MTV VMAs 2014: From Michael Jackson to Beyonce, the Top 10 music videos of all time
MTV created the VMAs to celebrate the top creations from the world of music video. Today, videos are seen by more people than ever - albiet on places like YouTube and fan web sites, not MTV. So, for the latest VMAs, airing Sunday, we decided to toast the 10 Best Music Clips of all time:
A Minimalist masterpiece, Jake Nava's clip keeps the camera on the money: It focuses entirely on Beyonce in a body suit and high-heels (backed by two mirror-image dancers). The way Queen Bey gyrates here transcends her role as sex symbol to represent female power at its most triumphant.
This may be the most insane video ever made (a compliment), True to her character, Madonna aimed to offend everyone she possibly could with this fast-moving clip. Directed by Mary Lambert, the short includes a scene of the star having sex with a saint in a church (bonus: he's black). But the killer scene finds Madonna writhing around erotically in a field of KKK-style burning crosses. Who but Madge would think to use one of the most potent symbols of evil in American history as ideal back-lighting?
Sorry, but "Thriller" isn't the King of Pop’s greatest clip. It's just his longest. "Beat It," directed by Bob Giraldi, broke real ground when it appeared in Jackson's big year, 1983. It did so through its fully fleshed-out plot (a “West Side Story” scenario, involving some real life gang members) as well as for the then-unheard of use synched sound. (Remember that clacky opening garage door towards the clip's start?). But it's the final, swaying choreography that makes the clip endure. It gave Jackson and his dancers a magical sense of movement.
Bey truly is a LEGEND! Among all these greats! I'm so proud!!
And not this article basically making most of ATRL's opinions about Single Ladies null and void. It's considered one of the best videos of ALL-TIME by more than just the Hive and Kanye!!!
A Minimalist masterpiece, Jake Nava's clip keeps the camera on the money: It focuses entirely on Beyonce in a body suit and high-heels (backed by two mirror-image dancers). The way Queen Bey gyrates here transcends her role as sex symbol to represent female power at its most triumphant.
