My favorite music videos of all time (in accidental order)
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- DirectorMark RomanekStarsNine Inch NailsTrent ReznorThe controversial promotional video for Nine Inch Nails' 1994 single "Closer."Also: The Killers - Just Another Girl
Wolf Alice - Lisbon
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Brandon Flowers - Still Want You
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Fun. - We Are Young feat. Janelle Monáe
HAIM - Don't Save Me
Beck - Up All Night
Wolf Alice - Don't Delete the Kisses
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dance Floor - DirectorTarsem SinghStarsBill BerryPeter BuckWade DominguezMusic video for "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M..
- DirectorHayley KiyokoAustin Starrett WinchellStarsStefanie ScottKelsey AsbilleHayden ThompsonTwo teenage girls test the waters of their relationship to the disapproval of a jealous boyfriend.
- DirectorHiro MuraiStarsApril CorleyCandice HeidenAppelusa McGlynnA promotional video for the Chet Faker's 2014 single "Gold."
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisBobby LeighStarsJohn FruscianteAnthony KiedisRed Hot Chili PeppersA promotional video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 2000 single "Californication."
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsWeezerBrian BellRivers CuomoA promotional video for the Weezer's 1994 single "Undone - The Sweater Song."
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissINXS performs in the music video "Never Tear Us Apart" off their album "Kick" recorded for Atlantic Records. Michael Hutchence sings and the band plays the song as they walk near several landmarks and the riverfront in the Czechoslovakian city of Prague.
- DirectorRich LeeStarsMeghan AmaralHunter Ray BarkerChelsea DeboOfficial music video for Lana Del Rey's lead single from her 2017 album "Lust For Life."
- DirectorHerb RittsStarsChris IsaakHelena ChristensenA couple is depicted making love in a sexual way to each other while frolicking on a deserted beach.
- DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsDepeche ModeAndrew FletcherDave Gahan"Enjoy the Silence" is a song by Depeche Mode, taken from their seventh studio album, Violator. The single is Gold certificated in the US and Germany. The song won Best British Single at the 1991 BRIT Awards.
- DirectorJay DubinStarsHall & OatesDaryl HallJohn OatesOfficial music video for "You Make My Dreams" by Hall and Oates.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsa-haBunty BaileyAlfie CurtisOfficial music video for "Take on Me" by A-Ha.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMadonnaLuis CamachoOliver Crumes Jr.Madonna pays homage to Hollywood's Golden Age via Harlem's "House Ball" Vogueing.
- DirectorLol CremeGodley & CremeKevin GodleyStarsThe PoliceStewart CopelandStingA promotional video for The Police's 1983 hit single "Every Breath You Take."
- DirectorStephen R. JohnsonStarsPeter GabrielAnna-Marie GabrielMelanie GabrielPeter Gabriel's video for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, a collaboration with Aardman Animations which set new standards for the industry and became one of the most awarded videos in history.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsChristopher WalkenA businessman, overhearing the song on the maid's radio, takes to dancing in the hotel lobby.
- DirectorConnor KammererColin ReadStarsDylan KammererKaja JeanLA HeadA promotional video for Radiohead's 2017 single "Man of War."
- DirectorDaniel AskillSiaStarsSiaMaddie ZieglerA contemporary dance performed by Maddie Ziegler to Chandelier by Sia.
- DirectorFloria SigismondiStarsPinkColt PrattesOfficial music video for "Try" by Pink.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsWeezerTom BosleyTony MaxwellMusic video for the song "Buddy Holly" by the American rock band Weezer, written by Rivers Cuomo. It was released as the second single from the band's debut album Weezer (The Blue Album) in 1994.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsThe White StripesThe music video is a Lego animation directed by Michel Gondry. Gondry's son was featured at the beginning of the video, building Lego blocks. It was shot frame by frame with each frame having the Lego bricks rebuilt, sometimes in a complex manner to seem as if it were an actual shot, and then formed together to give the illusion of motion. The video mostly consists of red, white, and black color. The White Stripes couldn't strike a deal with Lego, so they had to buy a large amount of Lego boxes for the video.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsDaft PunkA promotional video for the Daft Punk's 1997 single "Around the World ."
