Described by some as marketing tools for over-hyped stars and lauded by others as the inspired, inimitable fusion of musicians and directors, music videos over the last 20 years have come to lead film, fashion and special effects forward, and represent the most artistically inspired cross-pollinations of uniquely collaborative modern art forms, namely pop music and film. Listed here are the 99 most influential, popular rand memorable videos of our blink-and-forget-it era, selected by industry movers and shakers in an informal , highly unscientific poll. In addition to the best to the best-of roster, we are pleased to present an array of interviews, notes and missives from many of the filmmakers behind our Resonant near-hundred. (Which I'm not transcribing)
01. Michael Jackson "Thriller"
Director: John Landis
02. Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
Director: Spike Jonze
03. Aphex Twin "Windowlicker"
Director: Chris Cunningham
04. A-Ha "Take on Me"
Director: Steve Barron
05. Herbie Hancock "Rockit"
Director: Godley + Creme
06. The Chemical Bros. "Let Forever Be"
Director: Michael Gondry
07. Bjork "All is Full of Love"
Director Chris Cunningham
08. UNKLE "Rabbit in your Headlights"
Director : Johnathan Glazer
09. The Prodigy "Smack my Bitch Up"
Director Jonas Akerlund
10. Radiohead "Just"
Director: Jamie Thraves
11. Daft Punk "Around the World"
Director : Michael Gondry
12. Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
Director: Stephen R. Johnson w/ The brothers Quay and Nick Park
13. The White Stripes "Fell in Love with a Girl"
Director: Michael Gondry
14. Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Director: Dayton Faris
15. Weezer "Buddy Holy"
Director :Spike Jonze
16. Korn "Freak on a Leash"
Director: Dayton Farris
17. Outkast "Bombs Over Baghdad"
Director : Dave Meyers
18. Basement Jaxx " Where's your head at?"
Director: Traktor
19. Fatboy Slim "Praise you"
Director :Spike Jonze
20. Kylie Minogue "Come into my World"
Director: Michael Gondry
21. Nine Inch Nails "Closer"
Director:Mark Romanek
22. R.E.M. "Losing my Religion"
Director : Tarsem
23. Michael + Janet Jackson "Scream"
Director: Mark Romanek
(at this point, i realize that i don't have to write the word "Director" in every number, so...)
24. Wax "California"
Spike Jonze
25. Bob Dylan "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
D.A. Pennebaker
26. Royksopp "Eple"
Thomas Hilland
27. Devo "Whip It"
Gerald V. Casale
28. Squarepusher "Come on my Slector"
Chris Cunningham
29. Bjork "Human Behavior"
Michael Gondry
30. Jamiroquai "Virtual Insanity"
Jonathan Glazer
31. The Cars "You Might Think"
Jeff Stein
32. Pearl Jam "Jeremy"
Mark Pellington
33. Madonna "Vogue"
David Fincher
34. Bjork "Bachelorette"
Michael Gondry
35. Nirvana "Smells like Teen Spirit"
Samuel Bayer
36. Eminem "Without Me"
Joseph Kahn
37. Bjork "It's Oh So Quiet"
Spike Jonze
28. Blur "Coffee + TV"
Hammer + Tongs
39. Daft Punk "Da Funk"
Spike Jonze
40. Electric Six "Danger! High Voltage!"
Kuntz + Maguire
41. Junior Senior "Move your Feet"
Shynola
42. UNKLE "An Eye for an Eye"
Shynola and Ruth Lingford
43. Missy Elliot "Work It"
Dave Meyers
44. Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood"
Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland
45. Deee-Lite "Groove is in the Heart"
Hiroyuki Nkano
46. Metallica "One"
Michael Salomon, and Bill Pope Dalton Trumbo?
