NationStates Jolt Archive

I, of course, will nominate three videos:

This. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeHwgR8pQhg&feature=related)

This guy wins the internets. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4)

And just to finish it off... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtXN_EHPwSg)

So what about it NSGers? Favorite music video, not necessarily for the music but for the.. Um... Video-ness of it?

Holy Diver by Dio wins the internets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkysjcs5vFU)\

And the parody ain't half bad either (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0_vLMrMy8)

None of those in the OP are that great.

None of those in the OP are that great.

Not even the second one?:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cqKafnUrk

Dethklok ~ Bloodrocuted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UosmKd1krWU)

What? No rick-rolling?

So what about it NSGers? Favorite music video, not necessarily for the music but for the.. Um... Video-ness of it?


Made of Teh WiN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q54LJ5RsqRw)

I, of course, will nominate three videos:

This. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeHwgR8pQhg&feature=related)
Probably going to be remembered as their best tune, although I'd argue that this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) is a better tune of theirs overall. Nice stuff from the early period.

Probably going to be remembered as their best tune, although I'd argue that this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) is a better tune of theirs overall. Nice stuff from the early period.

http://photo.gangus.com/d/26788-2/ackbar.jpg

Probably going to be remembered as their best tune, although I'd argue that this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) is a better tune of theirs overall. Nice stuff from the early period.

Ah man! I actually fell for it! I didn't see the giant Ackbar warning.
Actually, I did, I just blatantly ignored it. :)

If it's not "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy, then you're wrong.

http://photo.gangus.com/d/26788-2/ackbar.jpg
Why do you hate freedom?
If it's not "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy, then you're wrong.
Pfft, what about Blinded by the Lights by The Streets? Great video. Quite similar, mind.

Why do you hate freedom?

Why don't you support Admiral Ackbar and the rest of the troops?

Why don't you support Admiral Ackbar and the rest of the troops?
Because he hates freedom, also Rick Astley.

If it's not "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy, then you're wrong.

"Hey Boy Hey Girl" by The Chemical Brothers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRUsdQ-rNVk&feature=related

Naming this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzeZhCt5PVA&feature=related) just to avoid this turning into a metal lovefest. I like that intro.

Couldn't watch the first one in the OP ('not availabe in this country')

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

Aphex Twin - "Come to Daddy"

Now, that's fucked-up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Az_7U0-cK0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnZiPhaBqF8 - Low key but excellent video. Plus the Propellerheads are ace.

Bjork - "All Is Full Of Love" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjAoBKagWQA

Music videos that I like...

"If you Keep Losing Sleep" (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xgb9iqO_pv4&feature=related) by Silverchair (nice and theatrical, goes well with the song)
"And now I will" (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3KFy9XBy1oI)by Another Messiah (this scared the shit out of me the first time I watched it, but thats more because I'm very easily scared than anything else, though again it works well with the song)

And finally...probably the only music video to make me cry when watching it. I'd say this is by far my favourite though.
"Viðrar vel til loftárása (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HgSrMUQyhwQ&feature=related)" by Sigur Rós.

this is the funnest i`ve seen in a while

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_wR22jTyyY

amazing effects (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sARuZSr4nS8&NR=1)

because I haven't seen it posted on NS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1UIzrDjhA)

but seriously (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzpCcNdhy5w)

None of those in the OP are that great.

Well perhaps you could post what you consider a good one instead of simply critisicing.

Meanwhile I would nominate these ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUASiDg-kg4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siBoLc9vxac
And for laughs (no it's not a rick-roll) because I enjoyed seeing this when I was younger, just thought the first part before the song started was hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs37NSLy3z4

Hey baby wake up from your asleep (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp_PIjc2ga4)

Whatever video has tits in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlHgbOWj4o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdZrV0j6zM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Kce12C5D0

If it's not "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy, then you're wrong.

Seconded!

I, of course, will nominate three videos:

This. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeHwgR8pQhg&feature=related)

A performance video? Best ever? If you say so. If you like the song, I can't argue with you, but as a video, it's just about as average as you can get.

