and you’ll wind up selling a few thousand records as a result.

I doubt I’ll buy Flowers’ album, but I like this song well enough. It’s big and bold and has a nice, soaring chorus. The video, I suppose, is a metaphor for how this woman’s love is saving his life. It’s also a great excuse to get Charlize Theron in a sleeveless top kicking some ninja ass. That’s bound to turn up in some Google searches.

There’s a still in the street outside your window
You’re keepin’ secrets on your pillow
Let me inside, no cause for alarm
I promise tonight not to do no harm
I promise you baby, I won’t do you no harm

And we’re caught in the crossfire
Of heaven and hell
And we’re searching for shelter
Lay your body down…

Watching your dress as you turn down the light
I forget all about the storm outside
Dark clouds roll their way over town
Heartache and pain came pouring down like
Chaos in the rain, yeah
They’re handing it out

And we’re caught up in the crossfire
Of Heaven and hell
And we’re searching for shelter
Lay your body down…

Tell the devil that he can go back from where he came
His fire he arrows through their beating vein
And when the hardest part is over we’ll be here
And our dreams will break the boundaries of our fears
Boundaries of our fears

Lay your body down
Next to mine…

One thought on “Song of the Day #764: ‘Crossfire’ – Brandon Flowers

  1. Dana says:

    I’m curious who pays for these videos? I guess it’s the studios, but I’m not sure the expense translates to greater sales as much as it did back in heyday of MTV and VH1.

    This is an okay song, a bit vanilla for my taste, but Charlene certainly makes the video more titillating.

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