Music At Its Finest: 45 Of The Greatest Music Videos Of The ’90s!
Janet Jackson – “Got ’til It’s Gone” – 1997 –
Mark Romanek – 8 Million Copies Sold
The year was 1997 when Janet Jackson released the visual promo for her chart-topping track “Got ’Til It’s Gone.” Set in a pre-Apartheid South Africa, the music video showcased a group of partygoers who are entertained by a lounge singer.
Director Mark Romanek later commented that the inspiration for the video came from pre-Apartheid South African photography and was heavily influenced by Drum magazine. In 2021, Hulu released its controversial FX documentary “Malfunction,” which aimed to investigate Jackson’s infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime performance with Justin Timberlake in an episode of “New York Times Presents.”
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