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10. Willy Moon – "Yeah Yeah"
Want to see what real star quality looks like? Look no further than this dazzling video, starring model-handsome New Zealand rockabilly god Willy Moon. It's a little bit Bye Bye Birdie, a little bit All That Jazz, a little bit "Single Ladies," and whole lotta amazingness. This Moon is a rising star.
9. Darwin Deez – "You Can't Be My Girl"
Talk about a video evolution! Darwin turns photobombing into a bona fide art form here. You'll never look at stock photography the same way again.
8. Bruno Mars – "Treasure"
Disco is back, baby! This looks like a vintage outtake straight outta "Soul Train." And it's the video that Daft Punk really should have made for "Get Lucky" this year.
7. Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors"
There's a reason this won so many VMAs this year. A seven-minute celebration of the 63-year marriage of Justin's real-life grandparents, from their 1950s bobby-socks courtship to lump-throated scenes of Grandma as a recent widow, it's an extremely moving clip that warrants multiple viewings…preferably with a box of extra-ply Kleenex at the ready.
6. Franz Ferdinand – "Evil Eye"
Director Diane Martel made news in 2013 for her work on Miley Cyrus's racy "We Can't Stop" and Robin Thicke's even racier "Blurred Lines"…but do not overlook the grossout masterpiece she made for Franz. This medley oflow-budget, lose-your-lunch horror scenes is NSFW is an entirely different, entirely unsexy way, but you won't be able to look away.
5. Avril Lavigne – "Rock N Roll"
The bear-shark and Tank-Girl-on-girl kiss with Danica "Winnie Cooper" McKellar in this utterly confounding clip has garnered all the media attention, but we think its most VMA-worthy moment is Avril's "November Rain"-inspired guitar solo, which pops up in the middle for no reason (other than it's just friggin' cool to pay homage to Slash). Either way, "Rock N Roll" rocks, in the weirdest way possible.
4. Miley Cyrus – "We Can't Stop"
Yes, we're sure "We Can't Stop" has landed on many worst-video-of-the-year lists. But the people who wrote those lists are just wrong. This is THE video for the modern age: Everything seems like it's been run through an Instagram filter, every shot looks like a really well-taken selfie, and the aforementioned Diane Martel's art direction is just impeccable. That Pepto Bismol bloodletting! The French-fry skull! The money sandwich! The twerking teddy bears! We couldn't stop watching this in 2013. Admit it, neither could you.
3. Bob Dylan – "Like a Rolling Stone"
It took 50 years for Dylan's classic to get an official music video, but it was well worth the wait: That way, the song could undergo a truly modern treatment. This astoundingly inventive interactive clip, by digital media company Interlude, creates an alternate cable television universe where, no matter what channel you tune to, the shows' hosts are lip-synching "Like a Rolling Stone." It's all Bob, all the time, 24/7…and it's definitely must-see TV.
2. Foals – "Late Night"
The cycle of life goes into full spin in this Oxford buzz band's arty NSFW clip, as under the roof of a single dilapidated hotel building, a woman gives birth, a man hangs himself, and a nekkid couple does the deed. To call this video "intense" would be the understatement of 2013. To call it "brilliant" would be very appropriate.
1. Capital Cities – "Safe and Sound"
We hope our New Year's Eve party is as jubilant and colorful as this dancetastic tour de force, which just nabbed a well-deserved Grammy nomination for Best Music Video. Rarely does a video so perfectly capture the vibe of a song as this one does. It's the look and sound of pure joy. We dare you to watch this and not smile.
The bear-shark and Tank-Girl-on-girl kiss with Danica "Winnie Cooper" McKellar in this utterly confounding clip has garnered all the media attention, but we think its most VMA-worthy moment is Avril's "November Rain"-inspired guitar solo, which pops up in the middle for no reason (other than it's just friggin' cool to pay homage to Slash). Either way, "Rock N Roll" rocks, in the weirdest way possible.
