Moby - Honey

What this video is

Released in August 1998 as the lead single from Moby's fifth studio album Play, 'Honey' arrived at a pivotal moment in the convergence of electronic music, blues heritage, and mainstream pop culture. The song's foundation—a sampled a cappella vocal from Bessie Jones's 1960 recording 'Sometimes'—positioned it as a bridge between African American folk tradition and contemporary dancefloor aesthetics. European radio…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of late-1990s electronic music's blues-sampling movement, 'Honey' exemplifies the genre-blurring strategy that made Play one of the best-selling albums of the era. The video's surrealist, director-led aesthetic—commissioned from a filmmaker of Roman Coppola's cinematic…

The director

Roman François Coppola (b. April 22, 1965, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is an American filmmaker and music video director, son of Francis Ford Coppola. He is founder of The Directors Bureau, a commercial and music video production company. His video work…