Who sucked out the Feeling: Superdrag
A bit of acting, coupled with the opportunity to throw in every cliched rock guitar hero jump under the sun. Oh, and it's also one of the best screams in a Rock Chorus. No wonder Dave Grohl is a fan.
Strawberry Fields Forever: The Beatles
Ok, not so much Video, but more Promo film I know, but, you still want to be one of the fab four just to see yourself leaping up into a tree.
I know it's Only Rock 'N' Roll: The Rolling Stones
Foam Party. Gavin and Stacey's cure for Heartbreak, no less.
Danger, High Voltage: Electric Six
Who amongst us could resist a chick whose Hooters light up? Oh, and it has a great opening line - "Fire in the Disco, Fire in the Taco Bell". I feel another Top 10 coming on.,..
Ernie: Benny Hill
In order to change the course of history and give "Two-Ton Ted from Teddington" a good shoe-ing, thus ensuring that Sue continues to provide Our Ernie with his Cocoa three times a week.
Here it comes again: OK Go
A really great, original spin on the Video dance routine by using Treadmills. I once saw them perform a dance routine to their C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips track, as an encore, and it brought the house down. Geek Alert: These dance routines always have the Bass player,Tim Nordwind, lip-synching to Vocalist Damian Kulash's lead vocals.
Baggy Trousers: Madness
The undeniable kings of the comedy video and anything that has a flying Saxophonist in it is ok in my book.
Steam: Peter Gabriel
Sliding up and down on a Bench in a Sauna accompanied by be-towelled Supermodels - what's not to like?
Once in a Lifetime: Talking Heads
You can't not do the "Throw your head backwards" dance when this song comes on in a club.
Sleep Now in Fire: Rage Against the Machine
How amped up would you have been if you had actually managed to cause the doors of the New York Stock Exchange to be closed. The Revoulution will not be Televised, indeed.
N.B. Due to copyright issues, YouTube has had to remove a sh*tload of videos and as such I have been unable to provide proper links for some videos. BooTube...
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This remake of a Western Canadian classic gets my vote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gOIHTvEpC0
(I still can't work out why Rick just didn't buy a left-handed guitar - it's not flipped a la Hendrix. I presume he just learned to play that way. Wanted to ask him at the SCTV reunion thing I saw in Toronto last year, but he bailed. Grrr).
Ah, but, 'tis indeed a right hander flipped ala' Jimi. No Cigar for you PM
Never mind all the others, I'd just like to thank you for Ernie. Haven't seen that in years - probably not since 1971 - and it tickled me nicely to see/hear it again.
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