I just remember the weird Al version from UHF and thinking that was the official version of that song and music video for the longest time as a kid. Lol
I'm always impressed by a music video that can "yes, and" the song it was made for - one that feels like it was created as an extension or an exploration of the song, rather than an expression of the vibes (though, don't get me wrong, I'm all about the vibes too). I love that this video tells a clear story and puts a pretty fun twist on the lyrics while it does.
Bonus: The actors seem like they were having a blast during filming.
Literally this - the very first thing that I thought, was well it's obviously going to Never Going to Give you up - before I could even actively start thinking of any other music video, like Zombies for example (it's been on YouTube a lot recently because of people reacting to it).
Turn Down for What - Lil Jon
Directed by (And starring one of) the directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Which makes me feel vindicated for loving this video, so fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU
I love this song. It sounds upbeat and carefree but it really sad.
Wiki "Fastball frontman Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading articles that described the June 1997 disappearance of an elderly married couple, Lela and Raymond Howard from Salado, Texas,[5] who left home to attend the Pioneer Day festival at nearby Temple, Texas, despite Lela's Alzheimer's and Raymond recently recovering from brain surgery. They were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route.[6][7] The authorities who investigated the accident believed that Lela, who was driving the car, was trying to locate a place where she had once vacationed.[8]"
Not even a fan of Pearl Jam, but the song's discordant guitar solo is perfect for its message, and captured brilliantly by the animation. I'm a sucker for late state American animation well-executed like this, too.
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna. We didn't have cable/sat at home and my family went on vacation so I watched MTV as much as possible. They must have played it hundreds of times in a few days.
definitely Take On Me by a-h_a._
You want a music video? Any music video? One of the best of the 1980s? One of the best of all time? One of the catchiest songs ever? Something that will never go away?
Take On Me.
The first that popped into my head in the moment was "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera. No clue why that one comes to mind first, maybe because it freaked me out as a kid. lol
Takes me right back to the summer between 5th and 6th grade. Fun fact: the International and US versions are different and while this was third single on their debut US album, it was their lead single on their second international album.
This was before I cared for anything heavy and it was an introduction to a style that I was told was bad for so long.
I remember watching VH1's "You Oughta Know" or something like that in the early morning and this video coming on and there's this kid who was just swinging around on a pummel horse for the entire thing. Apparently, that kid was a machine and just wouldn't stop IRL.
Aha, Take on Me. And that's surprising because my music streaming alg gave me a bunch of songs that I used to watch on MTVne 80s. But none of those came to mind first, it's that dang cartoon one!
There were some images flashing in my mind but I quickly lost what I was seeing, but the next thing was Avenged Sevenfold's A Little Piece of Heaven: https://youtu.be/KVjBCT2Lc94
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steb@kbin.social · 14 pts · 3y
I... I think I just got Rickrolled by my own brain.
iAmTheTot@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Bwahaha I love this.
DulceMaria@kbin.social · 13 pts · 3y
Take on Me - Aha
Hairyblue@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Another great one and very inventive for the time.
LemonKiwiCherry@kbin.social · 12 pts · 3y
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits. All-time classic. 80s CGI knows no comparison. 😩👌
CheesyGordita@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
I just remember the weird Al version from UHF and thinking that was the official version of that song and music video for the longest time as a kid. Lol
zhaosima@kbin.social · 11 pts · 3y
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
floragato@kbin.social · 11 pts · 3y
Genghis Khan by Miike Snow
I'm always impressed by a music video that can "yes, and" the song it was made for - one that feels like it was created as an extension or an exploration of the song, rather than an expression of the vibes (though, don't get me wrong, I'm all about the vibes too). I love that this video tells a clear story and puts a pretty fun twist on the lyrics while it does.
Bonus: The actors seem like they were having a blast during filming.
nostalgia_for_infinity@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Goated song and music video
rosatherad@kbin.social · 10 pts · 3y
You made me rickroll myself. Never Gonna Give You Up is so iconic online, how could it not be the first thing that comes to mind?
Second one that came to mind was Somebody That I Used To Know.
Frankly, I don't watch music videos, so internet memes are the majority of my exposure to them.
asjmcguire@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Literally this - the very first thing that I thought, was well it's obviously going to Never Going to Give you up - before I could even actively start thinking of any other music video, like Zombies for example (it's been on YouTube a lot recently because of people reacting to it).
