Do Welcome to Paradise and J.A.R. have any TV music video?
Yes, Welcome to Paradise does have an official TV music video. For a long time I thought it didn’t, but it does! Bob Sarles, editor of the first two Green Day videos in 1994, writes us: “The first was “Longview” the video that broke the band on MTV. That video was directed by Mark Kohr and produced by Commotion Pictures. The second video, produced not long after that was “Welcome to Paradise”. It was produced also by Commotion Pictures and directed by Robert Caruso, and paid for by Warner Bros. The video was shot in 16mm film at a Green Day performance at Slims nightclub in San Francisco in 1994. We used footage shot during the sound check and the show. The band played live, but the footage was edited to the CD track of the song. For some reason MTV did not put the video into rotation. It may have been shown in Europe, but not in the USA. I was very happy to have edited “Longview,” which was a big success.” Visit his website at ravinfilms.com. Download video on iTunes (Requires iTunes
