Crazy Don Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 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…
MindCrime Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 This is going to be hell in voting, I like every single nomination so far.
Lea Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 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
Tenacious_Peaches Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 Sabotage - Beastie Boys Thriller - Michael Jackson
skybluesky Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 Sabotage Bless your peach picking heart woman! I came this close to nominating that meself.
Levis Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 Sabotage - Beastie Boys Thriller - Michael Jackson The list is flawed if these two aren't even nominated
Jenny Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 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.
Farin Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Posted January 8, 2009 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.
skybluesky Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 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. 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
Viaene Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 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
MindCrime Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 I believe "Take On Me" by Aha (Jenny's nom) was the first video to use cell animation. [citation needed]
MindCrime Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 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 I like their video for "Rough Boy", which won several awards for editing and art direction. *This isn't a nomination*
cyberjudge Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 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. As usual, I need to ask for some help in the YouTubage department. 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.
miamisammy29 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 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.
miamisammy29 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 And if anyone can find the video for "Guilty" by the Classix Nouveaux, (c. 1981) I would like to nominate that one also, and I would indeed be indebted to that person for the remainder of my natural life.
Shawna Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 I need some clarification with this one... Are we looking for videos that are out of the ordinary, groundbreakers, visually stunning, etc.? Or are we looking for great songs, too? I mean, will we be voting on the music, or the visual?
MindCrime Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 I need some clarification with this one... Are we looking for videos that are out of the ordinary, groundbreakers, visually stunning, etc.? Or are we looking for great songs, too? I mean, will we be voting on the music, or the visual? I think we're voting on the visual, the video itself, not so much the song.
MindCrime Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 "Nightboat to Cairo" - Madness (1979) "History Never Repeats" - Split Enz (1981) "Guilty" by the Classix Nouveaux (c.1981)
Lea Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 I like their video for "Rough Boy", which won several awards for editing and art direction. I nominated that a few TTs ago and I think I was the only one that voted for it I love it but I knew it wouldn't do well going in
Farin Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Posted January 9, 2009 I need some clarification with this one... Are we looking for videos that are out of the ordinary, groundbreakers, visually stunning, etc.? Or are we looking for great songs, too? I mean, will we be voting on the music, or the visual? as mindcrime said, it's the first one... this is about best "music videos" and NOT "best music" videos of course it doesn't hurt if it's a good song too, but that's not mainly what this is about
Farin Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Posted January 9, 2009 okay, even though I have about a dozen videos that I really, really want to nominate, I got to decide some time Weapon of Choice ~ Fatboy Slim what's cooler than taking a cult actor, like, say... Christopher Walken eg, and have him dance through an empty hotel lobby? directed by Spike Jonze (who also directed at least two of the other nominations to date ) it won 6 MTV Music Video Awards and a Grammy Award for "Best Short Form Video".
Lucky Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 Oooo, I haven't been around to see how great this topic is shaping up! Lots of great videos here .... nice idea I had, huh? whaadaya, mean it wasn't my idea? I'll throw my two cents in as soon as I can actually youtube again. Hopefully this weekend.
c_s_1987 Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 Well, this video has to be nominated eventually, so I might as well do it myself: Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters I haven't decided on my second nomination yet, but it could be yet another very popular video featuring Jack Black, Kyle Gass and Dave Grohl (unless someone else beats me to nominating it).
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