Monday, 4 July 2011

100 Greatest Music Videos



  1. Michael Jackson: Thriller ( iconic video, MJ turns into monster dance in the street)
  2. Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer (brand new video technology, many effects used on this video, the artist turns into plastecine)
  3. A-ha: Take on Me (hand drawn animation, women sucked into comic book)
  4. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody (old video of band singing/performing)
  5. Madonna: Like a Prayer (blasphemous video which involves a Jesus like figure)
  6. Robbie Williams: Rock DJ (trying to catch the DJs attention by taking his clothes off, surrounded by dancers)
  7. Michael Jackson: Billie Jean ( song launches his career, dancing on a pavement which lights up)
  8. The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony (walking down a London Road and the artist not caring who he walks in to)
  9. Madonna: Vogue (portrays certain image, dance moves, and portrays hollywood icons)
  10. Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit (setting fire to school, moshing, cheerleaders)
  11. Coldplay: The Scientist (backwards video, dramatic crash)
  12. Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream ( $7 million, most expensive video ever)
  13. Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
  14. Christina Aguilera: Dirrty (highly sexualised video, to show her transformation from a child star to an adult)
  15. REM: Everybody Hurts (people's emotions in a traffic jam)
  16. OutKast: Hey Ya (60's pop show)
  17. Blur: Coffee & TV (tells story of milk carton)
  18. Beyonce: Crazy in Love (dancing in rain, sexualized)
  19. Madonna: Material Girl (zeitgeist, men love her giving her gifts)
  20. Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood (computer art)
  21. Queen: I Want to Break Free (acted on bands image, band dressed in drag doing household chores)
  22. Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River (new dancing, stalking an ex)
  23. Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time (school girl scene)
  24. Radiohead: No Surprises (drowning, artists face shown whole way throiugh video)
  25. Madness: Baggy Trousers (more famous for their videos, school scene, kids run riot)
  26. TLC: Waterfalls (3d generated art)
  27. David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes (dressed as a clown, beach with black sky, very interesting abstract video)
  28. Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
  29. Electric Six: Gay Bar (highly controversial video of Abraham Lincoln doing stereotypical gay things and dressed in bondage)
  30. Weezer: Buddy Holly (set in diner)
  31. Eminem: Stan (story of obsessive fan, dark video)
  32. Chris Isaak: Wicked Game (Hawaii artist and beautiful girl on beach)
  33. U2: The Sweetest Thing (apologizing to wife for missing anniversary, offers gifts)
  34. The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl (expensive video made in lego)
  35. Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U (emotional video, close up of artist and scenes from Paris)
  36. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away (black and white video)
  37. Guns N Roses: November Rain (over the top expensive video, layers upon layers, wedding scene, concert, death scene)
  38. Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice (famous actor begins to do a crazy dance routine in posh hotel )
  39. Pulp: Common People (Disco scene, shows ordinary people doing ordinary things)
  40. Missy Elliot: Get Ur Freak On 
  41. The Spice Girls: Wannabe (filmed in St.Pancras hotel scene with them all disturbing the peace of the restaurant, all introduce themselves)
  42. Bjork: It's Oh So Quiet created by Spike Jones (tyre shop, old fashioned music video)
  43. Dire Straits: Money for Nothing (performing show on stage)
  44. Kylie Minogue: Can't Get You Out of My Head (futuristic video that is why it is so successful, futuristic cars/clothes driving through the city)
  45. Aerosmith: Crazy (mall scene)
  46. Adam & the Ants: Prince Charming (story of a ball copy of cinderella)
  47. The Prodigy: Firestarter
  48. Johnny Cash: Hurt (terminally ill man looks back at his life and looks at what he has become, uses old footage)
  49. Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity (moving floor)
  50. Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al (simple video sitting in a white room talking to us the audience)
  51. Run DMC & Aerosmith: Walk This Way
  52. Massive Attack: Teardrop (unborn baby in womb made with a lot of technology, the eyes move due to radio signal)
  53. Wham: Club Tropicana (extravagant filmed in a exotic location drinking cocktails in the pool)
  54. Daft Punk: Around the World (fancy dress)
  55. Fatboy Slim: Praise You ( real life video set up of people set up dancing in a cinema)
  56. Eminem: Without Me (micky take of batman and robyn, humorous video)
  57. Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
  58. The Cure: Close to Me (claustrophobic filmed in a cupboard)
  59. Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You ( a lot of heads and faces shown from different angles, can clearly see the words being lip synced and alot of emotion on their faces)
  60. Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
  61. The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up (crazy video filmed in
  62. Blur: Parklife
  63. George Michael: Outside (contraversial video of George Michael mocking the police after his lude act in the toilet, the video shows George dressed very camp in a police mans uniform and dancing in a disco furnished toilet)
  64. Bjork: Human Behaviour
  65. Aphex Twin: Windowlicker (funny video which is a micky take of the archetype RnB video)
  66. Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues (holding cards with the lyriocs of the song on, this has been copied many times in different medias and is even copied by the band INXS)
  67. The Beastie Boys: Sabotage
  68. Madonna: Ray of Light (reinvented herself the video is fast forwarded to show the day and night)
  69. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes (highly contraversial video about the cold war where two world leaders are fighting to symbolise the war and surrounded by and cheered on by other nations)
  70. The Police: Every Breath You Take
  71. Bjork: All Is Full of Love (lots of visuals and technology used, turns the artist into a robot)
  72. Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
  73. Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At? ( tells a story of dance music, monkies with the bands faces on)
  74. Wu-Tang Clan: Gravel Pit
  75. Duran Duran: Rio (very extravagant video filmed during the recession of the band spending lots of money and being filmed with beautiful women. Their videos are luxurious and filmed on a beach which is appealing to what all the country wanted at that moment in time)
  76. The Beatles: Strawberry Fields (emotional film of all members of the band)
  77. MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
  78. Godley and Creme: Cry
  79. New Order: True Faith
  80. Radiohead: Just
  81. Ultravox: Vienna
  82. 50 Cent: In Da Club
  83. Shakespear's Sister: Stay
  84. The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
  85. Sid Vicious: My Way
  86. The Streets: Fit But You Know It
  87. Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
  88. Elton John: I Want Love
  89. Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight Tonight
  90. The Pet Shop Boys: Go West (cartoon people, dressed in bright outfits, very futuristic, involving statue of liberty)
  91. The Specials: Ghost Town
  92. Herbie Hancock: Rockit (dummies)
  93. The Rolling Stones: We Love You (tells the story of drug addiction0=)
  94. Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart (Very dramatic)
  95. The Cardigans: My Favourite Game (car drive)
  96. So Solid Crew: 21 Seconds (the new crew have 21 seconds to introduce themeselves)
  97. Cornershop: Brimful of Asha (dancing to the record and the recored sleeve is repeatedly shown)
  98. Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy (no lip syncing involved in the whole video)
  99. Supergrass: Pumping on Your Stereo (fancy dress, artists dressed as giant puppets)
  100. Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie (court scene story)

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