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

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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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[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Come now, DJ Snake Turn Down for What makes no sense but is amazing.

https://youtu.be/HMUDVMiITOU

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

That's a lot of fun. I'm gonna go with: guy gets infected with a restless virus that makes body parts indestructible. Transmission is spread through breaking floors and body slamming people. Once it exhausts its hosts it lives on that guys dick. 10/10

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 years ago

'twas directed by the guys behind Everything Everywhere All At Once

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 years ago

A lot of movie directors start with commercials and music videos. It is training for making long videos by making a lot of short ones.

[-] Tugboater203@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dating myself a bit, but Men Without Hats " Safety Dance" is a clear indicator of how much cocaine was consumed in the 80s.

https://youtu.be/nM4okRvCg2g

[-] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Hah, that music video is genuinely a pretty accurate depiction of your average England village’s May Day celebrations. I went to one this year, got drunk watching old men skipping about while wearing bells, kids tying up a pole with ribbon, folk band (minus the fabulous Mike Edmonds as seen is this video) playing fiddle and more, sitting around on a bunch of straw bales, and cuddled a goat kid while my dog obsessed over a Shetland pony until my partner told us to go home.

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Link for the other 96% of folks that get an error

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_BvaHsgGg

[-] Platypus@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

Michael Jackson's Speed Demon is ultra weird.

[-] ReCursing@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

Telephone by Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce. The song is about not answering your phone in the club because you're dancing. The video is about Beyonce breaking Gaga out of prison and then tracking down and murdering an ex boyfriend. It also has some top tier crazy Gaga costumes including a set of shades made of lit cigarettes. Good track if you like dance-pop as well!

[-] GorGor@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

you should check this out too... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11CKOAQDsbg

[-] ReCursing@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago

That is absolutely amazing, I love it! I really hope Gaga has seen this

[-] grgrs@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

https://youtu.be/EvSjYYep3t4

Hot Chip - I feel better

Sci Fi boy band battle.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Those lazer eyes came out of nowhere!

[-] grgrs@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Yea, I love the sharp turn.

[-] wispydust@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Salvatore Ganacci - Horse

People punch animals. Animals helpless. Man save animals by breaking into houses with his shoe car.

Salvatore Ganacci - Boycycle

Half boy, half motorbike. Travels the world to meet the half girl, half jetski.

Really anything from this guy

[-] ReCursing@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago

I have questions. I'm not sure what those questions are yet, but I definitely have some

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

How about, what size shoe was he driving?

[-] je_skirata@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago

Lone Digger by Caravan Palace. It's about a murder-brawl at an animal strip club.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4

[-] je_skirata@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago

Also, Mr. FEAR by SIAMÉS has a nice animation about an alien (?) and a human merging to make a larger alien (?).

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EKLWC93nvAU

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