great music videos

the hero game

so what are your favourite music videos?

i don't really see many anymore and of course most videos have been, and always will be, boring nonsense but occasionally you get ones that are just magnificent - original/provocative/moving/funny/cool.. that really add to the song in a meaningful way..

i think 2 bands deserve special mention..

i know r.e.m. divide people's opinions (i'm very much pro-r.e.m.) but whatever you think about them, it should be recognised that they have had many brilliant videos (and quite a few naff ones too i know! - eg stand, all the way to reno, bad day etc.).. my favourites are:
wolves lower, talk about the passion, so. central rain, finest worksong, pop song 89, low, half a world away, country feedback, nightswimming, crush w. eyeliner, electrolite, daysleeper..

and sigur rós, well if you don't like their music i doubt the videos would do it for ya.. again, i'm very pro-sigur rós myself (i think takk.. is my favourite album ever)..
svefn-g-englar, untitled #1, glosóli and hoppipolla, really amazing if u ask me..

some other favourite videos off the top of my head..
stina nordenstam - little star (gorgeous tinted colours, and stina herself is captivating)
the palace brothers - ohio river boat song (beyond simple in idea and execution, something about it is really beautiful)
the avalanches - frontier psychiatrist (hilarious, especially the cross-dressing pensioner drummer)
american music club - johnny mathis' feet (staggering mix of humour and pathos, eitzel is great in it)

i'm not too up on recent stuff videowise as i said, so what's been good recently?..

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just thought of another one
dEUS - instant street

ZorbaTehZ

My favourites:
Silent Shout - The Knife
All Is Full Of Love - Bjork

bowsie casey

the hero game wrote:

stina nordenstam - little star
the palace brothers - ohio river boat song
american music club - johnny mathis' feet

All sounds very No Disco '93-'94 era...... could I be right ?

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right as rain bowsie - they were the golden years.. back then even david gray and the divine comedy were cutting edge!.. i still have video tapes of stuff from 'round then, still watch 'em.. kristin hersh - your ghost, the trash can sinatras - the genius i was, freedy johnson - lucky one, st. etienne - hobart paving.. great stuff.. and of course the wonderful deadpan presence of donal dineen.. and not forgetting the acoustic room and audio on..

catch--22

ZorbaTehZ wrote:

My favourites:
Silent Shout - The Knife
All Is Full Of Love - Bjork

If I was to give my top three it would be those two and Radiohead - Street Spirit (fade out).

I was actually looking at those two (above) last Saturday for no particular reason! Good call Zorba!

magpie

ZZ Top. For those of us from the MTUSA generation....

Stompbox

The latest Muse offering is quite funkeh

ZorbaTehZ

catch--22 wrote:

I was actually looking at those two (above) last Saturday for no particular reason! Good call Zorba!

Great minds. . .:cool:

Two more I thought of:

The Joker - Fatboy Slim Cover
YeYe - Eurostar

DáireM

Just about any video by the Chemical Brothers. Star Guitar and Hey Boy, Hey Girl are favourites.

RVD420

I've always had a soft spot for the videos for "Burden in my Hand" by Soundgarden, and "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails. I thought the "look" of both these videos was pretty awesome.

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gotta mention 'today' by s pumpkins.. lots of paint and an ice-cream van

Diceicle

Faith No More - Stripsearch
Sick of it all - Step Down
El-p - Deep Space 9mm

All awesome videos.....and songs.

John

Instead of making silly little lists, link to the youtube videos for what you can and at least allow us to look at them.

mr_angry

Anyone tried this new LastFM music video thing I've been hearing about? Apparently they're planning to offer every music video in existence. Haven't tried it myself yet though.

Diceicle

John wrote:

Instead of making silly little lists, link to the youtube videos for what you can and at least allow us to look at them.

Lead the way pal.

John

Fine.

