# What is the best music video you've ever seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544 "2016-04-08T14:55:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Totenfeier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/81 "2016-04-11T11:26:52Z")
> [@JcWoman](#): > > If you guys nominat talking heads then we also need to include wall of voodoo Mexican radio. [http://youtu.be/eyCEexG9xjw](http://youtu.be/eyCEexG9xjw) I went looking for videos over the weekend, and that’s an excellent choice! Another one I had forgotten: The Motels - “Only the Lonely.” ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/82 "2016-04-11T12:50:04Z")
I always liked how “different” these videos felt at the time: [Tool Sober](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8) [Voivod - Astronomy Domine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvXaLZZ6M3M&nohtml5=False) [Faith No More Epic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_k5CSYKhg&nohtml5=False) This one IMHO is the perfect video to match the song - [Iron Maiden Wasted Years](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij99dud8-0A&nohtml5=False) ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/83 "2016-04-11T14:01:30Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Perhaps the most subtle video ever made: [no, not really](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO89_H7GqaQ&nohtml5). Love me some Major Lazer, [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKKdJoXF7PI) stands out. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/84 "2016-04-11T14:49:07Z")
[Weapon of Choice](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7z57qrZU8) by Fatboy Slim is one of my favorites. I also like Take On Me. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/85 "2016-04-11T15:15:00Z")
[Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgox84KE7iY) Not strictly NSFW, but surprisingly the lyrics contain “motherfucker” a bunch of times. 😉 Apparently there is now an action movie in this first-person style. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/86 "2016-04-11T16:47:10Z")
Blind Melon - [No Rain](https://youtu.be/3qVPNONdF58) Remember the bee girl? This always makes me smile at the end. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/87 "2016-04-11T17:16:21Z")
Gangnam Style ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/88 "2016-04-11T17:29:48Z")
Maybe not “best”, but still pretty funny: [Mumford & Sons - Hopeless Wanderer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rId6PKlDXeU) also [LMFAO - Party Rock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/89 "2016-04-11T17:58:01Z")
My favorite is [Evil Bee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8eksPdM9e0) by Menomena, a little local band. Not necessarily the most catchy song, but the video could win prizes at a short film festival. ---
**Author:** ![rock\_party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rock\_party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rock_party)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/90 "2016-04-11T18:00:56Z")
One that was way ahead of it’s time and I still think looks good was Duran Duran’s The Chauffeur (From 1983!!) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/91 "2016-04-11T18:10:50Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > My favorite is [Evil Bee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8eksPdM9e0) by Menomena, a little local band. That video is incredible. I hope the director makes more. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/92 "2016-04-11T18:16:56Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > [Nirvana’s - Smells Like Teen Spirit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg). So very grunge. > [@WordMan](#): > > I guess I think of, maybe, **Beat It** as the “official” answer > [@running\_coach](#): > > Must be paired with Weird Al’s [Smells Like Nirvana.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FklUAoZ6KxY) Speaking of Al, if his video for [Eat It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBI) hadn’t been as good as it was, would he have had the career he had, instead of being seen as a soon-forgotten novelty act? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/93 "2016-04-11T19:06:28Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > That video is incredible. I hope the director makes more. He also directed [I Say Fever](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eqZHvpAbss) by Ramona Falls (which shares some members with Menomena). And if you can explain this one to me, I’d appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/94 "2016-04-11T21:16:58Z")
I actually like this song, too. What’s wrong with having fun tonight? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BoXu6QmxpJE/maxresdefault.jpg "Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXu6QmxpJE) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/95 "2016-04-11T22:53:50Z")
Anything by Chris Cunningham or Michel Gondry. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/96 "2016-04-12T00:47:09Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQ"]With or Without You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB1Q-PfUvN0&nohtml5=False"]And We Danced [Firework](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw&nohtml5=False) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueqFdBzANAo&nohtml5=False"]Can’t Buy Me Love [Cooler King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdC1FHi5Xak) …to be continued… ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/97 "2016-04-12T00:57:47Z")
Sorry, somehow the links aren’t working. With or Without You And We Danced [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zB1Q-PfUvN0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Hooters - And We Danced") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB1Q-PfUvN0) Firework [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QGJuMBdaqIw/maxresdefault.jpg "Katy Perry - Firework (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw) Can’t Buy Me Love [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueqFdBzANAo) Cooler King [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mdC1FHi5Xak/hqdefault.jpg "The Great Escape（1963） - finale～ending Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdC1FHi5Xak) ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/98 "2016-04-12T03:06:51Z")
For my money, I think Thriller and Sledgehammer probably vie for the title. Lots of good suggestions above. Here are a few more cool ones: [Star Guitar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S43IwBF0uM) - Chemical Brothers [Deadweight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vptfm9D6owo&nohtml5=False)- Beck [Denial Twist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6LuwU3LPLE&nohtml5=False) - White Stripes [Rabbit in Your Headlights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsg1y2ZrPfA&nohtml5=False) - Unkle ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/99 "2016-04-12T03:25:51Z")
The first one that came to mind is Grayson Hugh’s “Talk it Over”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G-Db3scgx3M/maxresdefault.jpg "Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Db3scgx3M) I also like this Chinese video, but to appreciate it you have to know the story behind it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/_uNzeBnU5ms?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66 ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544/100 "2016-04-12T04:05:36Z")
[Michael Penn, No Myth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxkJHX7ukKE&nohtml5=False) [Michael Penn, Try](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hox7UOaQffI&nohtml5=False) [Michael Penn, Look what the cat drug in](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kih1yRyQD6Q) The last one won some awards, an incredible video. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544.md?page=6)