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsDevon AokiMichael StegerBrandon FlowersA couple's love that feel's each other's bone.
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsGarrick DixonE.R. RuizDana BodenOfficial music video for "Dusk Till Dawn" by ZAYN ft. Sia.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsBeastie BoysAdam YauchAdam HorovitzSet to the song, Sabotage, the Beastie Boys appear in a condensed parody of a 1970s cop show.
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsTom Petty & The HeartbreakersLouise FoleyTom PettyTom Petty plays the Mad Hatter in this Alice in Wonderland inspired video for his song "Don't Come Around Here No More"
- DirectorHenry ScholfieldStarsTaina DominguezTyesha HudsonKennedy LeiNew Rules is a music video for the song of the same name by Dua Lipa.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBilly IdolBetsy Lynn GeorgeNicole HansenBilly Idol performs in the music video "Cradle of Love" from the album "Charmed Life" recorded for Chrysalis Records. A businessman works on his computer and is visited by a teenager from next door who wants to play a tape. She plays the tape and begins to dance lasciviously around the apartment. Billy Idol appears in framed paintings on the walls of the apartment.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsGuillaume CampanacciAaron CamperJay-ZA black and white, 1950-60 style music video of Justin Timberlake performing "Suit and Tie" on stage with Jay Z.
- DirectorRobert SchoberStarsBella HeathcoteBrandon FlowersMax MinghellaAn unsatisfied hotel maid encounters a young, handsome hotel guest by accident and after convincing her to leave her shift, they explore Vegas by night together .
- DirectorAnthony ShurmerStarsLana Del Rey
- DirectorDavid GarfathStarsKate BushMichael HervieuKate Bush performs in the music video "Running Up That Hill" from the album "Hounds of Love" recorded for EMI. Kate Bush performs an interpretive dance with Michael Hervieu to the music of her song through a number of different settings including a dark room, a long hallway, and a reddened landscape.
- DirectorAnthony MandlerStarsTaylor SwiftHalle ArbaughEric BravoA young woman reflects on a passionate but destructive romance.
- DirectorFloria SigismondiStarsDavid BowieTilda SwintonSaskia de BrauwDavid Bowie 's official music video for 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'.
- DirectorLuke MonaghanStarsSam SmithDianna AgronChristina Elise EscobedoMusic video for Sam Smith's song "I Know I'm Not The Only One".
- DirectorRob BrandonStarsAce Abraham-JonesNick ActonMurat AktasMusic video for George Ezra"s "Budapest".
- DirectorRich LeeStarsLana Del ReyThe WeekndA promotional video for the Lana Del Rey's and The Weeknd's 2017 single "Lust for Life."
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsJamiroquaiJay KayA promotional video for Jamiroquai's 1996 single "Virtual Insanity."
- DirectorGary WeisStarsPaul SimonChevy ChaseThe music video for the song "You Can Call Me Al" by an American musician Paul Simon from the 1986 album "Graceland".
- DirectorToni BasilDavid ByrneStarsDavid ByrneTalking HeadsDavid Byrne of the band Talking Heads lip-syncs and sporadically dances to the 1980 single "Once In a Lifetime".
- DirectorGrant SingerStarsBecki DennisLordeOfficial music video for "Green Light" by Lorde.
- DirectorTerence DonovanStarsRobert PalmerJulie PankhurstPatty KellyMusic video to Robert Palmer's smash classic hit "Addicted to Love", one of the most iconic clips of the 1980's and also one of the most spoofed as well. It consists of Palmer performing the song with an all-female rock band, all wearing black dresses and with similar makeup and bright red-lipstick that seems to cause the effect we're seeing variations of the same girl.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsBjörkBryan AnthonyAnthony MarcionaBjörk sings "It's Oh So Quiet" in a musical number set in and around a tire store.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsBjörkMusic video for Björk's Army of Me. A woman drives a huge truck, a gorilla dentist tries to steal a diamond from her mouth, and she must rescue her beautiful boyfriend from interment in a boring museum exhibition.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsTOTOBobby KimballSteve LukatherThe promotional video for Toto's classic hit "Rosanna" has Cynthia Rhodes in the title role, dancing and charming the guys around her, which includes the band members playing the song in the distance and two street gangs, evoking the memorable dispute from "West Side Story" with choreographed fights that follows the music.
