# 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:** 3
**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, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/41 "2008-04-09T15:34:36Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] By the way, anybody who RickRolls in this thread will be drawn and quartered. 😉 [/QUOTE] But, but, it’s a really good video! ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/42 "2008-04-09T16:10:05Z")
Even knowing how it was done, Virtual Insanity is always a trip to watch. OK Go does a lot of simple but memorable videos: [Here It Goes Again](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI) [Do What You Want](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUE-4FbM_XI) [Do What You Want (wallpaper version)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAQZ_uui1SY) And the thread wouldn’t be complete without No More Kings’ [Sweep The Leg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlQNtL8F9s). Directed by William Zabka. If you liked Karate Kid at all, this is a great, great video. ---
**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, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/43 "2008-04-09T16:50:55Z")
Love him or hate him Marilyn Manson made one of the most emotionally powerful music videos based off a famous short story (The Lottery, I believe). Marilyn Manson - [The Man That You Fear](http://youtube.com/watch?v=mPGUS6zamdg) NIN - [Closer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWncI51ggH8) , also a classic. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/44 "2008-04-09T17:04:40Z")
I really like this one by Queen [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6OVjt2JfiGw/hqdefault.jpg "Queen Breakthru") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OVjt2JfiGw) Love the train(and the girl with black eye makeup) ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/45 "2008-04-09T17:10:30Z")
Björk’s had some really good ones: [ul][_][It’s Oh So Quiet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Z1MpcyqQU)[_][Human Behaviour](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPyTgmC3nQQ)[_][Bachelorette](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5nNfbTS6N4)[_][Hyperballad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPbrWtjTIno)[\*][I Miss You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOcivBnNMEY)[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/46 "2008-04-09T19:15:02Z")
I don’t really love her music, but Bjork’s [new video](http://www.indian.co.uk/bjork/wanderlust.html) is amazing. I kinda wanna get the 3d glasses
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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/47 "2008-04-09T19:21:25Z")
I am fascinated by Jack Johnson’s [Sitting, Waiting, Wishing](http://youtube.com/watch?v=m0u-0X8sPe0). And there’s a “making of” video [here](http://video.aol.com/video-detail/making-of-sitting-waiting-wishing/3994189394). ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/48 "2008-04-09T19:34:30Z")
[QUOTE=HoboStew] I don’t really love her music, but Bjork’s [new video](http://www.indian.co.uk/bjork/wanderlust.html) is amazing. I kinda wanna get the 3d glasses
 [/QUOTE] **WARNING!** **This will crash Firefox!** I’m running the latest version and I tried three times just to be sure. Crashes every time. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/49 "2008-04-09T19:36:03Z")
Lordi’s [Blood Red Sandman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkw4jhDE1eQ) is a nice little treat for all the Evil Dead fans out there. ETA: If you haven’t seen the video for [Frontier Psychiatrist](http://youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0), it’s worth watching. ---
**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, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/50 "2008-04-09T19:48:39Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] NIN - [Closer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWncI51ggH8) , also a classic. [/QUOTE] Oh yessshhh. Oh very much yesh. Plus “The Perfect Drug” make me want to howl at the moon and do terribly kinky and horrible things to Mr. Reznor. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/51 "2008-04-09T19:49:49Z")
[Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK716RqoUms) - Pillow thief girl rules. [Afro Celt Sound System - Persistence of Memory](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmh1cZQuXk) - I want to visit every single place in this video before I die. Cool stuff. [Bongwater - Jimmy/Lesbians of Russia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM8P8PRRrvk) - A really good friendship of mine started because of a mutual love for this video. Long story. [Rilo Kiley - It’s a Hit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGa3cWDzxlI) - Neat little video that tells a neat little story. Also, the unipines are adorable. I have a couple hundred gigs of music videos on my computer, so I’m sure I’ll come across more later. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/52 "2008-04-09T19:50:45Z")
[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] That’s the one I came in here to mention. I also like Eurythmics’ [Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)](http://youtube.com/watch?v=QQHrspjw4aA) Chris Deburgh’s [Don’t Pay the Ferryman](http://youtube.com/watch?v=tvHhngeD2K8). ---
**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:** [April 9, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/53 "2008-04-09T19:57:35Z")
Oh, damn–missed the edit window before I remembered one that I’m surprised no one posted yet: [Jeremy](http://youtube.com/watch?v=gskAeWgEExk), by Pearl Jam. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/54 "2008-04-09T19:58:06Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] NIN - [Closer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWncI51ggH8) , also a classic. [/QUOTE] I love that song. LOVE that song. But that video grosses me out. It’s the anti-sexy. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/55 "2008-04-09T20:09:28Z")
Oh, almost forgot: [Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyQtZsS9e1Y) - The golfing in the city video. That one never gets old. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/56 "2008-04-09T20:12:17Z")
[QUOTE=RoOsh] I must concur. That video for Knights wins, hands down. I didn’t even pay attention to the song. Just the riffs and watching that video is all i needed. [/QUOTE] Agreed. Absolutely priceless - best video I’ve seen in ages. (Of course, I don’t see a lot of videos, but still
) ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/57 "2008-04-09T20:15:00Z")
Just as an example of music videos that I hate - I absolutely despise videos that are just endless shots of the damn band. The band should take a backseat to the other visuals in a music video. A big backseat. They should be in the trunk. The best videos are ones that tell a cryptic story with lots of interesting cinematics, not shots of the band rocking out over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/58 "2008-04-09T20:19:58Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] Chemical Brothers: [Let Forever Be](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmpxsk3dHaA) [Believe](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_IkUysQASQ) [/QUOTE] And [Star Guitar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBgf2ZxIDZk). ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/59 "2008-04-09T20:51:07Z")
[QUOTE=Terminus Est] The most awesomest video of all time: [Knights of Cydonia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV1bRfLHA3A) by Muse [/QUOTE] Does it change any? Because I was fairly bored by about 1:45 and turned it off–I mean the very first part was funny, does it get better again or is it just more of the same of what’s in the middle? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568/60 "2008-04-09T21:14:51Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] Does it change any? Because I was fairly bored by about 1:45 and turned it off–I mean the very first part was funny, does it get better again or is it just more of the same of what’s in the middle? [/QUOTE] You didn’t even get to the part with the unicorn, let alone Col. Wilma Deering from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-music-videos/444568.md?page=4)