I really love to listen to a wide variety of music. Beethoven, Biz Markie, Salieri, Nina Simone, etc. but I just… never really watched Music Videos until recently. I am astounded that I simply missed out on decades of visual feast. Nine Inch Nails - Closer. George Michael, Freedom '90, an entire decade of MIssy Ellliot nonsense, and of course Aha.
What, in your opinion, is the best music video that you are sure I will like? I’m old, as evidenced by my grammar and lack of spelling.
This might be my favorite music video of all time, at least specifically in terms of quality and production values: Madness - Night Boat to Cairo.
They’ve got nothing on the technical perfection of Madness, but OK Go is notable for the impressive choreography and authenticity of their music video performances: OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out. Some, like this one, are particularly impressive for being filmed in a single take: OK Go - Here It Goes Again.
There’s also, in the same vein as “of course Aha,” the ones that are historically significant in terms of evolution of the medium: Video Killed the Radio Star, Thriller, Sledgehammer, Virtual Insanity, etc.
I love the Fincher-directed video for “Judith” by A Perfect Circle.
Other favourite music videos:
Jesus, I really have found my people.
One of us! one of us!
Adam Jones from Tool is an actual visual artist/special effects person outside of his role in Tool, so a lot of their stuff is good. Personally, my favorite is the video for Sober
Oh yeah, how could I forget?
Daft Punk made the music videos for the songs on their album Discovery into an entire anime movie: Interstella 5555.
What about Everlong or Learn to Fly by the Foo Fighters?
There’s so many iconic ones! I’m going to skip the ones already mentioned and add:
- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
- Korn - Freak on a Leash
- Elton John - I’m Still Standing
- The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
- Primus - Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver
- Weird Al - Smells Like Nirvana, Fat, White & Nerdy, Gump
- Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches, Lump
- Radiohead - No Surprises
- Byörk - Army of Me, It’s Oh So Quiet
- Fatboy Slim - Praise You, Weapon of Choice, Rockafeller Skank
Well this thread is going in my saved list.
For me, it’s an odd one, but my love of jets means that Van Halen - Dreams is my all time favorite video.
I remember sitting around watching MTV just waiting for it to come on. Other distinct memories from that era.
Van Halen - Panama
Eddy Grant - Electric AvenueAnd just some random picks of mine:
Alice In Chains - Them Bones
Tool - Vicarious
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Herbie Hancock - Rockitdeleted by creator
Nickelback - Savin’ Me
Brave son of a bitch.
I thought it had a really interesting idea