- DirectorJay DubinStarsChristie BrinkleyBilly JoelThe title character in the music video was played by Christie Brinkley, whom Billy Joel married two years later. Different versions of the music video opening were produced, in which an auto mechanic is watching the end of Joel's previous hit "Tell Her About It" on a small TV. Then, depending on the version, the next image on the TV is either a blank screen or the logo of the network or TV show the video was on.
- DirectorJon SmallStarsAerosmithJam Master JayRoger LaneThe iconic promotional video for Run DMC's 1985 rap-rock collaboration remake of Aerosmith's early 1975 hit single "Walk This Way" featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith.
- DirectorSimon WestStarsRick AstleyKristin Seifert-DeCarloClive ClarkeMusic video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsQueenJohn DeaconBrian May"Bohemian Rhapsody" is widely considered to be one of the best songs of all time and defined Queen's career. In this groundbreaking music video, the band perform their hit with a bunch of lights and colors.
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsPhil CollinsThe music video for "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins.
- DirectorJoe PytkaStarsMichael JacksonSean CheesmanLa Toya JacksonMusic video for Michael Jackson's 1987 single "The Way You Make Me Feel". In the video, Michael fails to pick up women on the street. An elderly woman then tells him to be himself. He then proceeds to embrace a woman.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsEn VogueTerry EllisCindy HerronA promotional video for En Vogue's 1992 single "Free Your Mind."
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsJohn DeaconBrian MayFreddie MercuryQueen's video to their classic 1980s song "Radio Ga Ga", which pays homage to Metropolis (1927), features clips from previous Queen videos and introduced the iconic hand-clapping audience participation.
- DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsDepeche ModeAndrew FletcherDave GahanDepeche Mode performs in the music video "Personal Jesus" from the album "Violator" recorded for Mute Records. The video opens on a ranch as the band approaches on horseback and on a pickup truck. The band sings while dressed in cowboy hats and western gear. They appear to be meeting women at a brothel.
- DirectorDave MeyersStarsPinkSebastian de la ForzaAlexander EcheverriaA tale of love and vengeance.
- StarsBilly JoelThe music video for "Piano Man" by Billy Joel, depicting the characters in the song.
- DirectorMat WhitecrossStarsGuy BerrymanJon BucklandWill ChampionThe music video shows the band playing across various backdrops sprayed with colorful graffiti painted by the band's artist "Paris". The video was shot between 14 and 15 June 2011 at Millennium Mills in east London, close to London City Airport, but begins with a shot of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. The music video, which features the band, uses a stop motion technique and was directed by Mat Whitecross, who has worked with the band since 1999 and was responsible for the videos for "Lovers in Japan" and "Christmas Lights", among others.
- DirectorVincent HaycockStarsLeo GregoryCalvin HarrisKianoush JosephOfficial music video for "Sweet Nothing" by Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch.
- DirectorGrant SingerStarsLordeOfficial music video for "Perfect Places" by Lorde.
- DirectorDaniel WolfeStarsDuffyThe main-release music video for "Mercy", directed by Daniel Wolfe features Duffy standing on top of a platform performing the song. Featured in the video are Northern Soul dancers who dance to "Mercy".
- DirectorJake ScottStarsPeter BuckMike MillsR.E.M.A promotional video for R.E.M.'s 1993 single "Everybody Hurts."
- DirectorDaniel AskillSiaStarsSiaShia LaBeoufMaddie ZieglerA dance performed by Shia LaBeouf and Maddie Ziegler.
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsMatt FlynnBregje HeinenWiz KhalifaOfficial music video for "Payphone" by Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsBritney SpearsAdrian GrenierMelissa Joan HartBritney Spears' official music video for Drive Me Crazy (1999).
- DirectorNigel DickStarsBritney SpearsFelicia CulottaChad SpearsA music video for Britney Spears's song '...Baby One More Time'.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsTaylor SwiftLauriane GilliéronPeter HoltOn location in the wilderness, a volatile young actress falls in love with her leading man in Taylor Swift's music video for her song Wildest Dreams.
