# The music video is not dead! Great modern music videos. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 15, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316 "2011-12-15T18:14:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/1 "2011-12-15T18:14:41Z")
I just discovered this one, but it became an instant favorite: [Avicii - Levels](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovdm2yX4MA&ob=av2e) I especially love the surreal interlude @1:23. Another epic entry in the “Unconventional Protagonist Dancing in an Unconventional Setting” genre: [Pendulum - Slam](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnpwV63KiY&ob=av2e) ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/2 "2011-12-15T18:25:02Z")
This one from 2006 was pretty awesome, and gave a nice kick-in-the-pants to the music video format: [OK Go - Here it Goes Again](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA). ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/3 "2011-12-15T18:25:46Z")
[Grandaddy - Jed’s Other Poem](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-UqKAv1rE) A fan made it, and the band adopted it as the “official” video. > [@](#): > > I programmed this entirely in Applesoft BASIC on a vintage 1979 Apple ][+ with 48K of RAM – a computer so old it has no hard drive, mouse up/down arrow keys, and only types in capitals. First open-source music video, code available on website ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/4 "2011-12-15T19:38:55Z")
[Seven Nation Army](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2QdDbelmY&ob=av3e) - The White Stripes. I don’t know if I’d call it great but it certainly is unique. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/5 "2011-12-15T21:19:15Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > This one from 2006 was pretty awesome, and gave a nice kick-in-the-pants to the music video format: > > [OK Go - Here it Goes Again](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA). Rube Goldberg version-_[This Too Shall Pass.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w)_ ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/6 "2011-12-15T21:49:09Z")
Two from the Antipodes Dominoes, contraptions and a cute popster - [Zowie’s Broken Machine](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvBSVvn3-i0&ob=av3e). Interesting use of body paint - [Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody I Used to Know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY) ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/7 "2011-12-15T22:00:59Z")
Love 'em or hate 'em, Arcade Fire began to popularize web-based, interactive, personalized music videos with [The Wilderness Downtown](http://thewildernessdowntown.com/). [Here’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdJAi-BBrs) a video of the video in case it doesn’t work on your browser or computer. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/8 "2011-12-15T22:10:42Z")
I think this is THE music video of the year: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yzC4hFK5P3g/hqdefault.jpg "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ - PONPONPON , Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - PONPONPON") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC4hFK5P3g) **PonPonPon** by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Not only is the song catchy as a cold, but the video puts me in the mind of old MTV. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/9 "2011-12-15T22:19:06Z")
The video for LMFAO’s [Party Rock Anthem](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8&ob=av2e) is pretty epic and reminiscent of the effort put into 80’s videos ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/10 "2011-12-15T22:25:55Z")
[Duran Duran’s Girl Panic](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSMbOuNBV0s) completely brought back everything that was great about Duran Duran’s 80’s videos. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/11 "2011-12-16T00:32:59Z")
My favourite musician (also first-tier celebrity crush), Tomoko Kawase tends to do very fun (and often very strange - though not quite PonPonPon level) music videos, for her two solo projects, Tommy february6 and Tommy heavenly6. (Her band, the brilliant green, tend to have less weird videos.) Some samplings: From Tommy february: [Kiss One More Time](http://youtu.be/FNEQwLe2dqE) [MaGic in youR Eyes](http://youtu.be/pd7MDR6YjyI) [Love is Forever](http://youtu.be/HX4V2qmxXl4) From Tommy heavenly: [I’m Gonna SCREAM+](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89e8FOqcyU) [Papermoon](http://youtu.be/xQafUKQugHY) [Heavy Starry Chain](http://youtu.be/GtIeBl9W5R0) (which I like to call 'Snow White Meets the Vampires - although they’re supposed to be magicians, apparently.) And her latest, from October this year: [I’m Your Devil (Hallowe’en remix)](http://youtu.be/CNbiia9EiJo) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/12 "2012-02-17T19:56:57Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > Interesting use of body paint - [Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody I Used to Know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY) That’s a great video, but somehow I prefer [this version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YzGOq42zLk), which was apparently done for a KCRW interview. Kimbra really steals the show on this version - it really brings out how talented she is. Gotye hit a homer by getting her to do the female part of the song with him. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/13 "2012-02-17T21:11:27Z")
[“Curl of the Burl”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAihDAJX8Ow) by Mastodon is a good video. When it was being played a few months ago on MTV they edited out the parts showing the guy getting high though. In the world of pop [“Don’t Stop”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlAgHt92lqE&ob=av2e) by Foster the People is pretty cool. It even features Gabourey Sidibe. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/14 "2012-02-18T12:57:35Z")
Whatever your opinion is of Coldplay as a band, you can’t deny how impressive their music video for Strawberry Sing is. [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9X5jMofEo) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/15 "2012-02-18T15:30:25Z")
I love that Gotye/Kimbra video. I also love [Her Morning Elegance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY) by Oren Lavie Looks like Stop Motion is a thing… ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/16 "2012-02-18T15:41:22Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > That’s a great video, but somehow I prefer [this version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YzGOq42zLk), which was apparently done for a KCRW interview. Kimbra really steals the show on this version - it really brings out how talented she is. Gotye hit a homer by getting her to do the female part of the song with him. Yeah, no. What is that spastic thing she’s doing with her hands? Another tragic victim of terminal TheatreKiditis, I reckon. ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/17 "2012-02-18T16:40:41Z")
[My Feelings For You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4xSyZgHi4M) with Avicii if you like old arcade games from the 70s and 80s. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/18 "2012-02-18T16:57:40Z")
I gotta add Florence + The Machine’s [The Dog Days are Over](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU&ob=av2e). It’s manically delicious! Also along those lines, Studio Killers’ [Ode to the Bouncer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo-EmtXbFRg). Such a cheery, peppy song, with such questionable lyrics—also a cheery, peppy and weirdly unsettling video. :eek: 😃 A few years old, but the video Miyazaki animated for [On Your Mark](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwdcq_on-your-mark_shortfilms#rel-page-4). Honorable mention (it’s a video of a performance, not a music video proper): Arc Attack’s [Doctor Who theme, on Tesla Coils](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdrqdW4Miao). ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/19 "2012-02-18T17:57:03Z")
Anything OkGo does is amazing, but for some modern interactivity, fire up Chrome and go to allisnotlo.st Trust me. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316/20 "2012-02-18T22:17:42Z")
Aside from some pretty kick-ass tunes, I’m partial to **Red Fang’s** videos. They really know how to have some fun with it. **[RED FANG - “Wires”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQPfQvLIseA)** **[RED FANG - “Prehistoric Dog”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuRKRFjm-HA)** \*\*[RED FANG - “Hank Is Dead”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgV7hnjoyt0) \*\*Same goes for pretty much every **Foo Fighters** video ever. They have so many good ones, I won’t even bother to link them all. Instead, I’ll leave you this recent [real-life music video,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e5hRLbCaCs) with cameo by Westboro BC. [😃](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e5hRLbCaCs) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316.md?page=2)