# Best animated music videos? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698 "2011-08-14T17:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/21 "2011-08-15T18:25:40Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > [Party In The C.I.A.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBN2dY0qiZ4) by Weird Al. Yup. And also his [Trapped in the Drive-Thru.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmGVYki-oyQ) ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/22 "2011-08-15T20:21:31Z")
[Float (my electric stargirl)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XCpcm_7vw) by the Atomic Swindlers (Warning: may contain killer electric butterflies) [War Photographer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSGhy4_Bgaw) by Jason Forrest (Warning: may contain heavy metal vikings) ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/23 "2011-08-16T00:57:04Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > On that same note, Interstella 5555, the full length movie Leiji Matsumoto made for Daft Punk’s album Discovery. The first couple tracks were released as standard music videos, but the second half or so was only released in the full version. Awesome album, awesome movie, awesome (if very, very long) music video. If you Google the title you can find it on Google Videos. It’s really cool. I’m generally annoyed by Japanimation (too much Speed Racer as a kid) but it’s a great story with cool music. My son watched it for 45 minutes straight! ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/24 "2011-08-16T02:05:08Z")
[Here’s a very obscure one that was only played a few times, but had great animation.](http://youtu.be/mLz5iPdDWzg) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/25 "2011-08-16T05:29:54Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > [Here’s a very obscure one that was only played a few times, but had great animation.](http://youtu.be/mLz5iPdDWzg) You mind putting in at least an artist’s name in this sort of thing? ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/26 "2011-08-16T20:52:37Z")
I’m gonna point out the obvious Peter Gabriel videos that were all big hits when released back in the 80s and 90s: [Diggning In The Dirt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5fOvcta3Ws) [Big Time](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOYK7sG5c2Q&feature=related) [Sledgehammer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyc37aOqT0&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVGxdCwVVULXdiDpzHW6GtZKLar9vg_uWI) [Steam](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrsLK3AeTk4&feature=related) Although the animation was usually integrated with actual human actors, this was definitely cutting edge when it came out back then, and very entertaining to watch. And then, from deep in left field, Don Ho’s cover of [Shock The Monkey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5WOAxu28C0) ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/27 "2011-08-16T20:56:36Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > You mind putting in at least an artist’s name in this sort of thing? Yes, because the band is unknown, wouldn’t mean anything and would just give people another reason to skip it. Not mentioning it might increase the chance that they might actually click on it and see a really cool piece of animation. I mean, it’s a fricken YouTube link. You don’t HAVE to watch the whole thing, but it is not exactly a huge pain to click. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698/28 "2011-08-17T01:42:23Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Yes, because the band is unknown, wouldn’t mean anything and would just give people another reason to skip it. That’s not a \*good \*reason. That’s a \*bad \*reason. Notice you’re the only one doing it? I expect nobody to know the SA bands I linked to, but I at least gave their names. I didn’t recognise half the names in this thread, but I’ve looked at lots of those. > [@](#): > > Not mentioning it might increase the chance that they might actually click on it and see a really cool piece of animation. It certainly _didn’t_ increase the chance of me seeing it. So being coy lost your (still, to me) unknown band one viewer. And I like finding new music, a lot. > [@](#): > > I mean, it’s a fricken YouTube link. You don’t HAVE to watch the whole thing, but it is not exactly a huge pain to click. It’s not about the pain, it’s about common courtesy, rather than blind clicking. I’m not saying you’re Rickrolling or anything, I’m sure it’s a nice vid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-animated-music-videos/592698.md?page=1)