Bonus points for also including favourite and/or most interesting.
C2C - Delta
Depeche Mode - Wrong
- The video clip allways weirds me out but I’ll never stop watching when it’s on.
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of choice
- Christopher Walken kills it.
The prodigy - Smack my removed up
- child sentiment. Love the POV style.
Aphex twin also gets a solid place in my heart. Love all of their videos
Metallica - One
The full version. I saw it on Mtv when I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8, and it altered me.
It’s a good chunk of why I dove head-first into metal. I was into Van Halen, Yes, Rush, etc., but that single (One, haha!) video hooked me for good.
Now, as an old guy, I take inspiration from about everything except pop & country. But damn, I STILL watch that video every now and then when I’m in the mood.
“I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!"
Birth of crabcore, baby!
All of Little Big’s videos. Here is Hypnodancer
I know OP and multiple commenters already said OkGo, but these songs/videos have been a micro obsession of mine the past week and I can’t pass up the chance to share them
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MejbOFk7H6c
For this one, the entire song is played via percussive methods by driving a car on a prepared track with improvised instruments. Damian, the lead singer, had to learn stunt driving to drive the car at specific speeds for different parts of the track. They calculated the spacing of instruments over the distance as well as how much time it would take to maneuver to different parts of the course and the speeds necessary to maintain the correct beats per minute. They used over 280 guitars and 55 pianos, and modified the car with audio equipment and levers to control what mallets were extended. The song ends up sounding rough, frustrated, desperate and pained which is perfect for the lyrics, and IMO better than the studio version.
The other one is Upside Down and Inside Out. The song alone is not my cup of tea, and yet with this video it’s really incredible. They recorded the video in 27 second increments of parabolic flight to make the whole thing happen while they’re weightless. In the times between takes, they had to endure 30 seconds of 2x gravity and then wait 5-10 minutes to climb again. The sequences are edited together, so if any of them didn’t make it back to their marks in time the take wasn’t usable. They spent two weeks messing around experimenting with choreography and props, and one week filming.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LWGJA9i18Co
They do making of’s on a lot of their videos, and it’s truly incredible the amount of time and planning and preparation and ambition they have for them.
One Direction Night Changes, Steal My Girl, History Starry Night by Ren Baby, Sorry, Eenie Meenie, Beauty and a Beat by Justin Bieber MJ Smooth Criminal, Black or White, Earth, Beat It Katy Perry Last Friday Night Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Dirty Little Secret (and another song in which there was a lady in red paint by The All American Rejects) Dusk Till Dawn, The Nights, Nights That We Needed by DWLLRS and many more
Ren does some good videos indeed.
Verily
For me it will always be A-Ha’s “Take On Me”, though basically any of OK Go’s videos also deserve consideration for sheer creativity.
For anyone who might not have seen it: Take On Me - A-Ha.
Take on Me is the correct answer.
Ok Go was the first one I thought of
The first one I thought of, but not the one I decided on.
Linkin Park - Pts of arthty is wild!
Björk - All is full of Love is also something else.
Darude sandstorm
Sports - Viagra Boys
I heard this on the radio at work near when it released and I laughed so hard that I had to walk into the back. Completely forgot about it then found it organically youtube a few years ago and had the same reaction. Is it the best? Well, no. But it is a unique experience.I think most of their music videos are pretty good, but I’ve always liked this one the most I think.
Electric Callboy - We Got The Moves
I think this is my favorite song off the new album. I wasn’t paying attention to the lyrics on my first listen and legit thought it was a cover of a classic boy band song until the metal hits.
Knew the song but hadn’t watch the video. Incredible the little hands and microphone 😂
The finger hands are my favorite.








