Video Killed The Radio Star

Seven videos that make you fall in love with them at first sight.


1. The Horrors, Sheena Is A Parasite (2006)
Directed by Chris Cunningham

Oh yeah. This one is epic. How else would you call a video where Samantha Morton shakes her head and body like she'd be escaped from Bellevue? Not to mention the fact that you can actually see her intestines. Let's not talk about the oh-my-God-what-the-hell-is-that-creature head. The strange atmosphere is enhanced by the band itself: their strange facial expressions, the way they move, the music they play. But one couldn't expect less from Chris Cunningham.


2. Placebo, Special Needs (2003)
Directed by Paul Gore

A girl and a boy who make love with each other in spite of the fact they're not in the same room. "The idea of making love with a memory" (as Brian Molko said) couldn't have been expressed better.


3. Radiohead, Street Spirit (Fade Out) (1996)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer

A black and white classic. The slow-motion moves are fascinating – and the combination between them and the normal ones is pure perfection. The part with the kid who approaches the dog that barks, looks at it and then leaves is maybe one of the best video moments ever.


4. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Otherside (2000)
Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

Definitely one of the strangest videos around, but also one of the best. It's nothing but a nightmare presented in black and white, the world of dark dreams, where everything seems to be possible, even fighting with your own shadow. Best bit: John Frusciante playing a rope as if it was a guitar.


5. Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun (1994)
Directed by Howard Greenhalgh

As a kid, didn't you just hate everyone in this video? Especially the girl melting the Barbie doll cause you were such a Barbie fan? And weren't you incredibly happy when they were all sucked in the black hole? They did deserve it after all, even if only because of their stupid, huge grins.


6. Suede, Everything Will Flow (1999)
Directed by Howard Greenhalgh

Probably one of the best videos Suede has, this one feels very dynamic and fresh, with water flowing everywhere. Highlights: the girl falling on the grass, and the water splashing around her, and the lovers who run onto each other.


7. The Verve, Bitter Sweet Symphony (1998)
Directed by Walter A. Stern

Just walk. Straightforward. Who cares if you bump into some innocent people, eventually making them fall? Who cares if you almost get hit by a car? Who cares about that lady who comes after you shouting as if she's crazy, just because you jumped on her car? Richard Ashcroft definitely doesn't care. 'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony this life.