Greatest Music Videos Ever

I was chatting with somebody the other day and we decided that nobody seems to make good music videos anymore. At least not like a lot of the incredible big budget clips of the 80's. This isn't for necessarily the best songs, but for the best music videos.

Add youtube links as well if possible.

To get things started......

Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyc37aOqT0
A Ha - Take On Me // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWXyEHoN88
Michael Jackson - Thriller // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8&feature=related

Oh yeah.

Agree on all counts. Was actually watching Take on Me not long ago and commenting on how awesome the clip was.

in before chris cunningham gets mentioned

Considering the technology available today, I can't believe nobody has come up with anything even close to impressive as this clip.

Awesome topic!

Chemical Brothers - Elektrobank http://youtube.com/watch?v=PVrA2mtrHUM
Unkle - Rabbit in Your Headlights http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ClCwcCvdQ
Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution http://youtube.com/watch?v=FS69fuCOhTM

I'll try to think of and add more as I go.

Marylin Manson - Beautiful People http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxuWdEbxAn4

Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNrhmbc0y_8

Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum rmx) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk7TO2khcoQ

OK Go - Here It Goes Again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

Aphex Twin - Window Licker
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ovoPCZSQw

Forgot about this. Fucking brilliant video.

I must say, Chemical Brothers usually deliver the goods with their videos.

told ya...

might as well get the other chris cunningham ones out the way

aphex twin - come to daddy
portishead -only you
squarepusher - come on my selector
leftfield - afrika shox

Madonna - Like a virgin & Material girl

Oh and vogue

Youtube links?

Although, from memory the Madonna videos are nothing special.

come to daddy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp_clxHxqNI
only you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnNrtUTwa4
afrika shox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAaog6PHZrY
come on my selector: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxEb2FrQUbE

links added

Youtube links? ewww... thats a bit of effort

Nah the Like a virgin had the buring crucifix's and the church? i thought that was pretty cool. Memorable anyway

And as if Vogue wasnt a ground breaking video clip where everyone mimicked her dance moves in the 90's

(not me though... ive got my own moves  )

Madonna did just rip off the vogue trend from the New York club scene.

She cashed in on it's popularity, not started it.

thats like a prayer i think?

well, Ya learn something everyday hey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(dance)

oh fuck im keeping out of this thread i aint got the goods

 

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

A few more having had a chance to think about it.....

Bob Dylan - Subterrainean Homesick Blues (also regarded as the first music video ever I believe) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srgi2DkDbPU
Bjork - All Is Full Of Love (another Chris Cunningham epic) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxBO28j3vug
Radiohead - Just : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5X7HKxpiQA
Joy Division - Atmosphere (filmed shortly after Ian Curtis' death & it still brings tears to my eyes - inspirational) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0We9d5J3BLQ
The Pharcyde - Drop (fuck knows how they did this video) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkucM0
Ian Brown - F.E.A.R (pretty damn brilliant song as well) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgI1ovaYrl4
Bjork - Human Behaviour : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOepheinkCM
Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJmX1z1NY2c
Radiohead – Karma Police : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LeLAELIxKY
New Order – True Faith : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og1HAkjOuL0
R.E.M. – Imitation of Life : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOmOwPNFtQY
Duran Duran – Girls on Film (for obvious reasons) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yCFth1dNhw
Orbital – The Box : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q25Zx6B5HJA

 BAM

 Awesome choices!

pharcyde - drop is amazing.
another good bjork one is: its oh so quiet
portishead - sour times - is like a mini spy movie.
wu tang - triumph cost a million bucks to make from memory, cgi galore.

i cant remember who did the song, but the video for a tune called 'gaybar' if fucking funny as!

Can somebody please tell me how the fuck they did the video for drop? I mean, everything is backwards except their rhyming.....

Fucked if I can tell how they did it.

Bjork always does amazing videos.

The video for "Drop" was directed by Spike Jonze, and used footage of the group performing the song backwards, replayed backwards, giving it a surreal quality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_%28song%29

Looks like someone got to it before me. Probably my favourite video clip of all time.

Also got to love The Beatles - I am the Walrus. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOKvonLrH8


http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=vCZvYXwBlkk
This the one you're talking about?


*Edit*: Another good one - Bjork - Army of Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1tVQ7L_cs0&feature=related

nah try this one

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=HTN6Du3MCgI

i find the whole abe lincoln thing hysterical!

look closer- what they are mouthing and whats being said, are no where near a match


Tribe Called Quest-Scenario
Radiohead-Paranoid Android

(will find links later unless someojne else can be bothered b4 i can)


awesome thread btw Josh

Just watched that unkle-rabbit in ur headlights video, very cool

Twisted sister- I wanna rock!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6e8aOdPxhI

and Mr Bungle- 'quote unquote' for one of the creepiest videos ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbBwFdKDaKw

The Fatboy Slim ones were pretty good

Right here right now and praise you especially

yeah not even close once you notice it- sick film clip

Apparently they had some linguist come in and teach them how to phonetically say their lyrics backwards, and they recited it like that. Kinda like learning a new language I guess.

Must buy for everyone interested in video clips...

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They also have one for Chris Cunningham, Michel Gondry, Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corjibn & Stephane Sednaoui. I own them all and every clip on these collections is fucking unreal. Seriously, you see this shit, buy it!!!

in my opinion
coolest ever is prodigy - smack my bitch up
funniest ever is primus - winona's big brown beaver
trippiest is tool - aenima

soundgarden - black hole sun
everyone looks like they're on H

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSkyEyBczU

for the old cunts inside:

Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' and 'Digging in the dirt' were pretty fucking cool animated vids.
cant supply youtube links, @ work

qotsa - no one knows

this will take some thinkin. nice thread josh.

