Finally a video that I voted for! This should obviously be way higher than #80, but when I see what it's surrounded by, I can't even pretend to be surprised.
Director: Alex Large and Liane Sommers
Year: 2008
Percentage: 7.86%
Highest Rank: 11
The video is like an iTunes visualizer. With everything zooming and you feeling like you're moving with it too. The video is really simple consisting only of these effects plus some "fight scenes".
The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and it won Best UK Video.
The 2011 videos domination continues. Party Rock Anthem is a parody of the horror film 28 Days Later with "shuffle" zombies as antagonists.
The rest of the video is pretty much dancing. The set is really nice as it's effectively post-apocalyptic and everyone's wardrobe is astounding.
The video now has around 400 million views on Youtube. And did you know that the "shuffle" we know now is actually an Australian dance style known as the Melbourne Shuffle and The Running Man with a mix of US hip-hop.
Ah, "Shut Up and Let Me Go"! That video is so sick. Honestly, this list should just be full of indie artists like the Ting Tings, because they are the ones who have been actually been making interesting music videos over the last decade.
"Party Rock Anthem" is fine, I guess. It does something sort of creative with the dance video genre (and at least it wasn't that wretched "Sexy and I Know It").
Director: Dougal Wilson
Year: 2008
Percentage: 8.30%
Highest Rank: 10
The video stars a man, dressed in white, jumping around the neighborhood feeling happy and friendly. He comes around a group of kids in bouncing balls, a moving crew and a mailman among others.
The video isn't spectacular but it's very synchronized and unique. And props to that guy who kept jumping for 3 and a half minutes.
38 or 39. The lists were very similar to each other.
There are around 15 videos that only 2 people voted for that made the list... Happiness is one of those
38 or 39. The lists were very similar to each other.
There are around 15 videos that only 2 people voted for that made the list... Happiness is one of those
Oh well... It's probably gonna be dominated by the pop girls.