47.God Lives Underwater "From my Mouth"
Roman Coppola
48. Aphex Twin "Come to Daddy"
Chris Cunningham
49. El-P "Deep Space 9mm"
Brian Beletic
50. Fatboy Slim "Weapon of Choice"
Spike Jonze
51. Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly"
Jesse Peretz
52. Mc Solaar "Le Nouveau Western"
Stephane Sednaoui
53. Dirty Vegas "Days Go By"
Blue Source
54. The Chemical Bros. "Star Guitar"
Michael Gondry
55. Robbie Williams "Rock DJ"
Vaughan Arnell
56. Johnny Cash "Hurt"
Mark Romanek
57. Michael Jackson "Beat It"
Bob Giraldi
58.Air "All I Need"
Mike Mills
59. The White Stripes "Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground"
Michael Gondry
60. Madonna "Bedtime Stories"
Mark Romanek
61. Duran Duran "Girls on Films"
Godley + Creme
62. Portishead "Only You"
Chris Cunningham
63. Radiohead "Karma Police"
Jonathan Glazer
64.Dire Straits "Money for Nothing"
Steve Barron
65. Jane's Addiction "Been Caught Stealing"
Casey Niccoli
66. George Michael "Freedom"
David Fincher
67. Tupac +Dr. Dre "California Love"
Hype Williams
68. Fatboy Slim "Ya Mama"
Traktor
69. Massive Attack "Tear Drop"
Walter Stern
70. Sigur Rós "Untitled 1"
Floria Sigismondi
71. Beck "Devil's Haircut"
Mark Romanek
72. Porno for Pyros "Pets"
Dayton Faris.
73. Genesis "Land of Confusion"
Jim Yukich
74. DJ Shadow "Six Days"
Wong Kar-Wai
75. David Bowie "I'm Afraid of Americans"
Dom + Nic
76. Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense"
Jonathan Demme
77. Busta Rhymes "Put your Hands Where my Eyes can See"
Hype Williams
78. The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"
Walter Stern
79. Cibo Matto "Sugar Water"
Michael Gondry
80. Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Bruce Gowers
81. Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins "It's like That "
Nick Schofield
82. Pearl Jam "Do the Evolution"
Todd MacFarlane
83. FC Kahuna "Hayling"
Lynnfox
84. The Roots "The Next Movement"
Charles Stone III
85. Bjork "Army of Me"
Michael Gondry
86. The Pharcyde "Drop"
Spike Jonze
87. Radiohead "Fake Plastic Trees"
Jake Scott
88. No Doubt "Underneath it All"
Sophie Muller w/ Logan
89. Beck "Lost Cause"
Hammer +Tongs
90. Mansun "Taxloss"
Roman Coppola
91. Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Anton Corbijn
92. The Avalanches "Since I Left You"
Blue Source
93. AIR "Kelly Watch the Stars"
Mike Mills
94. Lucas "Lucas with the Lid Off"
Michael Gondry
95. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Californication"
Dayton Faris
96. R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts"
Jake Scott
97. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give it Away"
Stephane Sednaoui
98. Fatboy Slim "Right Here , Right Now"
Hammer + Tongs
99 Coldplay " Trouble "
Tim Hope
EDIT: Change "Michael Gondry" to "Michel Gondry" :oops:
...phew.
Prodigy should be within the top three. 'Weapon of Choice' within the top twenty.
And where's Rammstein's 'Sonne'? Where's VAST's 'Pretty When You Cry'?
All in all, it's a pretty good list. At least it didn't have "Hey Ya" in the top five.
Without a doubt, Beat It and Billie Jean by Michael Jackson ushered in the MTV age. The art form of music videos has progressed and morphed since then, but the world was a different place after those two videos came out in early 1983.
For once I can say, GOOD LIST ! The really good videos are there and the order seem quite alright.
I think it's the first list I like ever.
the 3 Radiohead videos confuse me...I'd have Street Spirit of theirs ahead of any of the other ones. I understand Karma Police, Just is good but not top 10 and I do not understand Fake Plastic Trees on the list at all.
I like how Johnathan Glazer didn't list Street Spirit or Karma Police. He directed both of those.
