some comedy ones
especially relevant : Nice Video by NTNOCN
also
The Chicken Song by Spitting Image
Star Trekkin by The Firm
and some more mainstream
Radio GaGa by Queen
Pretty much anything by Madness, but in particular Cardiac Arrest and Drivin in my Car
Money For Nothing
Well, if you’re looking for a video that tells a cryptic story that puts the band in the backseat, you can’t get much better than Build God, Then We’ll Talk from Panic at the Disco [The video is available here: http :// youtube.com/watch?v=TFSIm3Zeecg. Warning: Link contains Pornomime. No actual porno was used in this video, but there’s…miming.]
I’m going to suggest Let Forever Be by The Chemical Brothers; the video was directed by Michel Gondry and to this day I still can’t watch it without wondering if my coffee has been spiked.
This is my all-time favorite (of course I haven’t seen videos in years, since MTV and VH1 stopped playing them–except for a few years of CMT videos). Love it!!
I thought of another couple that I really like - Rihanna’s “Umbrella” (she could teach Janet Jackson a few things about making a video that’s more interesting than just a bunch of girls dancing in unison). This video is just a visual treat.
The best dancing video of all time is Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.” I assume that the choreographer of that video won whatever awards choreographers of videos win.
It’s always entertaining coming across a video that Weird Al parodied or mimicked, even if just for a few seconds.
Charlotte Hatherley - Bastardo
Filmed by Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) who was her boyfriend at the time, it’s based on the UK magazine for girls “Jackie” but you don’t need to be too familiar with it to marvel at it. Ten points if you recognise the cameo appearances.
Actually, Charlotte Hatherley has another brilliant music video by Edgar and Oscar Wright, “Behave”. Clearly influenced by the 2000AD comic book story, Halo Jones.
UNKLE has another great one, for Eye 4 an Eye (the song kicks in at 0:54). Gives me chills.
Another video with a high “how-did-they-do-that?” factor: “Four Kicks” by Kings of Leon.
Another Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Love the ‘Alternative Heads’ in this video.