Simple (but effective) music videos........

MrStuffins

These days every music video you see has a budget that would make Michael Bay blush!

But for me, a lot of the time the most simple videos are the best.

Here are a few examples of simple yet effective videos.

Massive Attack made this video as an alternative to the Jonathan Glazer original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_mi7rD-_9c

Thom Yorke underwater......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lnltl3YoqQ

James Murphy gets slapped a lot........

So, do you have any favourite simple, yet effective, music videos?

Rothko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74

mike65

Van Halen Jump - 4 fellas, a drum riser, a few lights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlq0lYB3iSM

kunst nugget

Suas11 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74

Much prefer Massive Attack's earlier take on that idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmrfgj0MZI

And continuing on the street theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkucM0

And this one by Blur:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgA_DlR8WsM

kunst nugget

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eohHwsplvY

Welsh Megaman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETy1n4jm_Jw

SilverScreen

I usually dislike music videos but I guess the simpler the better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptOyUgV30IM

I like the way it looks like it was shot on a budget of a about a fiver, and maybe half of it was spent on a bag of chips from the chipper down the road. Great song as well from a sadly forgotten band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmcFmw5s6P0

This video is just genius. When The Replacements signed to a major label in 1985 they resented the pressure to do an MTV-friendly music video so they made this instead! The best part is at the very end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPAmM0rR4yg

They made a similar sort of video for 'The Ledge' which basically consisted of the band in a room looking bored.

Rothko

Zero1986 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmcFmw5s6P0

This video is just genius. When The Replacements signed to a major label in 1985 they resented the pressure to do an MTV-friendly music video so they made this instead! The best part is at the very end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPAmM0rR4yg

They made a similar sort of video for 'The Ledge' which basically consisted of the band in a room looking bored.

Great to see the The Replacements being mentioned.

PHIDIAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE

iamstop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtrNj47u1D8

enfant terrible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gm_FD68IH8

Dr conrad murray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMIlP4zB0EM

jackgeller

and the very excellent