Spies leaked extra Kanye videos

Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 @ 03:26 in Culture by Joshua Glazer

Ok, not spies. But that would be pretty cool. Nevertheless, Kanye explains the three versions of the "Flashing Lights" video currently floating around the internet on his blog:

"I shot 3 vids for flashing lights cuz I ain't like the first 2. I loved the 3rd one that I released with Spike and hit the world with that. I actually had Sam Speigal , Spike's brother and co-orchestrater of THE TOUR MUSIC, do a remix 2 the scary one 2 make the music fit. I planned 2 put it on a DVD later this year. No rant's here just an explanation of why yall getting those other vids rt now that I ain't approve and why I ain't finna post neither on my blog. So I hope whoever leaked them got the shine they was looking 4 cause that's all they'll get now. And I know that's incorrect english but that's how I talk when I want 2. Oh and I've just been 2 busy 2 get at the New York Times for all that his Ego BLAH BLAH BLAH bullshit so stay tuned.   For fun, I want yall 2 read this whole post in the Grandma's Boy JP robot voice  LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!"

We gotta agree with Kanye that the Spike Jonez version is the best. The one with the chick in the apt looks like a spread in Dwell and the haunted house one is just a bit cheddar. Still, it's interesting to see the various ways the artistic process can work out. Imagine if Kanye had been in love with the first version. Would our perception of the song have been significantly changed? Or our opinion of Kanye? It also proves why everything Kanye puts out is jaw dropping. Because he keeps trying until he gets it right. 

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