CAMERON WATSON

The following videos are what were found on most top music video sites. I have selected the ones I believe are the best ones from those websites.

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' 



This video is considered one of the best music videos of its time and is still very popular today. During the time of its release, there were no other videos like it as it was one of the very first to exceed the usual length of a music video - it didn't follow stereotypical conventions and can be considered to be a 'short film' as it contains dialogue and lasts for over 13 minutes, which is one of the many reasons why it was so popular. 

a-Ha's 'Take On Me' 



The style of this music was very different during the time of its release as it was set in a half reality/half cartoon style that they merged together, which had never been done before. It was notable for using the combination of pencil-sketch animation and live action called rotoscoping (whereby real footage is traced over) which kept people entertained, and still does even now. 

Nine Inch Nails' 'Closer' 



Although very explicit, this was possibly the most popular of Nine Inch Nails' music videos as it was different and the lyrics, again very explicit, were able to keep people listening. It introduced a new type of music video as it is one of the first to show S&M without censoring. 

Weezer's 'Buddy Holly'



'One of the most creative music videos of the ’90s, Spike Jonze’s take on Weezer’s “Buddy Holly” transports Rivers Cuomo & co. onto an episode of the 1970s sitcom Happy Days. The band plays a show at (where else?) Arnold’s for Richie, the Fonz and the rest of the gang. Jonze’s seamless integration of scenes from the original show with stunt doubles (especially during Fonzie’s dance at the end) as well as the video’s snarky jokes (there’s a “To Be Continued” fake commercial break in the middle of the song) made it one of the most popular videos of the decade. It also cemented Weezer as the era’s geekiest, smartest band.' - TIME