Best Music Videos of All Time
According to TheTopTens online webpage, the following are considered the best music videos of all time, combining "groundbreaking visuals and timeless music". The following are considered the top 10 out of the 100's on the list.
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Thriller by Michael Jackson was released in 2008 and is a narrative music video. Thriller shows the progression of a story between two people. The song is cleverly played into the short film, creating a very clever concept behind the song, and they both complement each other very well.
Aha - Take On Me
The music video for take on me is a very diverse music video containing a variety of types. The video contains performance, narrative illustration and conceptual elements and is a very mixed video overall.
Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit
This music video is completely animated (illustrated) and is narrative as it conveys something to the audience in relation to the lyrics.
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Smooth Criminal is a largely performance based music video with a large amount of choreography, with small narrative elements to create some extra meaning to the song, as its mostly just dancing.
My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
Welcome to the Black Parade is a performance and narrative based song, with each element switching between each other to convey the meaning behind the songs lyrics. The songs lyrics are also supported through the mise-en-scene as it clearly matches what the band are trying to convey.
Gun N Roses - November Rain
This music video contains performance and thematic narrative elements to match the songs lyrics, such as elements of a story, but also the performance of a band.
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Beat It is a largely performance based music video, containing mainly choreographic elements and some narrative allowing the video to have a more steady flow. This includes things such as Jackson's iconic dance moves and general story elements.
Eminem - Stan
Stan by Eminem is a narrative music video and is used to tell a story. Narrative music videos tend to evoke more meaning from the lyrics of a song as it seems real and is exacerbated through the emotions and actions of the characters in the story.
Evanescence - Bring Me to Life
Bring Me to Life contains a wide variety of elements, such as performance, narrative, yet is also conceptual, in that the narrative elements to the song are very odd and not necessarily linked to the lyrics in any way.
Porter Robinson & Madeon - Shelter
The entirety of this music video is animated (illustrated). This music video was created in association with A-1 Pictures and Crunchyroll, two very highly commended Japanese animation groups. The music video is narrative and tells a story of creation and family through more the images on screen, than the lyrics.
Sources:
https://www.thetoptens.com/music-videos/ (Visted 12/05/19)
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