The 25 most influential clips ever made
These are the clips that created stars, an impact on culture and completely changed the game.
Back in the 80s, musical clips were splashed on the air by MTV. These days, you probably catch most of them on social networks. But whether you watch it on VH1 or VEVO, a video clip brings A particular song in visual life - and really brilliant can have an important cultural imprint. Some have revolutionized the art form, others have had an impact on pop culture itself, some of the videos listed below were even prohibited. Read the rest for 25 of the most influential clips ever made. (Simply note that some of them include strong language and other adult content!)
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1 "Underground Homesqutic Blues", Bob Dylan (1965)
Bob Dylan Thrown the performance and history in favor of standing in a street, Allen Ginsberg Visible in the background, and silently abandoning a series of landmarks with word games and keywords for the clip Who opens the Dylan documentary Do not look back . The video has triggered decades of copies of "mediation" from Inxs to This scene in Love in fact .
2 "Strawberry Fields Forever", The Beatles (1967)
When the artists began to film "promotal films" so that singles were played on television in the 1960s, the British Musicians Union prohibited groups "Miming" to their songs And deceive fans to think that performance was live. The Beatles as well as took a different route , fixing "Fertberry Fields Forever" to a tripping sequence centered on a fantastic string instrument in a tree. Presenting the fans to a new must -see image of the group and interspersed with tripping close -ups and time stunks, the psychedelic video set the tone at the time.
3 "Bohemian Rhapsody", Queen (1975)
The 1975 promotional video For this emblematic hit which interspersed a performance staged and the group singing on a black backdrop with some low budget effects was filmed in three hours On a sparse budget of £ 3,500 , but has become a decisive career moment for the group. He also made promotional videos an essential for the marketing of any group.
4 "Video Killed the Radio Star", The Buggles (1979)
The video of the single aptly named marked the turn of an era with vintage television clips. He made his mark as the first clip was never broadcast on MTV when the network was launched in 1981, highlighting the pivotal moment in the history of clips and consolidating their role as a powerful promotional tool.
5 "Rapture", Blondie (1981)
In this new wave / disco / rap, Debbie Harry Dance around a Sesame Street Version of the bottom set on the side has gone from graffiti, a goat, and Jean-Michel Basquiat As D.J., before separating in a scientific theme rap. "Rapture" has not only implemented it (mainly) Video at a catch , it was also the first rap video to have been broadcast on MTV.
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6 "Thriller", Michael Jackson (1983)
THE 13-minute mini-film directed by John Landis has pushed the limits of what a clip could be. "Thriller" would inspire later Zombie dance mobs Around the world and in 2009, became the first video clip enthroned in the National Film Register of the United States by the Congress Library to be "culturally, historically or aesthetic".
7 "Bastards of Young", The Requirements (1985)
Not everyone was a fan of the dawn of musical television, including the Punk group of Minnesota The Deposits. When came time To film a video For the main single of their first label in 1985 TIM, they released a low effort clip made up of a single black and white plan from a stereo speaker with a partially visible listener who smoked in the foreground. Just to make sure that fans knew what they thought of promoting commercial music, at the end of the video, the listener gets up and kicked the speaker. Despite this, the video has become a favorite of fans of the alternative program of the Night of MTV 120 minutes , bringing the paradox of successful alternative video.
8 "Money for Nothing", say Straits (1985)
This revolutionary video directed by Steve Barron Enter images of a computer -retirement retail worker with a live land images. Released in 1985, "Money for Nothing" not only commented on the consumerist culture and musical industry of the decade, but was also one of the first uses of the characters generated by computer in the video.
9 "Take on me", a-ha (1985)
Not content with resting on his laurels with his video to say Straits the same year, director Steve Barron merged hand -drawn animation (by the husband and wife team who would work later on Paula Abdul "Opposites attracts") and the action live in a comic strip of comics for life. Massively popular video Played on a frequent rotation on MTV for over a year and now has nearly 2 billion views on YouTube.
10 "Sledgehammer", Peter Gabriel (1986)
Combine clay, stop-motion and other animation techniques with a surreal effect, Peter Gabriel "" Hammer "won a record of nine MTV Video Music Awards, including the video of the year in 1987. According to Time, he remains the most played MTV clip of all time. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
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11 "Like a prayer", Madonna (1989)
In the opening frames of " Prayer , " Madonna Witness a murder which leads to the unjustified arrest of an innocent black. She takes refuge in a church, where the statue of a saint who resembles man comes to life and shares a passionate moment with her on a church bench. The provocative exploration of religious, racial and sexual themes continues to include an evangelical choir and burning crosses, even leading the Pope to complain about his content .
12 "Rhythm Nation", Janet Jackson (1989)
Janet Jackson 1989 album Rhythmic nation brought social conscience to the light world of dance dance. THE Dystopian, black and white video For its single holder of 1989, also inspired the choreographers for decades with its precision synchronized routine routine in an abandoned factory.
13 "Opposites attracts", Paula Abdul (1989)
Few pop stars were as large as Paula Abdul in the 80s, and This 1989 video , in which she leads a dance with a Randy cartoon cat, is one of the most stupid and emblematic clips of the decade. The Fictional MC Skat Kat then released his own album in 1991, and Abdul made a cameo in the video for the main single, "Skat Strut".