Coil's cover of "Tainted Love". Recorded around the same time as Soft Cell's, completely different take on it. Coil took the spin on it as a metaphor for AIDS and the video is set in an AIDS ward and stars Soft Cell's Marc Almond as the angel of death:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vO3L6sycM

LCD Soundsystem's "Daft Punk is Playing at my House". One of my favourite songs in recent years, I really like the video too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbaOFkC8tQE

Tool's "Sober". Fantastic stop motion animation that captures the mood of the song. Adam Jones, Tool's guitarist, directs the videos and worked as a special effects artist on Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8

The Birthday Party's "Nick the Stripper". This frightens me. The extras were all scum from the area, homeless junkies and lunatics. It's hard to tell which ones are in the band and which ones aren't:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5I2vEcVC_I

Low's "Canada". Just a lovely song and a great video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtP4Aa9gRQ

ZorbaTehZ

John wrote:

LCD Soundsystem's "Daft Punk is Playing at my House". One of my favourite songs in recent years, I really like the video too:

Great video, excellent song.

Hypnotoad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5X7HKxpiQA

Radiohead - Just

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Diceicle wrote:

El-p - Deep Space 9mm

Brilliant video alright and a great track
surprised no-one has mentioned the aphex twin yet.. esp. windowlicker
'nick the stripper' is terrific too

catch--22

mr_angry wrote:

Anyone tried this new LastFM music video thing I've been hearing about? Apparently they're planning to offer every music video in existence. Haven't tried it myself yet though.

Yeah i was looking at a few there over the weekend....not many up yet...but they have a nice little player for them!

Don't know if they'll have every video in existance though!

Sinfonia

Radiohead - Go To Sleep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSuM3haKOOE

Foo Fighters - Everlong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHdwZCVZmg8

Beastie Boys - Sabotage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTxuDUfzzM

Schlemm

Not a music video, but somebody put on YouTube some bits out of the film 'Bodysong' with some Jonny Greenwood music from the film...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqeFn0kOuXM

Blackpitts

Radiohead - Just

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5X7HKxpiQA

U2 - Even better than the real thing

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

Chemical Brother - Star Guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBgf2ZxIDZk

sinjin_smythe

cant believe nobody mentioned karma police

Hypnotoad

Schlemm wrote:

Not a music video, but somebody put on YouTube some bits out of the film 'Bodysong' with some Jonny Greenwood music from the film...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqeFn0kOuXM

Didn't he write the music specifically for bodysong?

Schlemm

Hypnotoad wrote:

Didn't he write the music specifically for bodysong?

I'm not quite sure but I think he made the music before the film was made.

Sinfonia

weedhead wrote:

cant believe nobody mentioned karma police

Was going to, then got bored.

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i have 'bodysong' on DVD but i wouldn't recommend it.. bought it thinking it would be this profound visual study of the human condition backed with innovative music but it was just a mish-mash of unmemorable images and i can't even rem the music so it mustn't have been that good either.. maybe i'll watch it again and i'll see something in it i haven't before..

ButcherOfNog

bowsie casey wrote:

No Disco

best music show, ever.

Sinfonia

the hero game wrote:

i have 'bodysong' on DVD but i wouldn't recommend it.. bought it thinking it would be this profound visual study of the human condition backed with innovative music but it was just a mish-mash of unmemorable images and i can't even rem the music so it mustn't have been that good either.. maybe i'll watch it again and i'll see something in it i haven't before..

Haven't seen the movie, but the soundtrack is excellent imo

bogmanfan

Great one from last year. Just shows what you can do with no money but lots of imagination: OK GO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

Spike Jonze classic. Apparently they had a linguist transcribe the lyrics to the song in reverse, so they could recite it backwards! Pharcyde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Afx7bqU6GI

The best f**k you to a record label ever: The Replacements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0p7mhu4w0

I love this song and the video just makes me wish I had been in this band. They looked like they had a blast: Pavement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O1Dp_k_GO4

And my all-time favourite: Alex Gopher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgHOGqmRVR8

JLemmon

Atmosphere - Joy Division
It's my life - Talk Talk

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yeh 'atmosphere' is amazing..