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Pearl Jam-
Do The Evolution
This animated video is most
definitely a classic. The dark side of man is chronicled in
wonderful 2d animation. In 1999 this Tim Burton
directed video received a
grammy
in the category
Best Music Video, Short Form.
It might take multiple views for everything to sink in. But
please take a few minutes to watch it.
Boards Of Canada-
Dayvan Cowboy
Directed
by Melissa Olson, the first ever
official music video from Boards
of Canada is truly a thing of beauty.
Suspended on the edge of space in a balloon,
an astronaut looks down at the beautiful
planet earth and prepares to dive in.
Leaping from the balloon, he floats down
through the earth's atmosphere, dense cloud
cover and into the ocean. This video
translates the power and atmosphere of
Boards Of Canada's music into a dreamlike,
imaginary journey from space, into the sea
and to the shore, in one continuous
sequence.
Lovedrug-
Pretend You're Alive
This
what director James Scott had
to say about the video "I guess I was
trying to match the music with imagery that
evoked feelings of despair....I filmed this
from a bus, private plane, train and a jet,
not to mention the street an airport, train
station."
Smashing Pumpkins-
1979
I just
love the concept of the video. Kids just
being kids. Watching this video always
brings back memories of growing up. And just
having fun with my friends. Not the best
video on the list, but definitely the
most carefree one.
Sigur Ros-
Glosoli
Cinematography is superb incredibly
beautiful and touching. I love the fact that
all of the kids cast in the video are from
Iceland. no weird Hollywood puppet children
in Iceland. I don't want to spoil the ending
for those of you that haven't seen it. But
trust me it's very breathtaking.
Radiohead-
Street Spirit (fade out)
The video
for this song was shot using different film
frequencies, allowing various actions to
unfold at different rates within the same
frame. The emotional effects of this
practice range from silly to unsettling. Try
not to watch this video too many times, it
begins to feel a little more disturbing each
time.
Blur-
Coffee and Tv
This song his
actually about a dancing milk carton.
However, its adventures are funny, cute, but
with a pleasing streak of cruelty. The
milk-carton protagonist even has its own
fan site.
It's a very entertaining video, a must
watch.
Red Hot Chili Peppers-
Californication
This is off
of one of the Chili Peppers best efforts.
It's kind of a lot to take in. The concept
is basically that it's a video game that the
viewer is watching. There is so much on the
screen that it's hard to follow at times.
But none the less it's still very creative
and different from anything else out there.
Common Children-
Morning Star
This is
easily one of my favorite songs of theirs.
It's such a shame that the majority of
people have never had the pleasure of
experiencing Common Children's music. This
video was actual done by a fan of the band.
But I still love the artistry of it.
A-Ha-
Take On Me
Iconic. It's really the only
sure way to describe the video for "Take
on Me," one of the earliest examples of
how an MTV clip propelled a song from being
nothing to being everything. It's also the
first time I ever saw a video that depicted
an actual story. I
always loved this video as a kid....great
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