01-07-09 08:14 PM - Post#521649    

    In response to Farin

Thanks Farin...Excellent video...so simple but brilliant, isn't it?

I remember finding out about you Every day my mind is all around you

01-07-09 08:16 PM - Post#521653    

    In response to _Laurie_

Don't Come Around Here No More is a great nomination too.

I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky For I know that the hypnotised never lie

01-07-09 08:19 PM - Post#521655    

    In response to _Laurie_

• _Laurie_ Said:

I was considering nominating both of those !!

Also of note, Subterranean Homesick Blues is the first music video ever made.

"New music is old music, played twice as fast and half as well." ~ Jim Morrison

01-07-09 08:27 PM - Post#521662    

    In response to MC_Kenne

Losing My Religion-Looking like a painting come to life, the video for Losing My Religion pushes the line between music video as an expression of art and as a form of entertainment

Buddy Holly-Weezer-Cleverly incorporating clips of Weezer into an episode of Happy Days, this video is both a sharp commentary on pop culture, and pure fun

With a sky blue sky This rotten time Wouldn’t seem so bad to me now g

01-07-09 08:31 PM - Post#521664    

    In response to skybluesky

Window In The Skies -- U2
The video's made up of dozens of unrelated music clips (Simon & Garfunkel, Robert Plant etc), creating the impression they're really singing/playing the song.

I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky For I know that the hypnotised never lie

01-07-09 08:47 PM - Post#521673    

    In response to The Seeker

I've decided to nominate a second…

Three Little Pigs--Green Jellÿ

A very funny video in third-rate claymation, it's the story of the three little pigs as you've never heard it before. Especially funny is when they hire Rambo to assassinate the wolf…

I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 30 years.

01-07-09 08:56 PM - Post#521675    

    In response to Crazy Don

This is going to be hell in voting, I like every single nomination so far.

"New music is old music, played twice as fast and half as well." ~ Jim Morrison

01-07-09 09:01 PM - Post#521678    

    In response to Farin

For my first nomination:

Cry - Godley & Creme

Not my favorite song but I have always loved this video.

Quote taken from the poster of this video on YouTube:

"Cry" is a single by Godley & Creme released in 1985. The song reached number 16 on the Billboard charts.
The duo also directed the song's music video, which featured faces blended into each other using analog cross-fading, anticipating the digital effect of morphing used in a very similar way in Michael Jackson's 1991 video, "Black Or White".
The song was also used by the television show Miami Vice in the episode "Definitely Miami" (1986).

I'm happy to see REM, Dylan and several others I had also considered nominating myself. If no one wants to nominate "Money For Nothing", I will. I do try to avoid duplicate artist nominations tho so I'm not sure. I also like "Brothers In Arms", so it's a tough choice

Even heroes,need a hero sometimes...

01-07-09 09:23 PM - Post#521685    

    In response to Lea

Sabotage - Beastie Boys

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Who ya gonna call?

01-07-09 09:40 PM - Post#521686    

    In response to Tenacious_Peaches

• Tenacious_Peaches Said:

Bless your peach picking heart woman! I came this close to nominating that meself.

With a sky blue sky This rotten time Wouldn’t seem so bad to me now g

01-07-09 09:45 PM - Post#521689    

    In response to Tenacious_Peaches

• Tenacious_Peaches Said:

The list is flawed if these two aren't even nominated

Earthen trail of slimy goo I smear it on your cheeks like rouge Eyes of red and lips of blue It's cold and safe inside of you

01-08-09 04:07 PM - Post#521781    

    In response to Levis

I will take these:

Take on Me - A-Ha. Innovative, cute and with a story line that stood separately from the song. Was there a story to the song????? Who knows and who cares! These guys were easy on the eyes.

Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer. This video launched many parodies (Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" and Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" come to mind) and Robert Palmer used this format himself for two more videos. This video launched him into MTV superstardom and gained him a lot of younger fans.

As usual, I need to ask for some help in the YouTubage department.

You may be right, I may be crazy but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for

01-08-09 04:23 PM - Post#521786    

    In response to Jenny

Excellent, Jenny!

Who ya gonna call?

01-08-09 04:36 PM - Post#521792    

    In response to Jenny

• Jenny Said:

01-08-09 08:07 PM - Post#521849    

    In response to Jenny

• Jenny Said:

I watched that last night on Pop Up Video,and in the interest of being a smarty pants I learned that all the animated parts were created in live action, then projected onto screens, then animators traced the images line by line and the drawings were then animated for the video.

I liked A-HA because one of the guys was named Pal Waaktaar and I thought that was cool

With a sky blue sky This rotten time Wouldn’t seem so bad to me now g

01-08-09 09:26 PM - Post#521862    

    In response to Farin

Actually ZZ Top made great videos too, but the best thing about them is the fact that the story continues over several songs/videos. A bit hard to nominate

You feel alright when you hear that music ring. ~ M. Knopfler

01-08-09 10:55 PM - Post#521898    

    In response to skybluesky

I believe "Take On Me" by Aha (Jenny's nom) was the first video to use cell animation. [citation needed]

"New music is old music, played twice as fast and half as well." ~ Jim Morrison

01-08-09 10:58 PM - Post#521899    

    In response to Viaene

• Viaene Said:

I like their video for "Rough Boy", which won several awards for editing and art direction.

*This isn't a nomination*

"New music is old music, played twice as fast and half as well." ~ Jim Morrison

01-08-09 11:14 PM - Post#521907    

    In response to Jenny

• Jenny Said:

Take on Me was the first one that came to mind when I saw this category. I will now have my work cut out for me to find noms.

No more hurting people. Peace.

01-08-09 11:32 PM - Post#521909    

    In response to cyberjudge

Madness ruled the video world in the early 80's...back to the fledgling days of MTV.
"Nightboat To Cairo" was the first one I remember, and, to this day, it still makes me laugh my a$$ off. It was videos like this that made MTV a household word and made record companies mandate that their bands make a video to go along with the singles.....which, of course we all know, was the downfall of rock and roll as we knew it. So, I nominate two true classics....


"Nightboat to Cairo" - Madness (1979)

...and...."History Never Repeats" - Split Enz (1981)


...Now, if someone would be kind enough to YouTube me, I would be most grateful. Thanks.

My love for you is like a truck, Berzerker!