best music videos of 07
  • Taylor musicforantsTaylor musicforants
    what are your favorite music videos (or video clip as the brits say) of the year so far.   here's some of mine:



    battles - atlas

    loney, dear - i am john

    patrick wolf - the magic position

    grizzly bear - the knife

    peter bjorn and john - objects of our affection

    ben kweller - penny on a train track

    of montreal - heimdalsgate...

    asobi seksu - goodbye
  • Dave RawkblogDave Rawkblog

    justin timberlake - what goes around comes around

  • Taylor musicforantsTaylor musicforants
    is that the one with scarjo?
  • chromewaveschromewaves
    Dirty On Purpose - "Car No Driver"



    It's trebuchet-powered!  Are the others?  I think not.
  • Dave RawkblogDave Rawkblog

    taylor - obv.


    hey frank, isn't there a record you should be sending me right now


    I THINK THERE IS

  • songsillinoissongsillinois
    Maia Hirasawa's "And I Found This Boy"


  • Nerd LitterNerd Litter
    My favorite video of the year is the unofficial Menomena clip for "Wet and Rusting" directed by Eli Stonberg.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=way2ZX2ABjA



    Other favorites include: "Requiem" - M. Ward, "Bird Flu" - MIA, "Goodbye" - The Postmarks, "Sharks" - Cadence Weapon and "Set Fire To The Face On Fire" - Blood Brothers
  • chromewaveschromewaves
    Posted by: Dave Rawkblog

    taylor - obv.


    hey frank, isn't there a record you should be sending me right now


    I THINK THERE IS



     You didn't get it yet?  That's weird, I sent it via overnight courier.


    Go check your mailbox again.  RIGHT NOW.
  • songsillinoissongsillinois
    I like this topic. Here's one of my favorite videos of all time ( I love the song so that helps) from the completely unknown Swedish singer Ed Greene, be the 48th person to see this on You Tube!  plus a new video of an old song, "Edison", by the Swedish group Differnet
  • Taylor musicforantsTaylor musicforants
    I really liked that video, craig.  i don't even care if it was from '06.   if we are talking about all-time videos i have to mention R.E.M.'s "Imitation of Life", A-ha's "Take on Me", and Men Without Hats "Safety Dance" (for best use of dancing midgets).
  • songsillinoissongsillinois
    Is it common knowledge that the scene in aha's "Take On Me" video where the singer is in the hallway and is switching from cartoon to "real" is borrowed from a similar scene in the film Altered States where the character played by William Hurt is also going through some sort of transformation?
  • Harry_ThaBombShelterHarry_ThaBombShelter

    Malajube "Montreal -40 Celsius"


    and


    Malajube "Pate Filo"

  • Harry_ThaBombShelterHarry_ThaBombShelter
    btw Craig, that video was pretty rad, good song too.
  • obtusityranobtusityran
    Lisa Lindley-Jones "Step Back"





    Coparck "A Good Year for the Robots"



    and even thought it technically came out in late 2006:



    Jarvis Cocker "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
  • MatthewMatthew
    I kinda wish there was a way to make everyone stop making animated videos for two or three years.
  • MatthewMatthew
    Also, "Heimdalsgate..." is wonderful, but the school-play angle really needs to stop too.
  • 111111
    the video for Grizzly Bear's "Knife" (which i'm pretty sure was only released this year) is holy shit good, and perfect for the song.  it's much better on TV, where you can see the detail work of the video processing/animation, but well you know.



    and even though i think lance bangs is pretty much a hack, his video for Menomena's "Wet and Rusting" (i will not link to mtv's site) is pretty great.



    and that j dilla video (and song) for "nothing like this" is pretty great.



    i've been dvr'ing "subterranean" lately
  • Taylor musicforantsTaylor musicforants
    I just posted my top 10 of the year (Frank that Dirty on Purpose video was fantastic, I made it a last-second addition).   Matt, You'll be happy to know that none of them are animated.
  • MokaMoka
    Mmm from this year I don't know any... oh no wait: campesinos - we throw parties you throw knives. At least I think it's from this year.



    If were talking about random favorites from all time right now I'd go for Ken Ishii's Extra (from... 1998?):



    the quality on youtube is as bad as usual but I love those Akira aesthetics which is probably one of the few anime films I love along with Vampire Hunter D.



    (yes sorry matt they're both animated)
  • I'mJustSayin...KyleI'mJustSayin...Kyle
    I'm loving the new Low video for Breaker. 
  • Dave RawkblogDave Rawkblog
    Posted by: MatthewI kinda wish there was a way to make everyone stop making animated videos for two or three years.

    Chad VanGaalen says you're wrong

  • JimHJimH
    Posted by: I'mJustSayin...KyleI'm loving the new Low video for Breaker. 

     The moral of the video is that you CAN have your cake and eat it too but you'll be really sickened, messy and have made an ass out of yourself and no one will lift a hand to help you except to clap.

  • MatthewMatthew
    Chad VanGaalen is such a great example because even though he's an animator, his animation style doesn't suit his songs at all, and so the videos really don't work.
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