Melissa Etheridge - Come To My Window

What this video is

Released in 1993, 'Come to My Window' arrived in the immediate wake of Melissa Etheridge publicly coming out as a lesbian — making it the first major hit single released after her announcement. The song and video became a landmark in mainstream LGBTQ+ representation in rock music, propelled significantly by call-in radio requests from a mobilized gay rights audience. The video's mental institution narrative and…

Why it matters

A definitive artifact of early-1990s heartland/alternative rock, this video represents the convergence of post-grunge visual aesthetics, mainstream feminist rock, and LGBTQ+ cultural breakthrough. It helped establish a template for emotionally raw, narrative-driven music videos for female rock…

The director

Samuel David Bayer (born February 17, 1965) is an American visual artist, cinematographer, photographer, and music video, commercial, and film director. A 1987 graduate of New York City's School of Visual Arts with a Fine Arts degree, he launched his career…