Perry@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y
OK Go - Here it goes again
There are many other more impressive and even more famous music videos, but this one is THE video I think of when anyone mentions music videos.
Eogram@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
I love all their videos. so complex and creative.
While you absolutely answered the question correctly, I think this is my favorite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejbOFk7H6c
WTF? and Obsession are close seconds.
simplemac@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y
Thriller (Credits and everything...) - Michael Jackson
https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA
tvblb@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
Hah, this is also what I thought of
get_the_reference_@beehaw.org · 8 pts · 3y
I only read as far as "first music video" before my brain served up the first video on MTV, "Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star."
Drusas@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y
Sober by Tool. Very cool video.
Hairyblue@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
The video is great and creepy.
Teh@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g93mz_eZ5N4
Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer
Chedawg@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
livus@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
This is my all time favourite.
Welsh_kiwi10@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y
Virtual Insanity I have brain rot.
WeDoTheWeirdStuff@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y
A-HA take on me
Eogram@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
Turn Down for What - Lil Jon
Directed by (And starring one of) the directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Which makes me feel vindicated for loving this video, so fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU
AllonzeeLV@vlemmy.net · 6 pts · 3y
Probably Thriller, even though my favorite is probably Californication
Friend@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
Both awesome videos but Californication was more my era and I love how creative and good graphics it was! Really took you on a journey.
turbodog@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
Prodigy Smack my Bitch up (nsfw)
https://vimeo.com/144850907
wjrii@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
Money for Nothing. (posted the less problematic edit)
HandsHurtLoL@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
TeaHands@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I was gonna go with Just, myself.
Pietson@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Knights of Cydonia
maskapony@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
I'd nominate Bjork: All is Full of Love.
iNeedScissors67@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
The Way, by Fastball.
Why? Popup Video when I was younger, that's why lol. It was on a LOT.
Hairyblue@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
I love this song. It sounds upbeat and carefree but it really sad.
Wiki "Fastball frontman Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading articles that described the June 1997 disappearance of an elderly married couple, Lela and Raymond Howard from Salado, Texas,[5] who left home to attend the Pioneer Day festival at nearby Temple, Texas, despite Lela's Alzheimer's and Raymond recently recovering from brain surgery. They were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route.[6][7] The authorities who investigated the accident believed that Lela, who was driving the car, was trying to locate a place where she had once vacationed.[8]"
WorseDoughnut@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
That whole album is fantastic.
Rhaedas@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Got Rickrolled without a link, good job.
Harlan_Cloverseed@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Black or White
https://youtu.be/F2AitTPI5U0
unicron@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
[Salvatore Ganacci - Step-grandma
](https://youtu.be/StYkb5kbM3o)
CheesyGordita@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Probably gorillaz, either Clint Eastwood or Dirty Harry
Mantising@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
DyE - Fantasy
I wonder how many of us saw this video when we were too young for it?
whaleross@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
@Mantising wow that's some unexpected cosmic horror right in the groin
ivanafterall@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
It's practically a short film.
Geometric7792@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Do the Evolution by Pearl Jam
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI
Not even a fan of Pearl Jam, but the song's discordant guitar solo is perfect for its message, and captured brilliantly by the animation. I'm a sucker for late state American animation well-executed like this, too.
Clairvoidance@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Kenshi Yonezu - KICKBACK
fuck you I'm adding a second, Michael Jackson - Beat it
Polarsailor@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE&ab_channel=RobertPalmerVEVO
piposaurus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Nicki Minaj - Anaconda.
I have no idea why, I haven't thought about the song in years. And I don't even like it.
meatbag@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Booty on the mind?
gooman@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna. We didn't have cable/sat at home and my family went on vacation so I watched MTV as much as possible. They must have played it hundreds of times in a few days.
Tigbitties@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Take on Me - Aha
serfraser@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want, I want a redo where my answer isn't Wannabe by the Spice Girls.
niktemadur@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Peter Gabriel - "Shock The Monkey"
DesTeufelsAvocado@feddit.de · 3 pts · 3y
Tool - Sober
stickymark@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
freebrick@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
The Shins - Simple Song
Skodda@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Pain Remains (pt1-3) - Lorna Shore
Blegh@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Literally came here to say this.
