Kanye West says Pamela Anderson starring video
deserved VMA nod
According to singer
Kanye West, it was the video for "Touch the Sky",
not "Gold Digger" that should have been nominated
for "Best Video" at MTV's Video Music Awards show
airing Thursday night.
West, who's nominated
for best pop video at Thursday's MTV Video Music
Awards for "Gold Digger," says his elaborate Evel
Knievel spoof "Touch the Sky" - featuring Pamela
Anderson - was better than that. (See
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"It didn't get any nominations, but it's one of the
most memorable videos of the year for me," he said
Tuesday night, speaking backstage before performing
at an exclusive concert for American Express
cardholders.
West said he doesn't see his videos as a way to
boost his sales _ and noted that even though "Touch
the Sky" was his favorite video, the song was not a
huge hit.
"I'm not trying to be No. 1; I'm trying to make
something that lasts forever, something that's
really memorable," he said.
"Gold Digger" is also nominated for best male video
and best hip-hop video.
"Gold Digger" is
listed as the favorite to win with +100 odds at
BetED.com. The video would pay out $10 on a
$10 bet.
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"Touch the Sky" is
the fourth single released from Kanye West's second
album, Late Registration. It was released in early
2006. The video is directed by Chris Milk who
previously worked on West's award-winning "Jesus
Walks" and the video for "All Falls Down."
The music video is
made as a 70s style short movie about Evel Kanyevel
(an obvious parody of Evel Knievel played by West),
and his attempt to fly a small rocket across the
Grand Canyon. The video also features Pamela
Anderson, Nia Long, Tracee Ellis Ross, and the
Booker T. Washington High School Marching Band of
Houston, Texas, which performs with Fiasco at a pep
rally. At the end of the video, West fails in
landing the rocket and crashes into the canyon, and
after the ship has exploded, a scene with West
dancing in the clouds is shown, having finally
"touched the sky."
2006 MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video Betting Odds:
1 "You're Beautiful" by James Bl +120 - -
2 "Touch It (Remix)" by Busta Rh +400 - -
3 "What's Left Of Me" by Nick La +550 - -
4 "What You Know" by T.I. +300 - -
5 "Gold Digger" by Kanye West f/ +100 -
According to singer
Kanye West, it was the video for "Touch the Sky",
not "Gold Digger" that should have been nominated
for "Best Video" at MTV's Video Music Awards show
airing Thursday night.