# Favorite music videos of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391 "2010-08-06T13:23:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/1 "2010-08-06T13:23:42Z")
Granted, they’re an [oft-maligned art form](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtv#Other_early_criticism). But I like 'em, and come of age to 'em. So, without any further ado, here are some of mine: [“Once in a Lifetime”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU) - Talking Heads [“Nothing Compares 2 U”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUiTQvT0W_0) - Sinéad O’Connor [“True Faith”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og1HAkjOuL0) - New Order [“Believe”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_IkUysQASQ) - Chemical Brothers [“Praise You”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULVQOneeZE) - Fatboy Slim [“Come to Daddy”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWDAtMPoBHA) - Aphex Twin (There shall be more soon.) Yours? ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/2 "2010-08-06T14:12:20Z")
Tom Petty had some great ones back in the day [You Got Lucky](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTAhZKP5wCY) - my personal favorite video of all time [Don’t Come Around Here No More](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8&playnext=1&videos=cyRxjvM3VOM&feature=artistob) [Into the Great Wide Open](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmFxgEGKH0&playnext=1&videos=lB5X8KJO-xA&feature=artistob) - featuring some guy who went on to become a famous actor, I’m told [Mary Jane’s Last Dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowSGxim_O8&playnext=1&videos=FL6Frw1gmfk&feature=artistob) ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/3 "2010-08-06T14:15:45Z")
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson. Can’t link while working, but if no one else does, I’ll link after work. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/4 "2010-08-06T14:22:02Z")
[Gwen Stefani - ‘What You Waiting For?’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdcObAQ5OOM&feature=av2e) [Michael Jackson - ‘Earth Song’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2F0HmajCwU) [Madonna - ‘American Life’](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12n1b_madonna-american-life-director-s-cu_music) [Britney Spears - ‘Everytime’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRHAXSRcSH0&feature=av2n) [Culture Club - ‘The War Song’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mduXMXt3fCU) [Eurythmics - ‘Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3UqWFrqs8) [Christina Aguilera featuring Redman - ‘Dirrty’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaej4Wjkj1Q) [George Michael - ‘Freeek!’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4NTe5O488) [Girls Aloud - ‘The Promise’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3qxUqwrNDA) [Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - ‘Telephone’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBsypHzF3U&feature=av2e) [Janet Jackson - ‘Rhythm Nation’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAwaNWGLM0c&feature=av2e) [Kylie Minogue - ‘Did It Again’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM5jhxK1Gu0) [Madonna - ‘Like A Prayer’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA983t3Rdzs&feature=av2e) [Madonna - ‘Bad Girl’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUII7DTACf4&feature=av2e) [Madonna - ‘Bedtime Story’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSaFgAwnRSc&feature=av2e) [Madonna - ‘What It Feels Like For A Girl’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwgG2oyUbA&feature=av2e) [Madonna - ‘Die Another Day’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXLhNrXntY&feature=fvst) [Michael Jackson - ‘Smooth Criminal’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WVpQ0ZG8Q) [Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - ‘Scream’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Zl1stDsUI&feature=av2e) [Michael Jackson - ‘Who Is It?’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwFHoLMti8) [Pet Shop Boys - ‘Can You Forgive Her?’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN1Fh-Y1L6I&feature=av2n) [Spice Girls - ‘Viva Forever’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhkLKsr_NsE&feature=av2e) I _love_ music videos. This list skews more towards the pop side of my music listening but I think pop acts generally make better music videos than artists in the other genres I like. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/5 "2010-08-06T14:24:17Z")
A-Ha - Take On Me Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (the animated video for the remix of the song) I also can’t like here, but they’re easy enough to find. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/6 "2010-08-06T14:38:47Z")
Peter Gabriel’s _Sledgehammer_. There’s something about dancing naked headless chickens that’s bizarre beyond belief. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/7 "2010-08-06T14:53:02Z")
My absolute favorite is Nine Inch Nails’ [The Perfect Drug](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4SO_tWe4R8). I’ve always wished to see a movie just like that, but so far that sort of stylized gothicism hasn’t shown up in anything full-length that I’ve ever seen. Others I like: Stabbing Westward “[Shame](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsxaoXHe9Xc)” No Doubt “[Don’t Speak](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3Vdo5etCQ)” Vitamin C “[The Itch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R9MbivccI0)” Ash “[Girl From Mars](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8hJXLW6kKk)” She Wants Revenge “[Tear You Apart](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixw_bLVUL34)” Bat For Lashes “[What’s A Girl To Do](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EICkZWEzFGE)?” Marilyn Manson “[Tainted Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoYmSKdDkW0)” (Grey’s Anatomy fans, watch this one) ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/8 "2010-08-06T15:04:28Z")
[Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REfDCPhPQQ4), as ever. ---
**Author:** ![Juntas\_Doorman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@Juntas\_Doorman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juntas_Doorman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/9 "2010-08-06T15:19:18Z")
For all you red-blooded men out there: [spoilered NSFW link] [Massive Attack - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKRNf3PDdE) A pretty samey version of the William DeVaughan original, but with an interesting video. There’s a long preamble, the show starts about 1min 30secs. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/10 "2010-08-06T15:27:03Z")
