# Favorite Music Video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420 "2003-03-06T04:06:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/41 "2003-03-08T03:16:49Z")
Haven’t watched music videos in years, probably since '90. A-Ha’s _Take On Me_ was always my favorite, though. Definitely one of those “ahead of it’s time” videos in terms of both content and imagery. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/42 "2003-03-08T03:25:06Z")
If I were to pick _only_ one, I’d have to pick “The Perfect Drug” by NiN. I’ve never seen a better one. If I got to pick a few more, I’d add " Strange little girls" by Tori Amos, " Pure Morning" by Placebo, " Look Who’s Perfect Now" by Transister, " Open Your Eyes" by Goldfinger, " “Shame” by Stabbing Westward, " Side" by Travis, " Living on the Edge" by Aerosmith, “Girl from Mars” by Ash, “Defy you” by The Offspring, “Walking in my shoes” by Depeche Mode, and, even though it’s the only song I truly like by them, “One” by Metalica since it brings back early memories of MTV. ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/43 "2003-03-08T03:25:26Z")
I thought I was the only Aerosmith fan around (or the only one who’d openly admit to luuuuurving them), **Arizona**.😃 😃 What’s the name of that one video where the two singers/band members(??)are made of Legos? That video rocks…but only because it’s kind of wierd to watch.I like wierd things. IDBB ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/44 "2003-03-08T04:01:36Z")
> [@](#): > > “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails is another favorite. Haunting black and white images make the song seem so much more powerful. Try the video that Johnny Cash made for his “Hurt” cover. I consider it highly excellent. ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/45 "2003-03-08T06:16:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by I\_Dig\_Bad\_Boys \* > \*\*I thought I was the only Aerosmith fan around (or the only one who’d openly admit to luuuuurving them), **Arizona**.😃 > 😃 > What’s the name of that one video where the two singers/band members(??)are made of Legos? That video rocks…but only because it’s kind of wierd to watch.I like wierd things. > IDBB \*\* _Fell in Love with a Girl_ by The White Stripes. I was also going to mention _Cryin’_ by Aerosmith. ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/46 "2003-03-08T11:10:52Z")
> [@](#): > > The Chemical Brothers: Let Forever Be I second that. Some of those reality / unreality shots really are unlike anything I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![Jberto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jberto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jberto)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/47 "2003-03-08T11:29:46Z")
Minimalist videos rawk: “Bastards of Young” by the Replacements. Nothing but a shot of a speaker that slowly zooms away, then the speaker gets kicked over by an angry pnk at the end of the song. “No Surprises” by Radiohead. A head shot of Thom Yorke, then we see water slowly creeping up over his head. The water remains there for a long time while Thom keeps inging, looking exhausted. One shot, no edits. Very creepily effective. The was one by the group Eleven (directed by Spike Jonze) of a man on fire running down a street in slow motion. He took like 15-20 second of actual uncut footage and stretched it into 3 minutes. I don’t remember the name of the song though. ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/48 "2003-03-08T11:56:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*originally posted by Art Vandelay, Architect “REM” stands for Rapid Eye Movement; it’s the fluttering movement your eyelids make when you are dreaming. [/quote] This is true, however R.E.M. did not have this meaning in mind when they chose it. As others have said, it was a completely random choice following a night of brainstorming (Twisted Kites was another of the more popular choices of that brainstroming session). They wanted a name that didn’t conjure an image of the band’s sound, and particularly in the early days, they specifically said that they did not want R.E.M. to mean ‘rapid eye movement’ in the context of their band. It was a completely meaningless, random name. ---
**Author:** ![Bjork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de0a6/32.png) [@Bjork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bjork)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/49 "2003-03-08T20:01:24Z")
All of Bjork’s videos are amazing, but I love love love Oh so quiet because it is just so happy (and she dances with a mailbox!), Bachelorette is neat, and Pagan Poetry all for the full view of her dress _drool_ I also think that the video clip for Elephant Love Medly is quite possibly the cutest video clip in the whole world ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/50 "2003-03-08T21:41:30Z")
A-ha “Take on Me” is my all time favourite video. Others that deserve mention: U2 - The Sweetest Thing Barenaked Ladies - One Week Toby Keith - Who’s Your Daddy Guns N Roses - November Rain Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Blues Traveler - Run Around ---
