Maria McKee - I'm Gonna Soothe You

What this video is

Released May 1993 on Geffen Records as the lead single from Maria McKee's second studio album You Gotta Sin to Get Saved, 'I'm Gonna Soothe You' positioned McKee within an early-1990s wave of artists revisiting 1970s Southern soul, Motown, and gospel-inflected rock. Billboard described the track as a 'swaying, '70s-fashioned slow-rock number,' noting Motown influences. The song reached No. 35 on the UK Singles…

Why it matters

A key artifact of the early-1990s alt-country and Americana soul crossover moment, when major labels (Geffen) invested in artists blending classic R&B, gospel, and roots rock outside mainstream pop formulas. McKee's post-Lone Justice solo trajectory exemplifies the genre's commercial and critical…

The director

Julien Temple (born 26 November 1953, London) is an English film, documentary, and music video director. He launched his career with Sex Pistols documentaries from 1976, then became a leading MTV-era music video director working with the Rolling Stones,…