10. “Closer” Nine Inch Nails (1994) A truly terrifying parade of grotesqueries unsuitable for late-night viewing, NIN’s clip for “Closer” is brilliant in both sheer depravity and the innovative choice to use worn film stock, contributing to the video’s house-of-horrors atmosphere. Even the “frame missing” slides insinuate something horrifying, although what’s present – beating hearts, pig’s heads, horned skulls, and, perhaps most disturbingly, a silhouetted Trent Reznor seducing a decidedly breast-shaped microphone – should certainly do the trick. – Drew […]
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bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary, MTV!: The Top 50 Videos of the ’90s (20-11)
#21-#30 , #31-#40 , and 41-50 can be found by clicking on the links, silly! 20) “Nuthin’ But a G Thang” Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) (1992) Snoop Dogg was first introduced to the world by Dr. Dre via the “Deep Cover” single from the film and soundtrack of the same name, but this song and video was a re-introduction that assured no one would forget his name. The video takes us through a day in the life of Dre and Snoop […]
bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary MTV-The Top 50 Videos of the ’90s (Part 1)
We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of MTV all month on Popblerd! Did you check out our list of the Top 50 videos of the ’80s ? While the ’80s marked the genesis of the music video revolution, the ’90s found videos in full flower. It was almost a prerequisite that any song released as a single had a video to accompany it (seriously–name one hit song from the Nineties that didn’t have a video). By the Nineties, music had changed as well. While MTV stuck to […]