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsDamon AlbarnBlurGraham CoxonThe official music video for Blur's song the "The Universal", taking visual cues from Stanley Kubrick's film "Clockwork Orange (1971)
- DirectorJake SchreierStarsAlana HaimDanielle HaimEste Haim
- DirectorJay MartinStarsEllie BamberShawn MendesThe clip, filmed in Paris, Amsterdam and the United Kingdom, sees Mendes and his love interest (played by actress Ellie Bamber) exploring Europe while the singer is out on tour. The couple races through transportation hubs, ride trains and trek along the coastline.
- DirectorRyan PallottaStarsFrankie DunneEllie Stuart HunterSusan M. JacobsThis music video is about this guy named, Shawn Mendes who is so in love with his neighbor. But this neighbor has a boyfriend already that is why Shawn is saying I know I can TREAT YOU BETTER that he can to this girl to let her know that he can treat her better.
- DirectorThe Little HomiesDave MeyersStarsJerry RectorKendrick LamarRihannaMusic video for "LOYALTY.", a song by Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsStingJeffrey Lee CampbellMino CinéluA promotional video for Sting's 1988 single "Englishman in New York" featuring Quentin Crisp.
- DirectorHenry ScholfieldStarsJonadette CarpioDua LipaIn the official music video for her song "IDGAF", Dua Lipa and her girls dressed in blue, face off against another Dua Lipa and her girls in red.
- DirectorBob GiraldiStarsMichael JacksonBill BrayMichael DeLorenzoA promotional video for Michael Jackson's 1983 hit single "Beat It."
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsMichael JacksonSimon FieldsRaquel PeñaA music video for Michael Jackson's song 'Billie Jean'.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsJanet JacksonTyrin TurnerA promotional dance video for Janet Jackson's 1989 hit single "Rhythm Nation."
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsPaula AbdulRobert AlvarezBuckJanet Jackson performs in the music video "When I Think of You" from the album "Control" recorded for A&M Records. Janet Jackson sings and dances as she travels around a neighborhood. She repeatedly sees a mysterious man in a hat while another man constantly complains about the young people in the neighborhood.
- DirectorHerb RittsStarsJanet JacksonDjimon HounsouAntonio Sabato Jr.Janet Jackson performs in the music video "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" from the album "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" recorded for A&M Records. Wearing a black top and blue jeans, Janet Jackson sings while snuggling with a man on the beach. Video clips of muscular men dancing on the beach play throughout.
- DirectorBaillie WalshStarsJordi CussíKylie MinogueKylie luxuriates sensually beside a pool with other basking dancers.
- DirectorHenry ScholfieldStarsDua LipaMiguelOfficial music video for "Lost in Your Light" by Dua Lipa ft. Miguel.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsHaimAlana HaimDanielle HaimMusic video by HAIM performing 'Something To Tell You,' 'Nothing's Wrong' and 'Right Now'
- DirectorFKA twigsStarsMichelle LamyFKA twigsWilliam McGeough
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsMichael JacksonOla RayForrest J. AckermanA night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies - only a "Thriller" can save them now.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsJanet JacksonJoshua John MillerTyrin TurnerThe music video for "Rhythm Nation" was directed by Dominic Sena, serving as the final inclusion in Jackson's long-form Rhythm Nation 1814 film. It portrays rapid choreography within a "post-apocalyptic" warehouse setting, with Jackson and her dancers adorned in unisex military attire. It was filmed in black-and-white to portray the song's theme of racial harmony. Jackson's record label attempted to persuade her against filming the video, but upon her insistence it became "the most far-reaching single project the company has ever attempted."
- DirectorAndrew DonohoLacey DukeAlan FergusonStarsJanelle MonáeTessa ThompsonJayson AaronAn Android, Jane 57821, attempts to break free from the constraints of a totalitarian society that forcibly makes Jane comply with its homophobic beliefs.
- DirectorTim EremStarsTove LoLina EscoJosuè De La VegaA never-ending tale about sex, drugs and heartache of two best girlfriends.
- DirectorTaylor SwiftStarsTaylor SwiftDwayne JohnsonFletcher AllistonOfficial page for "The Man" by Taylor Swift.
- DirectorMick RockStarsDavid BowieA promotional video for David Bowie 's hit single "Life on Mars?"