Friday, 18 September 2009

research- 100 top music videos

In class we have been watching the 100 greatest music videos of all time. videos that are included are Madonna "like a prayer" and Queen " i want to break free". Many of the videos are controversial, have a story line and add value to the song. The whole 100 may not be there.

100- Past the dutchie- 1982

. this song was actually a cover song for "pass the kouchie" by the Mighty Diamonds
. it deals with the recreational use if cannabis, with "kouchie" being slang for cannabis
. with "dutchie" all references to drugs was removed and refers to food instead
. they were black british, which was achievement for there song to be played because of their nationallity
. which they were also put up against the parliament
.the story line was of turents who went to court


98- Small town boy - Bronski beat- 1984
. it tells a story of being gay
. they were the first openly gay band


97- Conershop
.fun video


96- So solid crew- 21 seconds- 2001
. each person had 21 seconds to introduce their selfs
. all different singers are in video
.the song is about escapisum


95-The Cardigans - my faviourite game
.about a failing love affair
.the video cost a lot, for example cameras broke
. they use a lot of humour

94- Bonnie Tyler- Total elicipse of the heart
.borrowed from furtureworld

93-Mick Jagger( from the rolling stones)- we love you
. drug related problems
.he faced jail, so he shot the scene before he went to court
. the drug problem and court was recreated

92-Herbie Hancock- Rockit- 1983
. black people star in the video
.dumies are used
. sexual
. he got screen time on tv

91-The specials- Ghost town


90- Pet shop boys- go west- 1993
.about gay right so controversial
.gay anthem
.they want to create their own image
.allows art to complete freedom of directors

88- Elton John- im still standing
- i want love

. different actors are used


87- Godley and Creme-Cry
.new technology used
.design different faces
. famous then they split

77- Mc Hammour- Cant touch this
- the trouses became famous

76- Beatles- The Strawberries fields - 1967

75-Duran Duran- Rio


74- Wu tang clan- Graval pit - 2001



73- Basement Jaxx- wheres your head at




72-Robert Palmer- addicted to love



71- Bjork- All is full of love
.technology- roborts are used
. slow

70- Police- Every breathe you take


69-Frankie goes to Holloywood- Two Trys


68- Madonna- Ray of light
. shot in swedan
.fast editing
.shot in 14 days, which is long

67- The beastie boys- Sobatage

66- Bob Dylan- Subterran homestick blues

.from documentary of bob dylan
.been copyed
. most famous video

65-The Aplex twin- windowlicker
. lots of sweraing
. about men looking for women
. he does a Michael Jackson dance routine
. sexual

64- Bjork- Human behaviour
. influence was a Russian cartoon

63- George Michael- Outside
. he was arrested because of hes sexual toliet act
. he wears a police uniform
.there are sexual things going on within the video from other people


62-Blur-Parc Life


61-Prodigy- Smack my bitch up- 1997
.controvesial
.language used is offensive
.about a certain point of view
.low budget- shot in one night
.ladism
.protest made against video
.twist because the naked men became naked women


60- Eurythmics- Sweet dreams- 1983
. her image of a women, looks like shes a man, but is still attractive
. about her life
.a cow walks in


59- Abba- Knowing me knowing you
.about being a family
.French and Saunders used it in one of their sketches

58-The cure- Close to me
.closaphoebic feeling
. props are used in a commical way


57-Meat loaf- Ido anything for love
. 20 million copys sold
."beauty and the beast"
.wont do somthing but we dont no what


56-Eminen- with out me


55-Fat-boy Slim- Prise you

.hiden cameras
.danceing is bad, but looks good
.crowds watching
. dont no whats going on
.mock ballet
. won 6 awards

54-Draft punk- around the world


53-wham- club trapincana
.low budget
.twist, they were not tourist but air crew


52-Massive attack- Tear drop
.unborn babys eye movement

51-Walk this way- Aeorosmith and Rmyc

50- Paul Simon- you can call me al

. comical
.start dancing

49- Jamiroquai -Vitual insanity - 1996
-big hat
-special effects
-MTV awards, where he won best video
-walls move not the floor

48- Jonney Cash- Hurt
."man in black"
. he looks back at hes past
.made before he died
. cover version

47-The prodigy- Firestarter
. aired on top of the pops

46-Adam and the Ants- Prince charming
.cost $30,000
.prince charming dance
.over the top