Frank Zappa / Amazing Mr. Bickford "Dupree's Paradise"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6UgzNJfpfA

have that! its awesome. specially the early michel gondry shit

ok so has weapon of choice been in the list yet?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs
i also love:
sugarcubes - hit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhT_HihW30s
prince - batdance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRdhgRfVFSo
battles - atlas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpGp-22t0lU
css - alala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cnOvMFnRvs
cut copy - burger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOYY6uoLGug
hifana - akero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIcG4X5g5FY (A MUST SEE FOR BREAKBEATS/JAPANESE CULTURE FANS!!)
and
bumblebeez - doctor love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=novN-7Qzt_o

PS betterman, my fave bit of black hole sun is the bbq'd barbie doll hah!

awesome clip.

i know! i am going to watch it right now haha love the song too...

ooh this clip is cool too...
new order - true faith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og1HAkjOuL0&feature=PlayList&p=53FC463838EAD258&index=24

A few I can think of off the top of my head.

Foo Fighters - Everlong (Love It!!!!)
Rolling Stones - Start me up 
Prodigy - Smack my bitch up
Fat Boy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Michael Jackson - Bad
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly wings
Tool - Aenima
Tool - Stinkfist
Tool - Sober
NWA - 100 miles and Runnin'
Ice Cube - Steady Mobbin'
and that Chemical Brothers one with the trains (can't remember the tune)

links or stfu!

btw i posted weapon of choice already, have a read next time why dont ya!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ivkivCyzBKc

hell yeah!

loved that when I was a bout 10 or something

Anything by aphex twin 

Squarepusher - Red Hot Car   (a 2 step spoof)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKi4aeMnWrU
official vid (I think) but incomplete

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Y3piodWes
cool Kung Fu version (unofficial I think)

Foo Fighters - Big Me

 

primus - winonas big brown beaver

nutters playing guitar n shit wearing giant plastic cowboy suits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CetPq_pkHc

red hot chili peppers - californication

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn28aGYytxs

tool - parabola has a wicked film clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiV_ue-PbL4

also the one by mr oizo, with the puppet dancing at his desk, hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQXiew-DQH4

its a freaking wicked song too!!

Gay bar is by Electric Six

Hexstatic - Ninja Tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jRJZWHyqy4

Junior Senior - Move your feet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsaCvHir5ZI

Kid Koala - Fender Bender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxhk-cWQbrs

Probably don't belong in the greatest ever category, but I have always liked these ones.

Boards Of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy - http://youtube.com/watch?v=A2zKARkpDW4 (so relaxing)
Common - The 6th Sense - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMP__WRvv1Y
DJ Krush - Kemuri - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjgRlto8PI (not sure what it is about this one, I just find it to be very cool)
LONS - Classic Material - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-8WDG8lrYM

And speaking of big budget... - Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S1fUyW6riE

every tool filmclip is dope without parrallel for me especially on mind altering substances like 2cb and k

RATM : sleep now in the fie

Radiohead : Paranoid android

and i'll be back with more

love this song and film clip!

Pearl Jam - Evolution (wicked anime clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C9CH3q9PLI


is it Star Guitar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws_R_GxZX2o

I concur!

I like Korn - Freak On A Leash

And Tool - Stinkfist



I'm sure theres more, just can't think of any atm... 

Girls on Film - Duran Duran 

lads, i present to u Sir Mix Alot's "Put em on the Glass"

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=AaxezXuDg_Y

loved this when i was 15;)

thats awesome

I still love it

agreed:)

haha I remember this shit from when I was still a kid.

haha dont think i ever saw Put Em On The Glass on rage! Classic!!!

Royksop- Eple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl4rwMZWATs&feature=related

Chemical Brothers- Get Yourself High
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-VijzcWVUA

Fatboy Slim- Right Here, Right Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R795KiMD4zs

ah get yourself high has a wicked filmclip

LOVE this song! thankyou, havent thought to check the filmclip

And here, my fave Hot Chip film clip..Its amazing, checkit:

Boy From School (Directed by Garth Jennings)

Luke Vibert- I Love Acid (tuuuune!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmoFNya6P4Q

Funkoars- Da Na Na
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RY-gqJpzMI

Bentley Rhythm Ace- Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWl77o3l50

PS. No worries Anna, nice tune hey. Wicked film clip too. I'm a big fan of the whole 'big things on a small budget' mentality.

This track needs to be experienced eyes closed on a bean bag with a joint

The best music video ever is Come on My Selector 

that and afx twin window licker is dope. Only seen these two yet will have a sus at more. Great topic. I havnt watched many vidieo clips for a while.

Im not sure how to put the links up. But if anyones herd of Venition Snares, have a look on his myspace page. There is a dopedrum clip on there. Fucking amazing sounds too.

Window Licker is a fucking tune. First time I heard it was in the movie Grandmas boy. Fell in love after that

Always loved this clip...great song too!

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Haha through the miracle of Youtube I found another single of theirs continuing the same story/theme in the clip!

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i'm gonna bump this 
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She is amazing. Her voice, her music, her.....

Company Flow - End 2 End Burners - Dope clip, not sure which one is which>

http://www.dailymotion.com/related/x30tr4/video/x30tr6_company-flow-end-to-end-burners_music
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/END%2BTO%2BEND%2BBURNERS/video/x30tr4_remix-company-flow-end-to-end-burne_music

P.S. Chris Cunningham is the greatest.

All about the clip IMO

Yeah fucking oath. I first witnessed, whilst on acid watching rage.

Always see weird shit on early mourning rage and always seems to be when i was tripping.

i just stumbled across this

http://www.iheartchaos.com/2008/07/10/morning-music-video-gorbachev-is-a-zombie-killing-barbarian-in-this-russian-metal-video-i-heart-music/


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