Johnny Q. Public - Body Be

What this video is

Released in 1995 on Gotee Records with mainstream distribution through Elektra Records, 'Body Be' represents one of the most successful MTV crossover moments for the Christian alternative rock underground. Johnny Q. Public formed in Springfield, Missouri in 1994 with members aged fifteen to twenty-three, channeling influences from classic hard rock (Led Zeppelin, Cream) through the lens of mid-90s alt-rock. The…

Why it matters

A pivotal document of mid-90s Christian alternative rock's brief but meaningful intersection with mainstream MTV culture. The video demonstrates how Gotee Records leveraged the Elektra distribution deal to access secular promotional channels, using MTV's alt-rock programming blocks as the primary…

The director

Steven L. Weaver is a Nashville-area director, cinematographer, and editor active in Christian music video production from the mid-1990s onward. His credits include work for Skillet, Third Day, Nichole Nordeman, Rebecca Saint James, Superchick, The Oak Ridge…