45- Areosmith- crazy- 1994


44-Kylie- Cant get you out of my head
.future instinct ideas
. sexy
.has a twist to it
.its like shes processed with a kind of love
.she wears a white dress, which means purity

43-Dire Straits- Money 4 nothering- 1983


42-Bjork- its oh so quite
. celebration of old musicals
.dancing post box
.she flys of into the sky


41-Spice Girls- wannable
.set in an hotel
.one long shot used
.personalitys come out of the spice girls
.posh spice in background, never in focus


40-Missy Elliet- Get ur freak on
. she use to write to her idols when she was younger

39- Pulp- common people
.about hes life events
.everythings odd
.become a british icon
.dance


38-Fatboy slim- weapon of choice
. stars Christopher Walken (actor)
.he does a tap dance on a table
.he flys

37-Guns and Roses- November rain- 1992
. big cinemaic scale
.cost $1.5 million
. got a story line
. the guiter solo on the beach is done well


36-Red hot chilli peppers- Give it away

35-Sinead O'Conner- Nothering compares to you

.video adds value to the song
.this song actually made her famous
.she crys in the video, which was real
. she performed very well
. the settings was around Paris
. overall shes a beauitiful woman


34-White stripe- fall in love with a girl
.the bricks are built by hand by animaters

33- u2-the sweetish thing
. the video and song was for hes wife, in which he forgot special events
. About expressing how he feels
. famous faces appear through out the video
.streets where closed for filming
. he is saying sorry all the way through


32 -Chris Isaak- Wicked game

31-Eminem-Stan
. the story is about an obsessed fan
.he plays himself and the fan
.it caused a media outary

30-Weezer- buddy holly


29-Electric six- Gay bar -2003
. controvesial
. they wanted the video to get notice


28-Foo Fighters- learn to fly
.won Grammy

27-David Bowle- Ashes to Ashes
.unclear story
.new romantics
.low technology

26-TLC- Waterfalls
.3D computer generated special effects


25-Madness- Baggey trouses- 1980
.was in the chart for many weeks
.flying man
.about school days

24-Radiohead- No suprises
-add values to song
-the video and song compliments each other


23-Britney Spears- Hit me baby one more time- 1999
-the song made Britney
-controvesial
- about a high school crash


22-Justin Timberlake- Cry me a river
-About hes ex girlfriend


21- Queen- I want to break free
-Drags are in the video
-funney
-American people stopped buying the cds because of the drags in the video

19- Madonna- Material girl- 1985
-artist compliments the song and video
-about men falling for her
-Modonna was compared to Maralyn- Mon -Roe
-was an achievement

18-Beyonce-Crazy in Love

17-Blur- Coffee and Tv
-adds value to song
- about a dancing milk cartoon who looks for the missing boy, which became an icon


16- Outkast- Hey ya
- the artist plays all the characters

15-R.E.M. Everyone hurts-1993


14- Christaina Aguilera- Dirrty

- controversial

13- Pink Ffloyde- Another brick in the wall

12-Michael and Janet Jackson- Scream- 1995

- Most expensive video of all time
-Visual imagery
-cost 7 million
- set on an aircraft in out of space

11-Coldplay- The Scientist- 2002

- he walks backwards, while he is singing normally

-the story is about a car crash in which hes girlfriend dies in

Top 10

10-Nivana- Smells like team spirit

- based on a film

9- Madonna- Vogue


8-The Verve- bittersweet sympaney

7- Michael Jackson- Billie Jean

- Pavements lights up when he walks on them

- about magic

6- Robbie Williams- Rock Dj- 2000

-Striptease

5-Madonna- like a prayer- 1989

-controversial- religion

-emotional

-the messeage is for children to always do the right thing

4- Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody- 1975

- means nothering

- number 1 for 9 weeks

3- A- ha- Take on me

- adds value to song




2- Peter Gabriel- Slegdehammour

- this song was Gabriel first and only uk nummber one

1- Michael Jackson- thriller- 1983

-the video was more like a 15 minutes thriller

- its about a ni8ght at the movies turns into a nightmare when michael and hes date are attacked by Zombies

-when it first came out it had to be shown after the water shed because it werent suitable for the younger people

-this video made lots of money

-the dance because popular and is played at many partys

-the video does add value to the song

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