First thoughts

So, after seeing Jake and Sibley's idea-packed blog (http://www.nandsproductions.blogspot.com/), I thought I'd better get one set up myself; something people can look at and say, "hmm, not as good as the other one".
I've got a few ideas of songs to do for a music video, but unfortunately not many thoughts on how to make a full video out of them. Still, here's what I've been thinking:-

One of my songs
Well, I say songs... me and my brother play some of our own stuff, although we're only drums and bass at the mo. I haven't really thought beyond us playing live in our shed, either.
Actually, that's a lie. I've been thinking about including some footage of the surrounding countryside of Suffolk with one of our more structured jams (provisionally called Suffolkating). As much as I occasionally dislike being in a small rural town, some of the fields, forests etc around here are amazingly beautiful. And also I think a lot of videos concentrate too much on urban themes and locations, so I'd like to do something a bit different.

James Brown- The Payback
The 7 minute funk epic that people are already getting tired of hearing coming out of my laptop. The song sounds very cinematic to me- perhaps it could be set out like a trailer (or a mini-film, given its length), with old-school film titles of "The Big Payback!" when the backup sings it the first time. If I could persuade Thurston's own James Brown to star as the song's spurned lover, getting ready for his revenge by punching walls in his apartment and strolling lamplit streets looking moody, this would clearly be so good as to make the world explode. Or not.

Carry On Wayward Son- Kansas
The 70s craprock classic, introduced to a generation by Guitar Hero 2 and the end credits in Anchorman. A send-up of 70s rock videos, perhaps? Heartfelt singing and piano playing superimposed over a candle flame, coupled with a Rockyesque training montage over the song's bridge (you listen to that bit and tell me you don't imagine a man jogging up a hill in an Adidas trackie looking determined). I've also thought about possibly including footage of the song being played in Guitar Hero, although I doubt it'd be very interesting to look at notes scrolling down a screen...

Chartered Trips/Standing By The Sea- Hüsker Dü
Or something else from Zen Arcade... a genius, sprawling hardcore punk double album that's been held by some to be the earliest form of emo (though I won't hold that against it, and it beats MCR by a fucking mile). No real ideas as yet, though a performance-based video would probably be best to capture the energy. Chartered Trips kind of involves going on a journey somewhere unknown, like a pioneer travelling by bus; maybe I could shoot some stuff down the bus station.

Anyway, that's where I'm at now... I'd really love some ideas, suggestions, praise, complaints, whatever.