This guy wins the internets. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4)

:rolleyes:

And just to finish it off... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtXN_EHPwSg)

Now you're talkin' -- though it still has the typical performance video thing going on, at least there's a semblance of a story being told spliced in to make it interesting.

So what about it NSGers? Favorite music video, not necessarily for the music but for the.. Um... Video-ness of it?

Seems to me that the "video-ness" of a video requires it to be more than just a filmed performance. Even if a performance is filmed in a unique way (Steve Winwood's "Higher Love", while a mediocre pop song, got video play because the editing techniques were novel at the time), I think it makes a better video than just filming you lip-synching (example: Van Halen is a good band, but the video for "Jump" is really boring to watch for that very reason...now "Hot For Teacher"? Now you're talkin').

Call me crazy, but a video needs -- compelling video of some sort.

Take Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyc37aOqT0), for example. Weird, but wonderfully watchable and amazingly assembled.

And what else made A-ha's "Take On Me" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWXyEHoN88&feature=related) more than a bit of blip on the pop radar, but the amazing 2000+ drawings in the story-driven video?

Love or hate or indifferent the songs, you asked about videos, and I can easily appreciate a good video pairing even if I hate the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlHgbOWj4o

Thomas Dolby was both a synth and video genius. Classic stuff that earns you a major endorsement from me (I'm a fan of everything he's done).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdZrV0j6zM

Another classic video featuring a band determined to have a good time and not take itself too seriously. Happy-times tune, as well, for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Kce12C5D0

Visually arresting as it looks forward to the past.

You have excellent taste, in my opinion.

I definitely have to go with this one for one of the most amusing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Es1nPWzJ-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Kce12C5D0

Can anybody tell me what this one is? It isn't available in my country.

Whatever video has tits in it.

Duran Duran-Girls on Film?

Quite like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyKb_zu5dOE)

http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=86

Possible Oscar-That Calls for a Wilhelm Scream.

(only the song but i don't care,sue me)

I'll only name one, and after you've seen it you'll all agree with me.:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA

Opps forgot the title. 'Brown Cup of Joy!'

Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Snehl2bAk

Pure genius.

Whatever video has tits in it.

Nelly - Tip Drill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuEQg9xEhBk). For the lulz of course.

Feminists should be advised not to follow the link, as may be the most objectifying, and degraging video ever to get major rotation. But I can't help but laugh when he swiped the credit card through her buttocks.

I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to link that. Might want to edit it before you get in trouble.

It should be alright, the link asks for the viewer to confirm the birth date beforehand.

"Push Button" (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5GcZHxXTW90&feature=related]) by Stolen Babies is another good video I left off my first list. The style of the video reminds me of Tim Burton films a bit.

Also "Radio Girl" (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VfWXo9gKYJ0) by Volbeat. Quite simple, but I like the comic-book style and it adds to the oddly nostalgic feel of the song.

This is a pretty good joke, with a nice interpretation of the text at 2:25: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuve2OjY_8
(I like the original, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQHrspjw4aA , a lot too, which probably makes me very uncool)

This is made of win if you ask me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx00NuMSipc (love the idea and especially the last minute)

This is a pretty good joke, with a nice interpretation of the text at 2:25: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuve2OjY_8
(I like the original, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQHrspjw4aA , a lot too, which probably makes me very uncool)


If that's all it takes to be uncool, I'm so uncool. While I am a big fan of Marilyn, and while I do like his cover versions... in almost every case, I've preferred the original.

Also "Radio Girl" (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VfWXo9gKYJ0) by Volbeat. Quite simple, but I like the comic-book style and it adds to the oddly nostalgic feel of the song.

Yeah, but did we really need another Mike Patton?

(If we needed another Faith No More, these guys do it better: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U45NfWSX-Vk)

as an actual video, here's a fave, i have to admit:

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

("god help me.")


and this one you have just got to see, just for the sheer you-tube-y glory of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhXkB-c0yBs

("god help us all!")


peace.

fun thread.

thanks!

If that's all it takes to be uncool, I'm so uncool. While I am a big fan of Marilyn, and while I do like his cover versions... in almost every case, I've preferred the original.

