Live - Turn My Head

What this video is

Released in 1997 from Live's fourth studio album Secret Samadhi — which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — 'Turn My Head' represented the band's softer, more introspective register within a hard-rock-dominant album. The song's slower pace, string section arrangement, and spiritual lyricism stood apart from the post-grunge heaviness of its parent record, aligning instead with the alt-rock ballad tradition that…

Why it matters

The video exemplifies the late-1990s alt-rock performance format: rapid editing, warm filmic tones, and intimate band photography that characterized MTV-era videos for post-grunge acts navigating the transition between raw alternative credibility and mainstream accessibility. It stands as a…

The director

Mary Martha Lambert (born October 13, 1951, Helena, Arkansas) is an American director of feature films, music videos, and television. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, she is known for directing landmark music videos for Madonna ('Borderline,' 'Like…