What is your favorite music video of all time?

Massive Attack's 'Angel' is astonishing - the twist at the end had me in triangles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygw2zmEVsvc

 

Ian Hunter - All of The Good Ones Are Taken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3S9XDkMDEI

 

I had quite a fondness for TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY. Had little idea what it meant though.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HZOa5ojB1Rw&feature=related

 

Mine would have to be Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. It was probably one of the first videos that I had seen that really demonstrated the artistic potential for the medium, aside from the fact that the video really did sing to me, spiritually. More than an ad for a song or album, and definitely much more than scantily clad women, cars, guns, shadows and venetian blinds.
Although, I must add, as a neck in neck, REM's Everybody hurts. I think that video sold me on the band. Up until that point, the jury was still out.

 

Can I squeeze in another... Neil's 'Harvest Moon' is a corker... even my parents love this... (well it's obvious why!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZw_Hr4X3dE

 

Deep Purple - Call Of The Wild

Pokes fun at the whole MTV video wasteland of the 80's. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3mG-ntQ3UQ

 

Radiohead's "Just"
George Harrison's "When We Was Fab"
Kate Nash's "Foundations"

Those three off the top of my head.

 

I actually have a soft spot for pre-MTV videos, when they weren't full of short cuts and distracting visuals. But since you're asking from 1980 on, sorry, it's probably Kiss' "I Love It Loud". It shows a lot of the band (like the videos of old), yet it has a story and a few "special effects":

http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=nXDxWSD9OkY

Come to think of it, I think this really is my favorite video of all time, regardless of period. But if I had to compile a top 10, David Bowie's "The Jean Genie" and the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" would be on my list.

 

The Talking Heads an Peter Gabriel had some good ones, but I gotta go with Faboy Slim's Weapon of Choice, the one with Christoper Walking dancing, and then flying around a hotel.

 

I haven't seen it in 20 years, but U2's 'Pride' (as I recall) seemed so full of energy.

 

I've long wished there was some way of getting good Music Video programs. Just the tracks I liked.

Guess the On Demand video compilation business model never got established.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBXAbu7L4so&feature=related

 

I'm not sure about "All-Time", but here are a few that come to mind. David Bowie's "Ashes To Ashes" - Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" (I remember MTV premiered the unedited version of that video at like 1:00 in the morning - That video in it's original form is just insane, but great) - I also like Radiohead's "Just" - The Rolling Stones' "She Was Hot" (where the guy sees that redhead, and his 'nads swell up and explode! - I love that!).

Stuff like that.

 

The Whispers-Keep On Loving Me- Too cool...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgvRKF6tP1U

 

Best of all time: Thriller (obvious)


My personal favorite: Radiohead's Street Spirit (fade out)

 

Most of all I like Peter Gabriel's videos

 

"Right now you should be watching this video..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4XxP94aE9k

 

"Take On Me"-Ah Ha.

 

Godley and Creme - "Cry" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Np1NxeVP4
Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSkyEyBczU

 

Some great choices already, and also the first ones I thought of (Brothers in Arms, Everybody Hurts, Touch of Grey, Handle With Care). I'll also add Beautiful by Christina Aguilera.

 

I actually prefer "Beat It', with all those added sound effects to build the tension.

 

Slit Skirts-Townsend

 

..and Blur's Coffee and TV..that milk carton is so cute