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My Top 10 Music Videos
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May 17th, 2010UncategorizedHere I will list my top ten music videos of all time (in no particular order) – hopefully it will provide some insight into what kind of work I hope to achieve over the course of the next year or so. I have probably forgot about some great ones. Feel free to add your own recommendations.
One: Beastie Boy’s – Sabotage
I would have to say this is my favourite music video of all time – it tells a story, the video perfectly compliments the music and it is very memorable. Everything a good video should be. Directed by the genius that is Spike Jonze.
Two: Blur – Coffee & TV
The story of a milk carton attempting to find the missing Graham Coxon – a very simple (and bizarre) story told in arresting fashion.
Three: Weezer – Island in the Sun
Another Spike Jonze piece (a pattern is emerging here). Nothing complicated about this video – cute animals / sunshine perfectly complimenting the music / lyrics.
Four: The White Stripes – My Doorbell
Perfectly reflects the aesthetic of the band – evokes images of the vaudeville days.
Five: Daft Punk – Da Funk
ANOTHER Spike Jonze video. A dog / man named Charles walking the streets of New York with his ghetto blaster at hand. My favourite part of this video has to be the fact that no-one passes any comment on the fact that he is half human half dog!
Six: Millionaire – I’m On a High
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2344949The camera work on this one is great – perfectly compliments the energy of the song.
Seven: Supergrass – Going Out
Being a huge Supergrass fan it was hard to choose one video – this video is nothing complicated but it is brilliantly executed.
Eight: Radiohead – Karma Police
Not easy to pick the best Radiohead video – they are all great – but I picked this one over Paranoid Android. Like a mini-film. Beautiful.
Nine: The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist
An almost literal interpretation of the samples used by the band = where else would you see a singing coconut and a turtle with the head of an old man? The best bit has to be the money / duck dancing (3mins 23 secs in).
Ten: Wax – California
ANOTHER Spike Jonze video – could have easily filled a top ten with his stuff. Very simple yet technically impressive – one single shot. Ending with the girl watching from the car raises it to another level.
Bonus Video:
http://www.vimeo.com/9844050I couldn’t just pick ten could I?
5 responses to “My Top 10 Music Videos” 
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Star Guitar by Chemical Bros was simple but effective. I always liked The Box by Orbital as well. Good call on Sabotage!
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Cathal May 18th, 2010 at 01:06
Good selection. Bjork has a million good videos including this one for ‘Wanderlust’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJRiBDMfrTU
Also, make what you will of ‘Look’ by Sebastien Tellier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX82DXvmQu4
Its ridiculous but awesome.
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I always liked Refused – New Noise, Pearl Jam – Even Flow because it captures what the band are truly about: playing live, Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box because of how it looked really, some great sets. The Icarus Line – Feed A Cat To Your Cobra, At The Drive-In – One Armed Sisscor both videos made up of footage of the band on the road playing live, a mash o flots of different footage thats probably my favourite style of video.
Good topic.
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I always liked Refused – New Noise, Pearl Jam – Even Flow because it captures what the band are truly about: playing live, Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box because of how it looked really, some great sets. The Icarus Line – Feed A Cat To Your Cobra, At The Drive-In – One Armed Sisscor both videos made up of footage of the band on the road playing live, a mash o flots of different footage thats probably my favourite style of video.
Good topic.
JTM May 17th, 2010 at 20:16