Similarly, Split Enz’ One Step Ahead, and Quarterflash’s Harden my Heart.
Perhaps it helped that I was an impressionable eleven-year-old for all this.
For sheer cleverness, the contemporary act OK Go deserves a mention – for when you’re in a problem-solving mood rather than an artistic one.
Two contenders:
Smooth Criminal (M.J.) Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (Official Video) - YouTube
Smack My Bitch Up (The Prodigy) - YouTube
Hard to point to just one as “The Best” but Désenchentée by Mylène Farmer/Laurent Boutonnat.
They made many remarkable music videos together and revolutionised French pop music.
Some of the best have disappeared from YouTube unfortunately.
This trilogy is exceptional:
Libertine
Pourvu qu’elles soient douces
A Qoi Je Sers
This was what introduced me to her Sans Logiqué
Mylène in concert, to give an idea of what she is like live:
Tombre 7 Fois.
Pas Le Temps De Vivre
This has been messed with and lost a lot of it’s impact, only the centre rectangle is of interest, the rest a distraction.
California
XXL!
Missed the edit window - Degeneration is in the wrong place, Is from her (as usual) themed album Point De Suture and is followed up by Si j’avais au moins
You may think all I listen to is Mylene Farmer but that, although true at one point is not so.
This may not be the ‘Best’ but is still pretty good for a 15 year old (16 today) and her third video.
Comin’ Home Jackie Evancho.
“This Too Shall Pass.” The Rube-Goldberg machine version is classic, but I’m partial to the one with the Notre Dame Marching Band.
Coldplay - Strawberry Swing is pretty amazing, especially when he falls among the buildings, the flashlight into the camera, and the leafstorm at the end. Wow!
Just FYI, some of Myglaren’s Mylène Farmer videos are decidedly NSFW…
‘Safety Dance’ - Men Without Hats…
what?
Michael Jackson. Black or white, short version. For me it’s nostalgia value, great dancing, and he looks good at this stage.
Favourite pervy video:
The BPA & David Byrne feat. Dizzee Rascal - Toe Jam
Interesting preachy animation:
Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution
Cool, funny, sexy:
“Weird Al” Yankovic - It’s All About The Pentiums:
Seen it many times - so much entertaining stuff is packed into it:
Psy - Gangnam Style
From Ylvis (and What Does The Fox Say?)
Mr Toot: (exotic, catchy)
The visuals are completely linked to the music:
Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Oops, sorry, never thought of that but she was the first singer to go fully nude. Of course that doesn’t bother the French much.
Some of her videos were banned but that was for the blood and gore aspect - she can be a bit odd at times.
One of her SFW but somewhat grim videos.
She is often two characters in a video and one generally dies. Her ‘twin’ is her principle dancer from her concert tours.
Another vote for Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
If you guys nominat talking heads then we also need to include wall of voodoo Mexican radio. Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio (Official Video) - YouTube
All great choices.
I will add Safety Dance- Men without Hats
My picks are two more videos directed by Michael Gondry: “Fell in Love With a Girl” by The White Stripes and "Walkie Talkie Man"by Steriogram.