> [@Juntas\_Doorman](#): > > For all you red-blooded men out there: > > [spoilered NSFW link] > > [Massive Attack - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKRNf3PDdE) > > A pretty samey version of the William DeVaughan original, but with an interesting video. There’s a long preamble, the show starts about 1min 30secs. I once put the Massive Attack _Collected_ DVD on and walked out of the room absent mindedly… only for my mother to walk in just as this video was playing. Awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Kilmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/11 "2010-08-06T15:50:00Z")
[Freewheel Burning](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_s-49rNCdw) - Judas Priest ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/12 "2010-08-06T15:56:45Z")
Most of my favorite videos are from the '80s. I’m sure I’ll come up with more after I post this, but these are the ones I can think of right now. [“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ9zycElysU) Eurythmics - I have a mad girl-crush on Annie Lennox in this video, and have since I first saw it in the 80s. [“Right Now,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsx2ueGssf0) Van Halen “Don’t Pay the Ferryman,” Chris DeBurgh (can’t find this one, didn’t look too hard) [“Sledgehammer,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1tTN-b5KHg) Peter Gabriel [“Hungry Like the Wolf,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJRCE6e2xIg) Duran Duran [“Take On Me,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914&feature=av2n) a-ha [“Jeremy,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&feature=av2e) Pearl Jam [“Distant Early Warning,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC0u9MdHA98) Rush [“Billie Jean,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVBylP1T88g) Michael Jackson [“Safety Dance,”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7movKfyTBII) Men Without Hats (I also like the [literal video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZaiB9jYCxI)version) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/13 "2010-08-06T16:15:51Z")
Muse’s [Knights of Cydonia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sBOsh-vyI). Hands down. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/14 "2010-08-06T16:28:08Z")
A bunch of my favourites have been mentioned already…some which haven’t… [David Lee Roth - Just a Gigilo/I Ain’t Got Nobody](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN-4lX0QyZc) [George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You (The version that doesn’t take place in his haunted study.)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n29Q-JJzp3U) Unusual in that I only discovered it recently, when someone linked it in a thread here… Alexis and the girl have a great interplay, and George’s bits are delightfully oddball. Quite a few from Tomoko Kawase’s various projects…Some specific examples… [Tommy heavenly6 - Lollipop Candy ❤BAD​:heart: Girl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LWyeYCAQJA) (Get a snack, the song is 10 and a half minutes long, but the short version of the video misses most of my favourite bits.) [Tommy heavenly6 - Heavy Starry Chain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_gnb35sHDA) [Tommy heavenly6 - I’m Gonna SCREAM+](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WARcMVXcrJk) [Tommy heavenly6 - Wait 'Till I Can Dream](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zO6kjNNd8Q) [Tommy february6 - Bloomin’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwljUPa05Yo) [Tommy february - Magic in youR Eyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE2z2xIfK_o) [the brilliant green - CALL MY NAME](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCWbp3hfbc) [the brilliant green - Enemy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZVQtGGahh4) _cough_ OK, enough of my Tommy-pimping… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/15 "2010-08-06T16:33:32Z")
[You Can Call Me Al](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULjCSK0oOlI) - Paul Simon/Chevy Chase [Addicted To Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE) - Robert Palmer (ah, memories) ---
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Forgot [Simply Irresistable](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZCiRNM33Sk&feature=fvsr). I like the dancing models. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/17 "2010-08-06T16:44:29Z")
Primus - [Winona’s Big Brown Beaver](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/18 "2010-08-06T16:52:47Z")
Ah, the 80’s, best years of my life! I actually do have a bunch of MTV videos on videocassettes somewhere, I wonder if they’re still playable? I liked everything by David Bowie, Ashes to Ashes especially. Everything by Adam Ant! Everything by Devo! And early in the MTV video days, I remember a song by Kate Bush, The Man With the Child In His Eyes, but it didn’t seem to ‘fit in’ and I thought, well, that’s awkward. I only saw it maybe three times. But that damn song by Kate Bush grew on me, I couldn’t forget it, and that, friends, is how I got to appreciate Kate Bush. (her talent was so obvious). ---
**Author:** ![Juntas\_Doorman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@Juntas\_Doorman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juntas_Doorman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391/19 "2010-08-06T16:55:58Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > I once put the Massive Attack _Collected_ DVD on and walked out of the room absent mindedly… only for my mother to walk in just as this video was playing. > > Awkward. If your mother knew the sheila used to be a bruce it might have been even more awkward. ---
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> [@Tengu](#): > > A bunch of my favourites have been mentioned already…some which haven’t… > > [David Lee Roth - Just a Gigilo/I Ain’t Got Nobody](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN-4lX0QyZc) > … Funny video, but is Roth lip-synching the Louis Prima song or actually singing it? It sounds too exactly the same to be the latter. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391.md?page=2)