Guest Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Rules for this thread: if you post a video, no more than three per post. Dont just spam, let people respond. In order to post a video from YouTube, just change https:// to http:// Beastie Boys have the best videos of all-time, but I especially love Elijah Wood as a young Ad-Rock in Make Some Noise; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Not an official video, but still one of the best ever: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I understand music videos were a big deal once upon a time. But I am struggling to think of a music video made for and released to the American marketplace in this century that had a seismic and long-lasting cultural impact. Maybe Eminem's Stan (feat. Dido) which appears to have altered the language of young people so now they stan this, they stan that, they have NO choice BUT to stan, etcetera etcetera? Was there anything that's had an equivalent or greater role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Fairly positive I've posted this before but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jedigoat Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I've always liked the visual style and feel of Strokes videos. They feel cinematic, even if they just choose to show random b-roll, like in Hard To Explain, it's so well put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iceheart Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ormQQG2UhtQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I understand music videos were a big deal once upon a time. But I am struggling to think of a music video made for and released to the American marketplace in this century that had a seismic and long-lasting cultural impact. Maybe Eminem's Stan (feat. Dido) which appears to have altered the language of young people so now they stan this, they stan that, they have NO choice BUT to stan, etcetera etcetera? Was there anything that's had an equivalent or greater role? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyuUWOnS9BY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00HMxdsVZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbcLcSY2au4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm4poTWjMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Going back to the favorite videos topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbleh Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I understand music videos were a big deal once upon a time. But I am struggling to think of a music video made for and released to the American marketplace in this century that had a seismic and long-lasting cultural impact. Maybe Eminem's Stan (feat. Dido) which appears to have altered the language of young people so now they stan this, they stan that, they have NO choice BUT to stan, etcetera etcetera? Was there anything that's had an equivalent or greater role?While Icy posted a lot of very popular videos, I would argue that there have been maybe a dozen videos since the 80s that meet that criteria, most of them by Michael Jackson or Beastie Boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I think Beyoncé's definitely counts as a music video made for and released to the American marketplace in this century that had a seismic and long-lasting cultural impact! I think this mostly because it was parodied on a sitcom long after it came out and I got the reference despite never having seen the original video. [Edit : Whoops! I thought the Beyoncé music video was the Lemonade one! It's not? Or is 'Flawless' part of Lemonade? Forgive me, Beyhive!] I think the 'Hot Girl Summer' maybe also counts because, again, I know what that is without even ever having heard the song (or if I've heard it I've completely lost the memory of how the song goes). But I have no way of knowing if the Lizzo counts or not (I fully admit that a lot of this stuff flies over my head! This is yet another one of those many areas where I'm probably in the wrong!) and I think it may be too early to tell re: the Cardi B one!While Icy posted a lot of very popular videos, I would argue that there have been maybe a dozen videos since the 80s that meet that criteria, most of them by Michael Jackson or Beastie Boys.You may be right! But I think that maybe growing up in a time when those dozen videos came out and were on MTV in constant rotation while you were an adolescent and a teenager and a young adult is what led you and others of your generations to approach this subject matter in a way where you have definitive preferences. I think for nearly anyone who wasn't an adolescent kid during the eighties/nineties having favourite music videos would kinda be like having favourite subway advertisements. (Maybe a better analogy would be ... having favourite liner notes on CD albums?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Flawless is not part of Lemonade! It was from the album before that one. I'd argue that Formation counts, too, but the "I woke up like this" with the hand wave is, IMO, more widely iconic than the "I slay" refrain. Also, I think you're thinking of this video, which isn't a parody either of the two aforementioned songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUYXk-QcXZ0 Also also, I included Lizzo because the "I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% That Bitch" line was probably as big as #HotGirlSummer last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 You may be right! But I think that maybe growing up in a time when those dozen videos came out and were on MTV in constant rotation while you were an adolescent and a teenager and a young adult is what led you and others of your generations to approach this subject matter in a way where you have definitive preferences. I think for nearly anyone who wasn't an adolescent kid during the eighties/nineties having favourite music videos would kinda be like having favourite subway advertisements. (Maybe a better analogy would be ... having favourite liner notes on CD albums?) Music videos definitely primarily came from a time and place, there's no doubt about it. Roughly the period between the creation of MTV and the creation of YouTube. However, there have been plenty of popular videos since then, if that's the criteria. And it's a better criteria, IMO. Just like in cinema, there are few movies "that had a seismic and long-lasting cultural impact." Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Beastie Boys, Kanye, Drake, Eminem, Gangnam Style (I know, not the artist), Nicki Minaj, and, of course, "This is America" by Childish Gambino, one of the biggest music videos of all-time. Streaming music and video has changed the discussion, and true huge videos are rare because huge artists are rare, but there are still plenty of insanely popular videos being made today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Back to favorite videos, and speaking of visual albums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdH2Sy-BlNE&t=90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Man Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Kpop, yeah, I know. My daughter loves BTS, but I honestly really liked the colors and ridiculousness of this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I refuse to music shame you. You do you, man. Also, an absolute classic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbleh Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 This one always cheers me up, funny, great choreography, and looks like everyone involved in it had a great time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Michael Jackon's Thriller video is the GOAT. That is a universal truth that cannot be disputed. NIN's Closer is right up there at a close #2, and Beastie Boys' Sabotage at #3. Honorable mentions:Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (are made of these)REM: Losing My ReligionDavid Bowie's Black Star and Lazarus (might not be Bowie in his prime, but great videos for a dying man, and the guy went out strong!)Peter Gabriel: SledgehammerVan Halen: Right Now Three of some of my personal favorites: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I thought I still had this cd but I just have gotten rid of it years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Oh! No! A memory comes to mind! I do have a favourite music video! I think it may be the only one among the few I actually own that I can remember and thus it wins that title by default! I bought it as a single on CD from Plan 9 Music in Richmond, VA for five American dollars! Music videos definitely primarily came from a time and place, there's no doubt about it. Roughly the period between the creation of MTV and the creation of YouTube. However, there have been plenty of popular videos since then, if that's the criteria. And it's a better criteria, IMO. Just like in cinema, there are few movies "that had a seismic and long-lasting cultural impact."Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Beastie Boys, Kanye, Drake, Eminem, Gangnam Style (I know, not the artist), Nicki Minaj, and, of course, "This is America" by Childish Gambino, one of the biggest music videos of all-time.Streaming music and video has changed the discussion, and true huge videos are rare because huge artists are rare, but there are still plenty of insanely popular videos being made today.I guess I'm not getting across what I mean. Torch's daughter loving Kpop is kind of what I'm going for here, that's the phenomenon I'm describing.Also, I think you're thinking of this video, which isn't a parody either of the two aforementioned songs:Yeah, that's what I was thinking of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Zathras, you can't post a Diamond Dave and a Sammy video both. You have to choose. There's only one correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Yeah Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Dude, gross. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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