21 of the Most Unhinged Music Videos of All Time
For the under-thirties in the crowd: Once upon a time, there was a magical TV channel called MTV that stood for “music television.” Uh-huh, yeah, kind of like a YouTube channel, but on a TV instead of a tablet. Yes, the same as the one on the T-shirts at Target. On this TV channel, they played “music videos,” which were like short films that were used to advertise and often enhance the artistic message of a song. Yep, like TikTok, except… no, yeah, like TikTok.
To the over-thirties: Remember music videos? Those were fun, huh?
And weird. For every standard “dancing in unison at a scenic locale” TRL darling, there was a completely out-there clip from some prog-rock outfit or director with ambition that could only be shown late at night or on the newfangled internet machine. Which is what inspired user thatslitdoe to ask r/AskReddit, “What’s the craziest music video you’ve seen?”
‘Do the Evolution’ by Pearl Jam
‘Rock DJ’ by Robbie Williams
‘Gloryhammer’ by Gloryhammer
‘Knights of Cydonia’ by Muse
‘Land of Confusion’ by Genesis
‘California’ by Wax
‘The Less I Know the Better’ by Tame Impala
‘Pussy’ by Rammstein
‘Saturnz Barz’ by Gorillaz
‘Fantasy’ by Dye
‘Prime Time of Your Life’ by Daft Punk
‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’ by Tom Petty
‘I’m Still Standing’ by Elton John
‘Locket’ by Crumb
‘The Big Bad Wolf’ by Duck Sauce
‘Rubber Johnny’ by Chris Cunningham and Aphex Twin
‘6 A.M. (Ready to Write)’ by Beardyman
‘Smack My Bitch Up’ by Prodigy
‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ by The Avalanches
‘Comin’ On’ by The Shamen
‘I’d Do Anything for Love’ by Meat Loaf
