# Music videos with fairy tale themes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 16, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902 "2007-10-16T14:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/1 "2007-10-16T14:56:02Z")
My daughter needs some music videos with fairy tale themes. The only one I could think of (because I don’t watch many music videos) was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers _Don’t Come Around Here No More_. Can the Teeming Millions help me out? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/2 "2007-10-16T15:19:29Z")
Gwen Stafani’s “Wind it Up” also has an Alice in Wonderland theme. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/3 "2007-10-16T15:27:07Z")
**Green Jelly**'s “Three Little Pigs” is one of my favorites. **Steve Perry**'s “Oh Sherry” starts out in a fairytale-esque mode. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/4 "2007-10-16T15:33:45Z")
Rammstein - “Sonne” Loosely based on Snow White and the seven dwarves. Don’t know how old your daughter is but it’s kinda PG-13. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/5 "2007-10-16T15:35:27Z")
Adam Ant - Prince Charming ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/6 "2007-10-16T15:40:34Z")
It’s been ages since I’ve seen it, but I remember Joe Jackson’s “Stepping Out” as having something of a Cinderella theme to it. ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/7 "2007-10-16T15:44:34Z")
The song and video “These Dreams” by Heart fits the theme. _In a wood full of princes, freedom is a kiss…_ ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/8 "2007-10-16T16:03:41Z")
“Don’t Come Around Here No More” is based on Alice in Wonderland, not a fairy tale. “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Meat Loaf is based on “Beauty and the Beast.” ---
**Author:** ![muzzynyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@muzzynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muzzynyc)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/9 "2007-10-16T16:10:04Z")
“Emotion in Motion” by Ric Ocasek ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/10 "2007-10-16T16:20:25Z")
Spice Girls’ _Viva Forever_ has a (somewhat sad) fairytale story to it. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/11 "2007-10-16T16:31:20Z")
Radiohead’s “There There” has some fairytale elements. ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/12 "2007-10-16T16:34:30Z")
“Wind It Up” by Gwen Stefani is actually _The Sound of Music_ themed; it’s “What You Waiting For?” that’s _Alice in Wonderland_ themed. I can’t really think of any at the moment, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/13 "2007-10-16T17:31:44Z")
There is the relatively new one from Vanessa Carlton - Nolita Fairytale, where she sees fairytale imagery around moder New York (Like a policeman riding a unicorn). ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/14 "2007-10-16T18:03:09Z")
“Strange Little Girl” by Tori Amos “Everlong” by The Foo Fighters ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/15 "2007-10-16T18:09:52Z")
Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming! **Otto** , I thought the same until I looked up fairy tale. > [@](#): > > A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional story that usually features folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events. Alice in Wonderland, IMNSHO, fits the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/16 "2007-10-16T18:13:13Z")
Bowling for Soup does a cover of “Little Red Riding Hood” (originally by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs). [YouTube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB7OKImflZc) ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/17 "2007-10-16T18:46:05Z")
Spinal Tap’s _Stonehenge_ contains leprechauns. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/18 "2007-10-16T18:48:38Z")
I don’t know if there’s a theme per se, but Men Without Hats’ “Safety Dance” has everyone running around in Ren Faire type garb. **Shoeless** , good call on Steppin Out- one of my all time favs, definite Cinderella theme. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/19 "2007-10-16T18:54:12Z")
_Evanesance_ has got to have some fairy tale-esque video… ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-fairy-tale-themes/422902/20 "2007-10-16T19:09:05Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] **Green Jelly**'s “Three Little Pigs” is one of my favorites. [/QUOTE] Is that the old one with [death metal voice] LITTLE PIGS, LITTLE PIGS, LET ME IN![/DMV] [falsetto opera voice] Not by the hairs of our chinny chinny chin![/fov] and at the end Rambo shows up and kills the wolf?