The video is just as epic as the tracks, and together they are very powerful.
realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt · 3 pts · 3y
We're no strangers to love
TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y
Just by Radiohead
Hairyblue@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Radiohead is great. Subterranean Homesick Alien is one of my favorite songs.
Rottcodd@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Daft Punk - Around the World
mPony@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
definitely Take On Me by a-h_a._
You want a music video? Any music video? One of the best of the 1980s? One of the best of all time? One of the catchiest songs ever? Something that will never go away?
Take On Me.
peter@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 3y
Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better
Guadin@k.fe.derate.me · 3 pts · 3y
The Beatles - Mr Blue Sky
Pietson@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
that's by ELO
Guadin@k.fe.derate.me · 1 pts · 3y
That's really dumb. You are right.
CoderKat@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
EVERY DAY I'M SHUFFLING
doot doot doot dut duh doo
RubyDaCherry@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi
noodlejetski@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Moloko's Forever More https://piped.video/watch?v=X9j_IreT5yI
Scott@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Girls not Grey by AFI
Whirlgirl9@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
flock of seagulls i ran
MT_Book_Wyrm@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Thriller - the long version
EmRush@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Katy Perry - Dark Horse
Hairyblue@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
The haunting David Gilmore video In Any Tongue. "I know sorrow tastes the same on any tongue".
ADHDefy@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
The first that popped into my head in the moment was "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera. No clue why that one comes to mind first, maybe because it freaked me out as a kid. lol
Deccarrin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Slipknot - duality
garrettw87@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
John Mayer - New Light
The cheap retro goofiness is what does it for me.
Ceon@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Young Rival - Black is Good
It's brilliant when it works for you
cfi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
weremacaque@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
I have no idea why this popped into my head, but I used to play a lot of DDR as a kid.
Raise_a_glass@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Tonight Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins
Ragnell@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
That song that plays over the last image of the Shining.
brownpaperbag@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
Takes me right back to the summer between 5th and 6th grade. Fun fact: the International and US versions are different and while this was third single on their debut US album, it was their lead single on their second international album.
MrFahrenheit@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Boogie Pimps - Somebody to Love <3
AdequateSteve@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Korn - Freak on a Leash
haaredran@feddit.de · 2 pts · 3y
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
JasonPh03nix@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Nightcrawler - Signs of the Swarm
HydratedSquid@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Korn - Freak on a Leash
dominoko@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Deutschland by Rammstein
Warped@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Heartworms - Retributions Of An Awful Life
erezac@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Around The World
DearThief@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Hi Ren. Absolute powerhouse of a song/video.
minorsecond@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Slayer's Seasons in the Abyss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECp8LKurKs
doleo@fedia.io · 2 pts · 3y
Anything by Cyriak!
113XPS@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
"Writing on the Walls" by Underoath
This was before I cared for anything heavy and it was an introduction to a style that I was told was bad for so long.
I remember watching VH1's "You Oughta Know" or something like that in the early morning and this video coming on and there's this kid who was just swinging around on a pummel horse for the entire thing. Apparently, that kid was a machine and just wouldn't stop IRL.
whaleross@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
R.E.M. - Orange Crush was the first that popped up to mind. No idea why. Haven't even thought of that song in like ten years.
CorrodedCranium@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
Lorn's Ghosst(s) music video
AnonTwo@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
Kaisei ft. ill.bell
It's a vocaloid remix with a great singer and a rap bit that's not in the original version.
orionstein@orzen.games · 1 pts · 3y
Go Bananas by Little Big
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Wild horses -bishop briggs
Lols@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
stuck in the sound - lets go
im a sucker for animated music videos
MikeRosoft@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
tinker_sky@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Cautiously_Optometristic@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
I hear you calling - GOB
Dubois_arache@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Aterciopelados - Luz Azul (Video)
BrerChicken@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Aha, Take on Me. And that's surprising because my music streaming alg gave me a bunch of songs that I used to watch on MTVne 80s. But none of those came to mind first, it's that dang cartoon one!
fubo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Take On Me, of course.
bardm@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
nostalgia_for_infinity@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
There were some images flashing in my mind but I quickly lost what I was seeing, but the next thing was Avenged Sevenfold's A Little Piece of Heaven: https://youtu.be/KVjBCT2Lc94
Dick_Justice@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Juggalo Homies