Unreleased Body Movin' Music Video
Back on September 14th, 1998
the Beastie Boys performed in Oakland, CA at the Oakland Coliseum. The performance was professionally
recorded from multiple angles around the stage. From this footage, an alternate music video for the song
"Body Movin'" was assembled but yet never released. The perfect occasion to have released
this long forgotten gem, would have been back in 2000 when the Criterion Collection put out the 2 DVD
Beastie Boys Video Anthology set. Yet, although the Beastie Boys Video Anthology was loaded with remixes
and bonus material, the alternate Body Movin' music video was not included. Picture here below are
several screen captures from the unreleased music video, that back in 1999 mysteriously made its way into
trading circles.
Initially all that was known about the recording was that it was filmed at an
Oakland concert. Yet, during the 1998 tour the Beastie Boys played two nights in Oakland. For those of us
who are detail oriented, it was frustrating not to know which of the two shows the footage was from. After
comparing the alternate Body Movin' music video to audience recordings of the Oakland performances,
it became apparent that the footage was indeed from the September 14th, 1998 show.
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