14 "Justify my love", Madonna (1990)
Madonna described her 1990 video as a "sex celebration". Meanwhile, MTV called the five hot minutes of sexual bending, sadomasochism and love of the same sex " But not for us , "Direct the singer to publish it as a single video in an unprecedented decision. Multiplatinum video has sparked discussions on sexuality, censorship and artistic freedom, and has solidified Madonna's place to the center of the music world for a second decade.
15 "Nothing compared 2 U", Sinéar O'Connor (1990)
In This austere video For Sinéad O'Connor coverage Prince Original, his emotional face taking place on a black backdrop - She had just shaved her head After the labels' leaders suggested that he stop cutting her hair and starting to dress in a more feminine way - decorations almost the whole song. The video was in a heavy rotation on MTV and made O'Connor the first female artist to win the video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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16 "Freedom! '90", George Michael (1990)
Directed by David Fincher ,, Black and white video For George Michael Supermodes of unique features Naomi Campbell ,, Linda Evangelista ,, Cindy Crawford ,, Tatjana Patitz , And Christy Turlington Lip synchronization with Michael's voice. He gathered haute couture and music - four of the models would close the Versace fashion show in the fall of 1991 while heading for the song - and made the names familiar with models. While Michael, who does not appear in the video, will not yet release eight years, he has also become a hymn for the LGBTQ community.
17 "Losing my religion", R.E.M. (1991)
Years before continuing to make films, especially The cell And The fall ,, visionary director Tarsem Singh , then a recent graduate of the film school who had worked on videos to Suzanne Vega and in vogue, was enlisted by R.E.M. at the head The video of this obsessive single Outside 1991 Out of time . The result, with main singer spare photos Michael Stipe The dance in an empty piece interspersed with religious imaging Luride won six MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy.
18 "Sells Like Teen Spirit", Nirvana (1991)
In this High School Pep Rally from Hell , anarchist cheerleaders shake their pumps through a dry ice fog like Kurt Cobain Shout in a crowd of high school students who quickly go to Mosh mastery. And with that, rock grunge and provocative aesthetics have become general public.
19 "Nuthin 'but a g Thang", Dr Dre Ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg (1992)
Following Dr. Dre And Snoop Dogg Through a day of barbecue, party at home and get into their Lowrider, the video Directed by Dr. Dre himself brought the relaxed lifestyle associated with hip-hop from the west coast to screens around the world and inaugurated the peak era of the general public of G-Funk.
20 "Buddy Holly", Weezer (1994)
Nirvana arrived first, with the Ed Sullivan -Side In bloom Released two years earlier, but Weezer took Reto-Kitsch even further when the director Jonze de Spike Inserted the group into the Arnold dinner via clips from the era series from the 1970s, Happy Days . This dizzying nostalgia spiral , which was included on the installation CD of Windows 95, became a must of the 90s, propelling the group to give in and crowning the former photographer of rollers Jonze the unofficial king of the world of the clip for the years future.
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21 "... Baby once again," Britney Spears (1998)
A dream Britney Spears Dance its path through a number of high school scenes while pleading in the camera in the single holder of his first album in 1999. The video catapulted her At Superstardom and launched a new generation of teenage and hyper-sexualized pop princesses.
22 "Sleep now in the Fire", Rage Against the Machine (2000)
For This 2000 video , Rage against the machine launched a guerrilla performance Apart from which director Michael Moore Called "the belly of the beast" - The New York Stock Exchange. Interspersed with satirical clips of a Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - The game of games, the images of performance and police intervention understands that Moore is in fact removed and held by the police, as well as a man holding a " Donald Trump For President 2000 ". Sign up. By referring to the presidency and the occupation of the Wall Street movement which was to arrive, the performance temporarily cancels the gears of capitalism, because trading was to stop for about half an hour Because of chaos.
23 "A million ways", Ok Go (2005)
When YouTube was launched in 2005, MTV had already become more a lifestyle than the television radio station that it was in the past. Ok Go's Lo-Fi, unique video With the group making a silly dance "rhythm nation" in the courtyard was the first clip to become viral. Actually, One of the co-founders of YouTube stretched out After having seen it circulate by email in the hope of adding it to its new site. ("If Nirvana inaugurated the grunge generation, it seemed that OK was inaugurated to play videos on the internet". Samuel Bayer , the director of the video of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", said one day about the clip.) For their next viral blow, the group did what they had done at the origin of an express accident, with The on treadmill ". Here it is still going . ""
24 "Gangham style", Psy (2012)
An ironic dance struck by the South Korean rapper Psyche has become a global viral sensation on the back of its catchy rhythm and Infectiously silly clip , in which Psy engages in exaggerated puffy (not to mention impressive synchronized dance) in places around the world. It was a gift to the culture of the same on the internet (he accumulated billions of views on YouTube and was this platform Clip most seen for five years ). The web was soon compressed with tributes and parodies, even if world leaders such as the British Prime Minister and the UN Secretary General tried to carry out Psy signature movements.
25 "It's America", Childish Gambino (2018)
Released in the middle of the Black Lives Matter movement and at a time when some Americans knew Donald Glover Better than Troy of Community , the video of Childish Gambino's " It's America "Strike pop culture like a semi-camon. Orchestrated in a single taken by the director Hiro Murai , who also worked with Glover on his series Atlanta , the video uses dark humor and shocking violence while the rapper dances and struts through scenes representing the experience of being black in America. Together, the song and the video won four grammys.