Throughout the time that music videos have been around from the time of the first up to the present day, there have been some epics and some that have failed epically. These are some of my favourites:
5. Bjork - Triumph of a Heart
5. Bjork - Triumph of a Heart
This video was directed by Spike Jonze (Where The Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich) which is apparent in the style of the piece, using a mundane setting and plot but putting something abstract in show the artist's own persona. In this video it's the cat representing the husband of Bjork's character, this accentuates her quirky personality.
And also the song is one of Bjork's best, especially with the Japanese beat-boxer, Dokaka, his input makes the song edgier than the majority of her catalogue, if that's actually possible.
4. Radiohead - Just
Directed by Jamie Thraves (1995)
This video by Radiohead was directed by Jamie Thraves it features a middle aged man lying down on the pavement of his own accord. There is a heated, subtitled discussion with a bloke that falls over his legs. When this video was released in 1995, it earned Radiohead a MTV Music Video Award nomination, rightly I believe. The video is symbolic of many things; prominently Thom Yorke, I believe is supposed to be God looking down on Earth through the clouds, looking at the world and how people interact. Great video.
Directed by Spike Jonze (2000)
The mixture of Christopher Walken dancing and a great song, Fatboy Slim's best in fact, makes this a classic video, no doubt.
Directed by Walter Stern (1998)
This video is epic, a talking foetus! although the CGI is a little dated now. the concept was truely groundbreaking. It's also a very creepy video, scares me everytime I watch it, and I really don't know why. My favourite until I recently came across the video below. Classic.
1. WAX - CaliforniaDirected by Spike Jonze (1995)
Sometimes an image is powerful enough not to be discussed in great depth, I think a man running on fire is one of these said images.
Directed by Jamie Thraves (1995)
This video by Radiohead was directed by Jamie Thraves it features a middle aged man lying down on the pavement of his own accord. There is a heated, subtitled discussion with a bloke that falls over his legs. When this video was released in 1995, it earned Radiohead a MTV Music Video Award nomination, rightly I believe. The video is symbolic of many things; prominently Thom Yorke, I believe is supposed to be God looking down on Earth through the clouds, looking at the world and how people interact. Great video.
Directed by Spike Jonze (2000)
The mixture of Christopher Walken dancing and a great song, Fatboy Slim's best in fact, makes this a classic video, no doubt.
Directed by Walter Stern (1998)
This video is epic, a talking foetus! although the CGI is a little dated now. the concept was truely groundbreaking. It's also a very creepy video, scares me everytime I watch it, and I really don't know why. My favourite until I recently came across the video below. Classic.
1. WAX - California
Sometimes an image is powerful enough not to be discussed in great depth, I think a man running on fire is one of these said images.
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