Rabbit in Your Headlights is a Thom Yorke collaberation with DJ Shadow by the way. Most people probably knew that. It's a great video.
Quote from: MyxomatosisI like how Johnathan Glazer didn't list Street Spirit or Karma Police. He directed both of those.
Rabbit in Your Headlights is a Thom Yorke collaberation with DJ Shadow by the way. Most people probably knew that. It's a great video.
Karma Police is on there.
it's influential not best, whatever that means.
Quote from: Pas RapportFor once I can say, GOOD LIST ! The really good videos are there and the order seem quite alright.
I think it's the first list I like ever.
Haha I was high. I haven't seen more than half of these videos.
Wow, lots of Spike Jonze (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000AZT2X/104-3761006-1402335?v=glance), Michael Gondry (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DBJ9J/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/104-3761006-1402335?v=glance&s=dvd&st=*), and Chris Cunningham (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DBJ9I/ref=pd_sim_dv_1/104-3761006-1402335?v=glance&s=dvd).
Quote from: SHAFTRthe 3 Radiohead videos confuse me...I'd have Street Spirit of theirs ahead of any of the other ones. I understand Karma Police, Just is good but not top 10 and I do not understand Fake Plastic Trees on the list at all.
Just is classic. Street Spirit is interesting, but doesn't belong on that list. No Surprises should be there.
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanWow, lots of Spike Jonze (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000AZT2X/104-3761006-1402335?v=glance), Michael Gondry (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DBJ9J/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/104-3761006-1402335?v=glance&s=dvd&st=*), and Chris Cunningham (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DBJ9I/ref=pd_sim_dv_1/104-3761006-1402335?v=glance&s=dvd).
Quote from: SHAFTRthe 3 Radiohead videos confuse me...I'd have Street Spirit of theirs ahead of any of the other ones. I understand Karma Police, Just is good but not top 10 and I do not understand Fake Plastic Trees on the list at all.
Just is classic. Street Spirit is interesting, but doesn't belong on that list. No Surprises should be there.
but Green Plastic Trees...it's so bad.
Quote from: RaikusAt least it didn't have "Hey Ya" in the top five.
you mean this (http://www.venisproductions.com/movies/heyyacb.html)?
Excellent list, most of those videos are not only influential, are great examples of good cinematography.
wheres paula abdul's "opposites attrack"...and that jamiroqua(sP)/...."virtual insanity"...........
Quote from: NEON MERCURYand that jamiroqua(sP)/...."virtual insanity"...........
it's there.
this list is tainted, as JB pointed out, by the recent label releases. and a lot of these videos haven't been influential at all. they must've misspelt best. how can Windowlicker be the third most influential video of all time when it's an obvious parody of average rap videos??
Quote from: picolas;how can Windowlicker be the third most influential video of all time when it's an obvious parody of average rap videos??
technically u are correct. even tho it preceded the booty boom of the late 90s. i think influential means "name dopped the most when ppl talk about videos"? even so, COME TO DADDY should hav been number 3 at least.. and need i point out that my boy cunningham has 2 in the top 10? that alone gives the list credibility, whatever it's sposed to be..
meh. well their definition is messed. Cunningham's geniosity is well proven. i just think that going by the actual definition of "influential" (meaning that it gives inspiration to and spawns countless other things that incorporate elements of it), maybe 1/4 of these videos qualify to be on a list of top things ever, because really. how often do you see a "Let Forever Be" video? maybe once and a half.
don't meh me.
mmmmmmeh
the list is the only thing getting meh'd around here.
"don't meh me" sounds good when u say it, that's why i said it.
also, i am the list.
Quote from: Palso, i am the list.
this explains why you hate all lists. it was a trap.
Johnathan Demme did a Talking Heads video?
Cool song, too.
Quote from: Walrus, KookookajoobJohnathan Demme did a Talking Heads video?
Cool song, too.
Not only a video...
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Now that's some hot shit.