BEST SONGS OF 2008
10 Dec 2008 ... BEST SONGS OF 2008. Once again, I've humbly
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Music has always been an excellent source of inspiration.
Particularly if you are stuck with some problem you can’t find a
workaround for, a beautiful song can give you a new perspective, let
you see the problem from a different angle. And sometimes it’s just
useful to make a break — for instance, watching some music videos.
In this post we present some unusual music videos for your monday’s
coffee break. Some of the videos are thought-provoking, some of them
are funny and some are bizarre. While many of them are well-known,
you’ll probably find some videos you’ve never watched before. The
videos all perfectly to the music which is being played in the
background. Hopefully, everyone will find something new and
inspiring for himself/herself. Please notice that you might need to
watch some videos at least twice to get the idea behind them.
Unkle – Rabbit in your Headlights2
What is this guy whispering? Who is the guy? And what is he doing in
the tunnel? You need to watch this video till the very end. You
won’t be disappointed.
Rabbit in 29 Brilliant Music Videos2
Jason Forrest – “War Photographer”3 (2005)
These freaking vikings are both cool and strange. But it doesn’t
make them less sympathetic. And they can play both on drums and
guitars pretty well.
Vikings in 29 Brilliant Music Videos3
Bat for Lashes — What’s A Girl To Do4
00:38 is the best moment in the history of music videos. Well, this
one is kind of scary. Hares driving on the bicycles and clapping
their hands at the same time? A masterpiece from the year 2007.
Bicycle in 29 Brilliant Music Videos4
Nick Cave & Kylie Mingoue — Where The Wild Roses Grow5
Probably one of the most beautiful music videos ever made. There is
no need for words. Watch it.
Wildroses in 29 Brilliant Music Videos5
Rob Dougan — Clubbed To Death6
Incredible editing and directing. So symbolic, so powerful.
Dougan in 29 Brilliant Music Videos6
Fujiya & Miyagi – Ankle Injuries7
What about a music video which is made with thousands of 6-sided
dice? Exactly. And the music fits perfectly.
Dice in 29 Brilliant Music Videos7
Radiohead – “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”8 (1995)
The video for this song was shot using different film frequencies,
allowing various actions to unfold at different rates within the
same frame. The emotional effects of this practice range from silly
to unsettling. Try not to watch this video too many times; it begins
to feel a little more disturbing each time. [Jeff Shreve]
Radiohead in 29 Brilliant Music Videos8
Sia – “Breathe Me” (Quicktime)
The production of this video clip took several thousands Polaroid
photos. The result is… at least unusual.
Sia-breathe-me in 29 Brilliant Music Videos
Citizens Here and Abroad – You Drive and We’ll Listen To Music9
Jason Koxvold’s video pairs crashing cars with crashing guitars.
Rock. Very well executed and perfectly edited. Must see.
Drive in 29 Brilliant Music Videos9
Moby – Porcelaine10
Such a beautiful song. One of the videos you are amazed about once,
and you never forget again.
Moby in 29 Brilliant Music Videos10
The Strokes – You Only Live Once11 (Imeem)
With a Hundred ways to do a dozen things, why not try it all?
Directed by Warren Fu.
Strokes2 in 29 Brilliant Music Videos11
Arctic Monkeys – A view from the afternoon12 (Quicktime version)
A song about a passion and unstoppable willingness to do what you
love. Simple, yet so effective.
View in 29 Brilliant Music Videos12
“Glosoli” – Sigur Ros13
“Glosoli” depicts a young drummer boy gathering up the other
denizens of what appears to be an adult-free utopian land, and
leading a revolution to freedom. So beautiful and so touching. Don’t
miss the last scene.
Sigur in 29 Brilliant Music Videos13
The Avalanches – “Frontier Psychiatrist”14
This is freaky. Sometimes the most obvious concept for a video also
turns out to be the best. The ghost choir is the best. Except for
the nightmarish old-man turtle, of course. [via PitchForkMedia15]
Frontier in 29 Brilliant Music Videos14
Royksopp – Remind Me16
We’ve featured this movie already, but it’s worth mentioning it in
this post. You can watch it dozens times and still not catch
everything. A day in the life of an average working Jill, broken
down into its minutest component parts. The unstated joke: mankind
has erected immense, resource-devouring systems of almost
incomprehensible complexity just so you can sit in your cubicle.
Remind-me-1 in 29 Brilliant Music Videos16
Blur – “Coffee & TV”17 (Quicktime18)
Actually, this song is about a dancing milk carton. However, its
adventures are funny, cute, but with a pleasing streak of cruelty.
The milk-carton protagonist even has its own fan site19.
Milk in 29 Brilliant Music Videos17
Boards of Canada: “Dayvan Cowboy”20 (Quicktime21)
It’s pretty easy to get wrapped up in the grainy, existential
pulchritude of this thing and completely miss the cheeky
self-reference. So, um, where can one surf in Canada? Directed by
Melissa Olson.
Cowboy in 29 Brilliant Music Videos20
Move Your Feet – Junior Senior22
That’s weird. And that’s what makes it special. A pixel-based video
clip.
Junior in 29 Brilliant Music Videos22
Daft Punk – One More Time23
Probably one of the most colorful animated music videos of all time.
Daft Punk, one more time.
Daftpunk in 29 Brilliant Music Videos23
Xploding Plastix – Joy Comes In The Morning24
A music video about the world we live in and the world we’d like to
live in.
Xploding in 29 Brilliant Music Videos24
Unkle – Eye For Eye25
A haunting track with a creepy animation, which won an award at the
Edinburgh International Film Festival. Nasty weirdness drops from
the sky and then moves on.
Unkle2 in 29 Brilliant Music Videos25
Vitalic – Poney26
Flying dogs in light of a laser and in slow-motion. Nobody has ever
done something like this before.
Poney in 29 Brilliant Music Videos26
OK Go – Here It Comes Again27
Okgo in 29 Brilliant Music Videos27
Justice “D.A.N.C.E.”28 (Quicktime29)
Sometimes even T-Shirts can speak. For instance, in this music
video. “D.A.N.C.E.” was nominated for “Video of the Year at the 2007
MTV Video Music Awards. On the first of November Justice received
the “Video Star” award at the European Music Awards in Munich.
Dance in 29 Brilliant Music Videos28
Forss – “City Ports”30
The visualization fits perfectly to the music.
Waves in 29 Brilliant Music Videos30
Radiohead – Just31
What could the man on the street possibly have said?
Just in 29 Brilliant Music Videos31
Prodigy – Out Of Space32
Prodigy’s “Out of Space” is probably one of the weirdest videos ever
created. Welcome back to the 90s — this is how some videos looked
like then. The song which was * for the whole generation.
Prodigy in 29 Brilliant Music Videos32
The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony33
A video everybody has seen. And everybody would see again.
Man in 29 Brilliant Music Videos33
RJD2 – Work It Out34
This guy just want to have some fun with his crooks and his
skateboard. A one-shot-video from 2007.