Maybe it's safe again now, but for a long time liking Eurythmics was considered very, very uncool. But of course that was RL and the last time I heard anyone say anything about them was years ago.

Hmm, let's run a little test...

I love pretty much everything Eurythmics ever made.

If the sentence above ends up in someones sig, that means it's still uncool. We shall see.

as an actual video, here's a fave, i have to admit:

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


You just made my eyes vomit.

I didn't even know they could do that.

Maybe it's safe again now, but for a long time liking Eurythmics was considered very, very uncool. But of course that was RL and the last time I heard anyone say anything about them was years ago.

Hmm, let's run a little test...

I love pretty much everything Eurythmics ever made.

If the sentence above ends up in someones sig, that means it's still uncool. We shall see.

Eurythmics, yes. Eurythmics are okay. You can say that.

Annie Lennox? Annie Lennox is okay. You can say that, too.

Dave Stewart without Annie Lennox? Not cool. Ever.

Daft punks "Around the World" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0HSD_i2DvA) always stood out to me.

Actually, what the hell am I saying? It's not even a contest. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs)

Actually, what the hell am I saying? It's not even a contest. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs)

Awesome! I recommended that video in an entirely different thread, like, a week ago or something. Walken, and "Dune" references. Heaven.

Awesome video, shame it's not a great copy.

Timo Maas: "To Get Down"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No0wEyyGkeY

Actually, what the hell am I saying? It's not even a contest. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs)

Why didn't I think of that one? If there's anything better than that, I'd love to see it.

A good music video causes people to buy music. It's like a commercial for music. As you may know, it's fine for commercials to be very annoying, what matters is that they are remembered.

Following that line of reasoning, I give you one of the best videos ever made (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVxO5kvlZRY). Because, like goatse, I'm never going to forget that (the problem I have with it is not near the beginning).

mm this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOczqZ1pJbk&feature=related

In complete honesty I find this video to be the best in terms of both music and animation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0apPZZVCHLA
Although this comes in stern second http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbaTur4A1OU
Yes I love Caramelldansen, and Ive never watched the anime

A good music video causes people to buy music. It's like a commercial for music. As you may know, it's fine for commercials to be very annoying, what matters is that they are remembered.

Following that line of reasoning, I give you one of the best videos ever made (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVxO5kvlZRY). Because, like goatse, I'm never going to forget that (the problem I have with it is not near the beginning).

That may be how the labels and the RIAA sell it, but a good music video is concerned with either outlining the story of the song, having fun with the band members in a situation not usually seen in standard concerts, or is in some way an artistic representation of the song or the artists' vision thereof. To judge a video by how well it "sells the song" is really kinda shallow, but that's my opinion, and I know for a fact that I'm solidly in the minority when it comes to art and society.

This is a good one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JkHBC5lDs).

Another Brick in the Wall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw&feature=related)

Floyd did a lot of nice videos

A good music video causes people to buy music. It's like a commercial for music. As you may know, it's fine for commercials to be very annoying, what matters is that they are remembered.

Following that line of reasoning, I give you one of the best videos ever made (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVxO5kvlZRY). Because, like goatse, I'm never going to forget that (the problem I have with it is not near the beginning).

Finally getting to a comp that can play this vid, I have to disagree. This is just a scenario that is terrifically meshed with the parody nature of the song itself. Having a dance club in a bathroom, especially the way TBG did it is hilarious. Loved the dog.

Maybe it's safe again now, but for a long time liking Eurythmics was considered very, very uncool. But of course that was RL and the last time I heard anyone say anything about them was years ago.

Hmm, let's run a little test...

I love pretty much everything Eurythmics ever made.

If the sentence above ends up in someones sig, that means it's still uncool. We shall see.


God knows where you live or what your age is but as far as I'm concered confessing a likeing for The Eurythmics has never been uncool, never.

It's clearly a tie between this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0p7mhu4w0) and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlR1NijJxV4).

one more,''Oh No You Didn't'' from Mercenaries 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCvIw7DMHXc

I love pretty much everything Eurythmics ever made.

Sigged :D No they have a quite a few decent songs

Actually, what the hell am I saying? It's not even a contest. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs)

I tottally forgot about this video, yes FTW