79.New order 'True Faith' 1987
Video and song have nothing to do with each other
78. Godley and creme 'Cry' 1985
It used ordinary people to sing the lyrics, and used editing to change between the faces merging them together to form new faces.
77. MC Hammer 'U can't touch this' 1989
76. Beatles 'Strawberry Fields' 1967
Just uses close ups of the band, no lip syncing
75. Duran Duran 'Rio' 1982
Was all about the band being rich and spending money
74. Wu-Tang Clan 'Gravel pit' 2001
73. Basement Jaxx 'Where's your head at' 2001
72. Robert Palmer 'Addicted to love' 1986
The video caused controversy as it was said to exploit woman by objectifying them, making them all look exactly the same.
71. Bjork 'All is full of love' 1998
Shows her as a robot being put together. Surrealist video reflecting the artist.
70. The Police 'Every breath you take' 1983
69. Frankies goes to Hollywood 'Two Tribes' 1984
Shows look-a-likes of the leaders of America and the soviet union during the col war fighting in a ring. Caused huge controversy, and was banned by the BBC.
68. Madonna 'Ray of Light' 1998
Directed by Jonas Akerlund. It was filmed over 14 days, which is very long for a music video.
67. The Beastie boys 'Sabotage' 1994
66. Bob Dylan 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' 1965
Just shows Bob Dylan standing in an alley behind a hotel holding up cards with parts of the lyrics on. This idea has been repeated over and over by other artists, and even for advertisements.
65. The Aphex Twin 'Windowlicker' 1999
64. Bjork 'Human behavior' 1993
63. George Michael 'Outside' 1998
Mocks an event from George Michael's life.
62. Blur 'Park life' 1994
61. The Prodigy 'Smack my bitch up' 1997
Shows, from POV shots, a typical 'lad's nigh out'. At the end, it is then revealed that the person whose POV we see from is in fact a woman.
60. Eurythmics 'Sweet Dreams (Are made of this) 1983
