Just in time for the arguing over their Top 500 Tracks Of The Decade list to die down, the folks at Pitchfork have put together another end-of-the-oughts ranking for people to nitpick—this time, a list of the 50 best music videos of the past 10 years.
To these eyes, it seems a little novelty-heavy, particularly in its upper echelons—”Trapped In The Closet” at No. 2; the chocolate-rainy “Pork & Beans” at No. 3; “Dick In A Box” ahead of Kanye and Kylie at No. 13—but I suppose in the era of videos not coming down from the MTV-premiered heavens, that sort of “get it? GET IT??” trickery is what makes clips stand out. (The fact that I would likely top my personal list with their No. 6—Pulp’s multi-layered parody “Bad Cover Version”—probably bears out that assertion.) Anyway, feel free to get angry in the comments section!
The Top 50 Music Videos Of The 2000s [Pitchfork]
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Is “Pork & Beans” Really The Third-Best Music Video Of The Past Ten Years?
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To answer the question posed by this entry “Is “Pork & Beans” Really The Third-Best Music Video Of The Past Ten Years?”: no.
Trapped should be #1, I don’t even consider the first 5 novelty.
Well, it is the only video with Kelly. I sheepishly admit that I like “Pork and Beans” solely for her appearance, especially
And I hate to be all internet commenter up on this, but this list is terrible. I mean, really — this is the best they could come up with? And um, what’s with the complete lack of editorial content here. Some better background on each would have been more interesting.
Also, I really hate The Dead Weather.
Oh, man. Please ignore all my typos.
I tried to check the list out, but then they used the word “badass” to describe a Jack White band, and I bailed.
I’ve said it a hundred times here, but I love Trapped in the Closet, Vol. 1 like fat kids love cake. I’ve watched it so many times that I could write a 50-page disseration on it if required. Like in the episode when Kelly thinks his wife is cheating on him and he has the moral high ground, all of the cuss words are bleeped out, unlike the earlier episodes. But then when his wife throws it back at him that she knows he cheats too, the uncensored cussing returns.
There’s just so many episodes to love. Like the episode that ends with the words “rubber, rubber, rubber.” Or the love of Chuck and Rufus. Or the midget stripper named “Big Man” because he’s “blessed.” Or when Kelly wakes up in the lady’s apartment and is ready to jump out of the window because he doesn’t realize he is on the 6th floor, but this lack of knowledge of the building’s lay out does not stop him from later firing his gun into the ceiling. How does he know there isn’t a 7th floor? He doesn’t.
The “director’s commentary” is also great. Like when Kelly talks about how he wasn’t going to identify the kind of gun he owned, but then when he needed a word to rhyme with dresser, he knew he had to own a beretta. Yes, R. Kelly thinks the words dresser and beretta rhyme.
Man, its probably been a year or two since I’ve watched it, but I think I know what I’m doing tonight…
This list is pretty tossed off and lazy, especially in comparison to their list of 100 videos from three years back. That one had the great Kidz Bop version of “Since You’ve Been Gone”. I will mention that while I’m no fan of The Dead Weather, their video is pretty badass.
Seriously? There isn’t even one other rabid Weezer fan here to bust Maura’s ass for this sacrilege? Really?! Repeat after me: Weezer can do no wrong. (Maladroit notwithstanding.)
great videos missing from the list:
ugk - international players club (should be #1, no question. where was all the hip hop??)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLAFoFdM1ws
strokes - last nite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTs_hkFfvUI
iron & wine - boy with a coin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1Zz9ud83I
outkast - hey ya!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvIw5ZqC1ms
international players ANTHEM… come on weezy.
@jaimeleigh: as they’ve proven over the last decade, they can all sorts of wrong.
This made me realize that I couldn’t name a dozen videos from the last decade. Even with that very limited set to draw from, Pork N Beans is certainly not the best.
@Weezy F Baby: Wait…”Hey Ya” ain’t on there?! God, that’d be close to my #1!
@How do I say this…Throwdini!?!: True happiness = Trapped in the Closet + a joint + pizza
Not to be nitpicky, but Frontier Psychiatrist had a much better video than Since I Left You. Also, what do they mean by “their one foray from gorgeous to goofy”? Were the Avalanches not entirely goofy the whole time?
Also no Y Control? Or Danger! High Voltage!? Jeez.
Maps at #40?!?
this shit shoulda been on there. for the sheer nutso only one chance to get it right brilliance of it. plus what a fucking great song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GNcpuQePPA
Primal Scream-”Can’t Go Back” not on the list? Wha’ happened?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JHgu4XZOQ
@bcapirigi: I thought that comment was odd too. I’ve always thought the end of “Frontier Psychiatrist” is arguably the most gorgeous moment on the album, when the mom asks the kid what else can talk and he says, “A record,” and then that pretty little guitar part comes in. Gets me every time how that encapsulates the sheer joy of music that the entire album is all about.
@Lucas Jensen: Ditto, and I’m also mystified not one Missy video is on here (”Work It,” for starters). Further evidence of how the last half-decade of mediocre/nonexistent output from her has badly diminished her rockcrit standing.
I’m in the same position as revmatty, but even I can tell that this list is seriously lacking (although such a list will always be arbitrary).
It’s a leftfield choice, but I’m still a big fan of the Supergrass “Low C” video with the Weeki Wachee mermaids. Waterworks every time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7llX_qNhlg
@Chris Molanphy: Much agreed. Missy could have at least 3 videos on there (”Work It”, “Gossip Folks”, Get Ur Freak On”). So could, by the way, Beck (”Lost Cause”, “Guess I’m Doing Fine”, “Black Tambourine”). But I guess both of them would now considered 90s darlings… Also, Madonna, “Don’t Tell Me”, my favorite video of all time.
Decade?? 90% of these videos are from the last 3 years. So lame.