# Really good music videos **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568 "2008-04-09T04:10:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/21 "2008-04-09T07:28:19Z")
Sigur Ros - [Svefn-g-englar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWiJWLiSKro) Dead Can Dance - [The Host of Seraphim](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhN4dQ25L4Q) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/22 "2008-04-09T07:37:53Z")
No love for [FatBoy Slim / Christopher Walken](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs&feature=related)? ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/23 "2008-04-09T07:46:08Z")
And of course: Johnny Cash - [Hurt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go) The original: Nine Inch Nails - [Hurt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFx2TmQfM-o) ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/24 "2008-04-09T07:54:39Z")
Several good videos in a recent thread I started: [“One shot” music video appreciation thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458920) Lots of YouTube links too! Enjoy. ETA: Expect a " :smack: " from \*\*Tapioca Dextrin \*\* in exactly 5, 4, 3… ---
**Author:** ![TastesLikeBurning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@TastesLikeBurning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TastesLikeBurning)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/25 "2008-04-09T07:55:32Z")
[Rabbit in the Headlights - Unkle (featuring Thom Yorke)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ClCwcCvdQ) Make sure you watch it all the way through. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/26 "2008-04-09T08:23:37Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] ETA: Expect a " :smack: " from \*\*Tapioca Dextrin \*\* in exactly 5, 4, 3… [/QUOTE] 🙂 [QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] No love for [FatBoy Slim / Christopher Walken](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs&feature=related)? [/QUOTE] _psst_ See post 17. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/27 "2008-04-09T09:16:25Z")
Search youtube for videos from Spike Jonze (who made the Fatboy Slim “dancing-in-the-mall”-video), Michel Gondry (Bjørk, White Stripes), and Chris Cunningham (Bjørk, Aphex Twin). Three of the best, most innovative music video directors IMO. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/28 "2008-04-09T09:29:22Z")
I predict myself to make the " smack " smilie in exactly 5, 4, 3… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/29 "2008-04-09T09:55:48Z")
[QUOTE=Shamozzle] Dead Can Dance - [The Host of Seraphim](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhN4dQ25L4Q) [/QUOTE] That actually isn’t a videoclip but a part of the movie Baraka. You might want to check out that movie if you are into beautiful imagery set to beautiful music. ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/30 "2008-04-09T10:16:50Z")
[QUOTE=Scoundrel Swanswater] That actually isn’t a videoclip but a part of the movie Baraka. You might want to check out that movie if you are into beautiful imagery set to beautiful music. [/QUOTE] Yea, I was going to mention that, but since that piece of video seems to be the one most associated with the song I thought I’d let it slide. It is an extraordinary film, I agree. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/31 "2008-04-09T10:25:07Z")
One of my personal faves: “Right Now” by Van Halen. It’s a lot more thought-provoking than most: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCkQZOnCN3k) ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/32 "2008-04-09T10:47:01Z")
[Aphex Twin: Rubber Jonny](http://youtube.com/watch?v=l48HTZUHfeQ) ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/33 "2008-04-09T13:09:57Z")
[QUOTE=exclamation!] Fatboy Slim’s _Weapon of Choice_. Christopher Walken dancing? HELL YES. [/QUOTE] Absolutely! The man is a pretty good dancer and it looks like he had a blast filming the video. My picks are: _The Perfect Drug_-NiN _King Nothing_-Metallica \*Slang & Work It Out-\*Def Leppard _Lucas With The Lid Off_-Lucas ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/34 "2008-04-09T13:12:59Z")
[QUOTE=Capt. Ridley’s Shooting Party] [Aphex Twin: Rubber Jonny](http://youtube.com/watch?v=l48HTZUHfeQ) [/QUOTE] That vid gave me freaking nightmares! :eek: ---
**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:** [April 9, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/35 "2008-04-09T13:23:58Z")
[QUOTE=lobotomyboy63] One of my personal faves: “Right Now” by Van Halen. It’s a lot more thought-provoking than most: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WCkQZOnCN3k/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/WCkQZOnCN3k?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] Suddenly [this AMV](http://youtube.com/watch?v=e1NFBiP65cs) makes a lot more sense. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/36 "2008-04-09T13:32:46Z")
Oh come on! How 'bout some Thriller? The awesome~est video ever made. I mean, I know it’s Michael Jackson and he’s turned into a monsterous freak but THRILLER come ON! The dancing. The '80s clothes. I showed it to my pre-teens a few months ago and they were enthralled. Thriller! ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/37 "2008-04-09T13:52:38Z")
The long version of Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/38 "2008-04-09T14:24:59Z")
Recent thread: [Videoclips with a high: " how did they do THAT?" factor.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=444150) ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/39 "2008-04-09T15:06:46Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RaeF00sqW34/hqdefault.jpg "Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaeF00sqW34) The Red Hot Chili Peppers have consistently put out good videos such as this. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/40 "2008-04-09T15:29:22Z")
[QUOTE=Critical1] ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YMMQqE9x6i4/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/YMMQqE9x6i4?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AtyJbIOZjS8/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/AtyJbIOZjS8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-j39ABZyzek/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/-j39ABZyzek?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] Respectively, those are “Virtual Insanity” by Jamiroquai, “Thriller,” and Metallica’s “One.” By the way, anybody who RickRolls in this thread will be drawn and quartered. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568.md?page=3)