The rhythm of Budapest

The stars of the video can be seen on Fisherman’s Bastion and the Castle Garden Bazaar terrace, but the unique Art Nouveau Gellért Bath building also appears in the footage.

Release time : 2020-06-17 17:31:51

source : Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre

Budapest by car, metro and tram. Although only flashes of the city can be seen in the video, both the Chain Bridge and the Buda panorama are clearly visible in it. For the citizens of Budapest, tram number 2 and the blue metro line are also easily recognisable, of course.

Those who would like to see what Hungary looked like in the 1970s might want to play the video for “The Boxer” by The Chemical Brothers. The city’s red phone booths play an important role in this video as well, but we shouldn’t forget about the red, square-shaped Lada either, as this is the main element that creates the video’s unique atmosphere.

The members of Liberty X were also impressed by the public phones, as these and the stops of metro line 3 get the most screen time in the video made for their song “Holding On For You”. The shooting in Budapest took place in 2007, and although metro lines and stations look much better nowadays, the phone booths haven’t changed...

Gwen Stefani’s “Early Winter” music video was also shot in Budapest in 2009. The video’s outdoor scenes were shot in Nyugati railway station, but no other parts of the city are visible, so one should be really familiar with Budapest to realise where the love story takes place.

Last but not least, fans of Will Smith got a view of the city in 2019 (although not in the form of a music video), as the actor climbed onto the top of the Chain Bridge one early morning and greeted the city by dancing to Drake’s “In My Feelings”.

Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre