Seems like an age since I saw a really impressive music video, despite (or perhaps because of) the easy availability of just about every video on YouTube.
Someone help me out!
I’m sorry, but I just can’t get enough of Beyonce’s “All the Single Ladies.” Absolutely brilliant dancing, lighting and editing! Check it out on YouTube!
Here is maybe the best fan-made video of all time, for Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear.
(Here’s the official video for the song. I like the fan video better.)
It’s not new, but this video by Massive Attack is one of my favorites:
Oscar Wilde - Company of Thieves is a nice parody of the movie Rushmore.
Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother Plain, simple, Tarantino-ish.
I started liking this band even before I realized Jack White was in it. On drums no less.
I’m not really a fan of music videos but here’s one of my favorites.
I really like this fan video for “Highwayman” (by The Highwaymen), made with World of Warcraft footage.
The White Stripes — The Denial Twist
The White Stripes — The Hardest Button to Button
The White Stripes — Fell in Love with a Girl
Fat Boy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Gorillaz — 19-2000
Röyksopp — Remind Me
Elvis Costello — Monkey to Man
Squirrel Nut Zippers — Ghost of Stephen Foster
The Fratellis — Flathead (appeal is greater for the guys 
You’re a 90s kind of guy, B. Serum. 
I’ve yet to find anything recently that can truly top No More Kings - Sweep The Leg.
Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla – pure, unadulterated, geriatric joy.
Venus Hum - Soul Sloshing – another fun and carefree one that never fails to make me smile.
Flobots - Handlebars – what appears to start off as whimsical and mildly self-indulgent turns into something much, much darker.
Supreme Beings of Leisure - Never the Same – amusing retro spy parody.
Within Temptation - Memories – a bittersweet reflection on past love.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia – spaghetti western + kung fu + Buck Rogers = retro awesome (complete with lip movements not synched with the actual words!)
“Shatner of the Mount” by Fall on Your Sword
“Do You Wanna Date My Avatar” by The Guild
Adriano Celentano and Raffaella Carrà - Prisencolinensinainciusol:
Rubber Johnny by Aphex Twin
Gah! Pretty well-done, though!
I love Oingo Boingo’s “Stay.”
Gah, that video just creeps me out.
It’s like I’m watching a bunch of these dancing around.
Then they throw in one of these for some odd reason.
I don’t need to watch Venus and Serena dancing.
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For your consideration:
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Candyman by Christina Aguilera, Christina Aguilera and Christina Aguilera (with a couple cameos by Christina Aguilera).
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I Love my Hooptee by Lyrikill.
I’d forgotten what a great song / video Candyman is. Good one!
I find *Lady Gaga’s "Paparazzi "*oddly compelling and Emimen’s * “We Made You” * is interesting, although the best part of the actual song is the woman’s part. And if you’re a fan of Jack McBrayer from 30 Rock you can see him at his nerdy best in Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body”.
I must say, I don’t recognize the majority of the suggestions here. Are these videos you’ve found on-line or is there a new music channel that I haven’t heard about?
Over-the-air digital channel 20.2 in central North Carolina runs a music video channel called “Video Mix”, aka “The Future of Music Television”. 99% of the videos are horrible, but a few good ones sneak in. Another interesting one is Declaration (This is it), featuring Kirk Franklin as both the protagonist and antagonist.
I found my video through a recommendation here:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1838#more-1838
and here: