5 Older Music Videos Worth Checking Out

One of the most accessible ways of discovering new music and bands you like is through music videos. They encompass a massive range of different style such as recordings of the artists performing live, comedic sketches, videos with plots and works of art to name a few. Below I've picked 5 slightly older music videos that, as well as being fantastic songs from some truly incredible artists, are a true testament to how good videos can be.
5-At number 5 is White Stripes with 'Fell In Love With A Girl'
This is an awe inspiring video made completely out of lego and stop frame animation, whilst watching it you cannot deny the sheer effort and time spent on this video and the only problem with it, it's length.



4-Pulp with 'Common People'
This is an iconic pop art styled 90's video featuring a captivating and eccentric performance from the legend that is Jarvis Cocker, some incredibly complicated dance routines and a giant trolly, could there be a better combination?



3-At number 3 is Red Hot Chilli Peppers with 'Can't Stop'
'Can't Stop' is an amazing video inspired by the 'one minute sculptures' of Erwin Wurm and consists of the band responding to Wurm's work. There isn't a single second in this video when you aren't watching something visually dramatic and interesting; a great video for a great song.



2-Foo Fighters with 'Learn To Fly'
This is a comedic video where Foo Fighters play various different characters as well as themselves on a plane and are joined by Jack Black and Kyle Gass (from Tenacious D) and involves rather humorous goings on with smuggled narcotics, a coffee pot and heavy machinery.

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1-Radiohead with 'Just'
'Just' is an incredible video that has sparked endless debate and discussion. This video shows the complete and utter breakdown of an average businessman from a single realisation which he then shares with a crowd of people who have gathered and leads to them completely ceasing to function as well. However within the video the subtitles cut out when he reveals his realisation to the crowd so the viewer is forever left ignorant of the knowledge that  has made them loose the will to live and it is this that has sparked countless debates and theories. This storyline coupled with an intense and heartfelt performance from the band makes for one of the best music videos of all time.

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5-At number 5 is Florence + The Machine with 'Heavy In Your Arms'.
An atmospheric video shot in monochrome with fantastic lighting with a very literal interpretation on the song's title. Whilst watching you find yourself captivated even if part of you is asking why the hell doesn't she just get up and walk?



4-At number 4 is Ok Go with 'White Knuckle'.
Ok Go deliver yet another incredible video as per usual, this time with dogs instead of treadmills. It's like crufts meets NME. You can really see the amount of work put into this video and it's truly paid off. Although you've got to wonder what would've happened if a squirrel had found it's way onto set?



3-Number 3 is The XX with 'Islands'.
A stark intro leads into an interestingly shot dance sequence that repeats itself throughout the video with the dancers becoming increasingly aware of the repetition and stopping, culminating with only one final dancer left and a fiery finish. This video mimics the off beat and gloomy music and creates an entrancing video.



2-At number 2 is Foals with 'Blue Blood'
An almost uncomfortable video depicting the relationship between a young boy performing at a school event and a female role model. The longer you watch the more awkward it begins to feel and the more your intuition tells you that something isn't quite right with this scene, yet this awkwardness doesn't make you want to stop watching instead it makes an arresting video that you can't seem to stop watching. All in all a fantastic video expertly carried on one incredible performance form the kid, who incidentally made up all of his dancing himself.



1-My Chemical Romance with 'Na Na Na'
There is no denying it this video is bloody incredible. Breaking the conventions of music videos with a plot and specially created aesthetic it's visual style grabs your attention and doesn't let it wonder for one second. This video doesn't shy away from you or is content to be watched by unseeing eyes it makes you feel like something special is happening and you're watching music video history in the making. I'm not personally a huge fan of the song but the video without a doubt carries it, a worthy number one.

How?

How exactly do you go about celebrating music that doesn't get the credit it's due? The most effective way is to simply listen to it but how can you when it goes unplayed? That's where this blog comes in and where the revolution starts.
Each week I'll be doing different pieces sharing the music that needs to be heard and celebrating it. I'll do different series within my blogs such as '10 Songs Whirring Around My Head This Week', 'Top 5 Music Videos This Week', 'Reviews Of Gigs, Albums and Artists' and many more as well as writing about artists and albums that are influential and iconic but have never been given their due. I'll also include any interesting films, books and t.v. programs I see. I will try and cover as many different unsung genres and artists as I can, however music is subjective and you might not like all the music I'll write about but just remember that I'm writing for all the unappreciated music and for all us misfits.
So here we go, let the revolution begin!

Revolution

So, 'The Revolution'. Don't worry you haven't stumbled onto an extremist blog, I'm not calling for a political uprising or indeed any drastic action at all.
Instead my Revolution is centred around a typically adolescent topic. Music.
There are thousands and thousands of freaks, geeks and misfits out there and I have the great pleasure of being one. We don't fit the norm. We don't connect to the corporate produced music that smothers the charts day in day out. Instead we seek comfort with something entirely different. Our tastes span from indie, alternative, progressive, heavy, metal, punk, emo, anything you name it, yet we are all united by one common factor; emotion. With our music it doesn't matter how many columns the artist has had in the press, how revealing their outfit is, how white their teeth are or how much controversy they can cause to get more attention because this is all immaterial to music. Music is emotion. It has the ability to make you cry or make you euphoric. It's not the note that matters but the emotion being played out through it. When you hear Thom Yorke crying out that he doesn't belong here, or Matt Belamy declaring he's feeling good, Robert Smith promising he'll always love someone or Ian Curtis warning that love will tear us apart you feel that emotion. It reverberates within you and it is through this that you connect to the music and let it play through you.
We are the great unheard section of society. Sure we have various beacons of light that celebrate our music such as NME, Kerrang, MTV Two ect. but we still reside in the shadows.
For too long have we put up the same old processed beats in the charts with the odd flash of something great. For too long has our music been left unheard and unsung. If you like all the music in the charts then that's absolutely fine, whatever makes you happy, that's the only important thing. All I ask is that our music is celebrated as well.
This is my revolution. I will celebrate the music that goes uncelebrated. Music may be a business but lets make it an art again.
So yeah we may be creeps and we may be weirdos but we sure as hell do belong here and in the charts because where would music be without the true artists that we love?
Vive la révolution!