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Resigned (album)
''Resigned'' is a 1997 album by singer-songwriter Michael Penn. "Try" music video A music video for "Try", the opening song from the album, was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Penn had written the score for Anderson's film ''Boogie Nights'', and the music video was shot with the crew, and certain members of the cast, of the film while it was in post-production. The entire music video is filmed in an over three minute long take (a technique Anderson frequently uses in his films) in downtown Los Angeles in the longest hallway in North America, which is over a quarter of a mile long. The video features Penn walking briskly down the narrow hallway through various vignettes which allude to ''Boogie Nights'' and 70s pop culture, such as a dance marathon referencing the film ''They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (film), They Shoot Horses, Don't They?''. Philip Seymour Hoffman makes two appearances in the video, the first time handing Penn a microphone and a guitar, the second time holding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Penn
Michael Daniel Penn (born August 1, 1958) is an American musician, singer and composer. He is noted for the 1989 single " No Myth", a top 20 hit in the US and successful in several other countries. Early life Penn was born in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. He is the first son of actor and director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, and the brother of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn. He is of Lithuanian-Jewish (paternal) and Irish–Italian (maternal) descent. Penn began playing music in junior high school and attended Santa Monica High School. Career Michael Penn is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and film composer. Prior to the release of his 1989 debut album ''March'', Penn was a member of the Los Angeles band Doll Congress. Penn was one of two musical guests, as a solo artist on ''Saturday Night Live'' October 24, 1987, with his brother Sean hosting. Penn had also appeared as an extra on a few television series, including ''St. Elsewhere''. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |