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Weirdest Plot Premise to a Music Video? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by tetris11@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I mean music videos that have nothing to do with the music and mostly just do their own thing and tell their own story.

An example --

Basement Jaxx's Red Alert seems to be about a meteor-worshiping cult awaiting the arrival of their rocky messiah in some unsuspecting greasy spoon cafe in the middle of nowhere.

Once the meteor crashes into Earth, everyone gets horribly mutated and convulses to the strange rays exhibited by the meteor. The infection seems to be localized entirely within the cafe. The End.

Edit: Please link to a video, or at least summarize the plot.

Edit2: Please actually link to a video, or tell me why the video plot is cool. Come on, it's just 30 seconds of your time.

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[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

I love the video for Gung Ho

It's like they spent a million euros on it but it still came out like a project by a media student.

The plot? Fuck knows. It starts with "3 days later" with zero context, then introduces half a dozen characters with even less context. Something about a detective? I dunno

The song itself absolutely fucking rocks which 100% makes up for the utter confusion though lol

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Foo Fighter's Everlong

"When I get mad, my hand gets huge."

Honorable mention to Ludacris' Get Back for also using the big arm thing (though the video matches the song in this case)

[-] Metju@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Dance Devil Dance

Well... It's difficult to even say wtf is going on there 😅

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Data - Don't Sing

Murders. I don't want to spoil any more than that because it has a twist.

[-] Volkditty@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Nick Lutsko - All Shook Up

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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Any one of the Lorn videos.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhheiPTdZCw

It's visual commentary on society itself, as well as how fucked this system we've all built is to both our inner & outer nature.

Are these media systems self-sustaining? Aren't apples the symbol of knowledge? Or will our inner animalism escape, in spite of the processed knowledge, given even the slightest chance?

Might be reading into it too much, though.

[-] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Nekrogoblikon - No one survives..

Goblin gets bullied at the office.

[-] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

So her music videos are a bit strange, but they've got nothing on the dozens or hundreds of random other videos (some of which are crazy long)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QpleqACHXzU

[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wMMuK3Y8rg&t=0 I don't know if it counts because the lyrics don't make much sense either, but the video has a giant who votes his crush and her bird boyfriend out of jealousy. The title is a pun because in French "your laces are undone " sounds identical to "your laces are fairies." And the other lyrics are a bit abstract.

[-] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

A lot of the Freddie Dredd videos (especially the claymation ones) are wild

[-] EnderMB@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Group Sounds - Temporarily In Love

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1I1NQuMP-8w

It's...an experience.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Blockhead - The Music Scene

[-] Platypus@lemmings.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Michael Jackson's Speed Demon is ultra weird.

[-] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Arsonists get all the girls - shoeshine for Neptune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY1L8lY8qUg

[-] kometes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

https://youtu.be/LvHsLdYXfaY

It's kind of a surprise

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice : Random guy dances through an empty hotel for no particular reason

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