08/09/2011

Top 100 music videos

Continuing from 76 it is the Beatles with Strawberry Field Forever. At 75 its Duran Duran with Rio, which was controversial as it, showed fortune when the country was in a financial depression. Wu-tang Clan, where at 74 with Gravel Kick, which was a very expensive video to shoot. Basement Jaxx was at 73 with Where’s Your Head At. This was first of dance music’s and had a low budget. It first starts off with a story. At 72 was Robert Palmer with Addicted to Love, which was also controversial as it had prerogative ladies, which are used like objects. 71 were Bijork with All is about Love. Every breath you take by The Police was at 70. At 69 it was the very controversial video from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Two Tribes. This video was controversial because it insulted the cold war by taking the fun out of it. It was band off screen in some parts of America. Madonna was at 68 with her song Ray of Light, which was directed by Jonas Akerlund. This video was to show a new and re-invented artist.  The Beastie Boys was at 67 with Sabotage. At 66 was the infamous video by Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues, which only took three minutes to shoot and there were no lip-syncing either. At 65 it was Window licker by The Aphex Twin, which was an unusual and surreal video. At 64 was Bijork with Human Behaviour. Number 63 was George Michael with Outside, which promoted him as being gay. His video was inspired by the earlier actions that he had done in America. This video was also very controversial in America. Blur where at 62 with Park life. The Prodgity were at 61 with the song Smack my Bitch up, which was considered as too graphic and inappropriate. Jonas Akerlund, who is an outstanding director as he uses cinematography on point, also directed this video. Finally for this part it at 60 was Eurythmics with Sweet Dreams.

Eurythmics (Sweet Dreams)


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