I'm A Weirdo

I mean… these are weird, man.


1. The Cure, Lullaby (1989)

I don't think any of you would like to wake up covered in web and sweat, and see a strange creature in the corner of the bed with black eyelids and messy hair. And discover afterwards that you have a few more limbs than you should. And to live this nightmare over and over and over again.


2. Klaxons, Magick (2006)

Now, kids, what have we learn today? You shouldn't ever stand in front of a wall writing things on it when you have Jamie and James right behind you. That, if you don't want to end up with your eyes covered, your hands tied and a strange fluid substance flowing on your cheeks. Got it?


3. MGMT, Time to Pretend (2008)

Just Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser pretending to be members of a tribe, hunting some cartoon animals, riding on cats and stuff. And the nice thing is that it starts very normal, with them on a beach, dancing around a fire with some more people. I guess nothing is what it seems to be.


4. Nine Inch Nails, Closer (1994)

Bugs, pieces of meat, a beating heart on a chair, a naked lady with a cross on her face, Trent Reznor in chains, a crucified monkey, a pig head with an apple in its mouth, Trent Reznor with an apple in his mouth... Translation: one of the cutest, brightest and uncontroversial videos you've seen in your life. Some scenes had to be cut so the video could be aired (including the monkey scene).


5. Tool, Prison Sex (1993)

It's almost painful to watch due to the implications. A broken doll, without legs, is imprisoned in a strange place and tortured by another doll, almost ripped to pieces, but never destroyed. The images are very violent, suggesting child abuse – so of course MTV banned it.