**Author:** ![catnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@catnoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catnoe)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/51 "2003-03-08T22:43:42Z")
Outcast - Mrs. Jackson Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You Blink 182 - pretty much any of their videos Anybody remember the name of the song/video that was so popular in Europe for the '98 World Cup? That was a great video. ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/52 "2003-03-09T00:59:07Z")
“Cup of Life” by Ricky Martin I think is the one you’re thinking of, **catnoe**. **fizgig** –THANKS!That’s IT…the only part of the song I could remember was 'and it bears repeating now…". That video is awesome. The “Cry” video by Aerosmith is also pretty damned cool. IDBB ---
**Author:** ![catnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@catnoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catnoe)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/53 "2003-03-09T05:42:55Z")
No, the song I was thinking of was an instrumental. The teams were represented by children painted in the national team colors. You saw the kids walking, running and riding a bus to their meet. When I find it I’ll let you know, it’s driving me nuts now. ---
**Author:** ![catnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@catnoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catnoe)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/54 "2003-03-09T05:48:07Z")
By Dario G? Carnival de Paris, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/55 "2003-03-09T13:07:27Z")
Dario G would be my guess too. Useless trivia: Dario G is not a faceless Italian DJ, as the name might suggest, but two British remixers who support Crewe Alexandra. Crewe’s long-serving manager is Dario Gradi, hence the name. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/56 "2003-03-09T13:41:49Z")
Journey’s **Separate Ways** is definitely my favorite. 2 grown men fighting over a sultry mannequin and playing air instruments. Wow. Seriously, though, my favorite videos are the ones that have great choreography. When they play, I can’t help but watch, even if I’ve seen them a hundred times. **Beat It** by Michael Jackson is still awesome. Too bad MJ’s turned into a freak of nature because he once had it going on. **Vogue** by Madonna. It is irresistible to watch this video and not try and imitate the arm moves. **Bye, Bye, Bye** by 'nSync and **You Drive Me Crazy** by Britney Spears because they are so high energy and the songs are catchy. This is the type of music created specifically for video. And then anything with **Shania Twain** because she is so drop dead gorgeous you can’t help but look at her. ---
**Author:** ![jono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jono)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/57 "2003-03-09T14:12:51Z")
Anyone seen any of Bently Rhythm Ace’s clips? them from gutbuster: eskimos dancing they also ahve another one entirely in reverse which is pretty cool similairly Pharyde: runnin’ Le Rhythms DIgitales; Hey you whats that sound. - a dude walking round ith a casio keyboard zapping peopl into oldschool garb and who start dancing adown the street prodigy: voodoo people is fantastic startrekkin’ ---
**Author:** ![SonOfArizona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SonOfArizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SonOfArizona)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/58 "2003-03-09T19:12:00Z")
Since I have posted this thread, I have downloaded most of the videos mentioned and am very pleased with the results. So much so that when confronted with a research paper for English of my own choice I chose how music videos have evolved and their effect on society. Does anybody know any good cites I can use on that topic by any chance? Maybe a web site that shows a timeline of landmark videos or something like that? ---
**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/59 "2003-03-09T20:52:09Z")
A fourth hand for Fatboy Slim’s **Weapon of Choice**. I DARE anyone to watch it without grinning and shaking their money maker just a teensy bit. Walken is God. Smashing Pumpkins’ **Tonight, Tonight** holds a special place in everyone’s heart, don’t it? Tool’s videos are consistently amazing, including the overlooked Stinkfist and of course Prison Sex / Sober. ---
**Author:** ![Omorka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Omorka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omorka)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420/60 "2003-03-10T00:19:55Z")
Yet another vote for a-ha’s “Take On Me” being the archetypical video. I’m very fond of the Talking Heads’ “And She Was” video as well. Then there’s Peter Gabriel’s stop-motion videos - someone’s already mentioned “Sledgehammer,” but “Big Time” and “Digging in the Dirt,” and to a lesser degree “Steam,” are in the same style. A case could be made for Barenaked Ladies’ “One Week.” As one of the band members says, “We had silver dancing devil-girls, motorcycle stunts, and we got to drive around in the General Lee. This is everything I ever wanted when I was eight!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-video/159420.md?page=4)