Pitchfork's P2K series is nearing the halfway mark on all fronts: it's countdowns, it's lists, it's essays, it's insanity. It recently hit the The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000's landmark and we've got the list for you, right here, without all their silly rants. Only my silly rants. But, they are short. And they are only for the one's I've actually sat down and watched patiently. And that's all there is to it:50. Flying Lotus - "Parisian Goldfish"
Tim Heidecker at his best. Other than when he's doing the Awesome Show.
49. Escort - "All Through The Night"
48. N.A.S.A. (Feat. Amanda Blank, Sizzla, & Lovefoxx) - "A Volta"
47. M83 - "Kim & Jesse"
80's throwback. In sound and visual. I Facebook like this.
46. Röyksopp - "Remind Me"
45. The Dead Weather - "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
44. Fever Ray - "If I Had A Heart"
43. Gnarls Barkley - "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?"
For love of Christ, please win a Video Music Award this year...
42. Fionn Regan - "Be Good Or Be Gone"
41. The Tough Alliance - "Silly Crimes"
40. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps"
A.k.a.:" MAAAAaaaaAAAAaaaaAAAAaaaaAAAAaaaaps"
39. Boards Of Canada - "Dayvan Cowboys"
38. MGMT - "Time To Pretend"
Was your head blown the first time you witnessed this 2008 psychedelic mind-freak of a video?
37. Vitalic - "Pony (Part 1)"
36. Cat Power - "Lived In Bars"
Relieved that one of the most underrated female artists of the decade made it onto the list with such a great video. Salute.
35. The Shins - "New Slang"
One of the most peaceful tunes of the decade.
34. Girl Talk - "Feed The Animals"
33. Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet"
Um - why isn't this closer to the Top 20?
32. Battles - "Atlas"
All hail the percussion overlord from beyond the stars.
31. LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great"
30. Kanye West - "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
This one made it over "Touch The Sky"? Fail. Oh wait, the Zach Galifianakis version? Win.
29. Rock-A-Fire Explosion - "Pop Lock And Drop It (Remix)"
28. The Chemical Brothers - "Star Guitar"
27. The Rapture - "House Of Jealous Lovers"
Enjoy one of the coolest videos of all time or die.
26. Grizzly Bear - "Knife"
25. Radiohead - "House Of Cards"
Despite negative comments on discussion boards from hipster jerks, I think this was the most experimental video of the entire decade and it deserves praise for being different.
24. Basement Jaxx - "Where's Your Head At?"
This song reminds me, and the entire world, of one thing and one thing only: Pringles.
23. Elton John - "This Train Doesn't Stop There Anymore"
...Elton?
22. Dinosaur Jr. - "Over It"
Very impressed by the band's ability to still be able to skate and do tricks (and beef). If, of course, there aren't stunt doubles.
21. Björk - "Wanderlust"
Now I understand what students in the visual arts majors at this college hope to do once they graduate. Masterful.
20. Arcade Fire - "My Body Is A Cage"
I thought the Fire swore off music videos because of "what MTV had done to them". Oh, it's unofficial.
19. The Avalanches - "Frontier Psychiatrist"
18. Justice - "Stress"
17. Sigur Rós - "Vaka (Untitled #1)"
16. Depeche Mode/Liars - "Wrong"/"Plaster Casts Of Everything"
I guess Pitchfork can do this.
15. Kanye West - "Flashing Lights"
Hot chick music video - with a dramatic twist, of course. Still doesn't beat out hottest chick video of the decade; that belongs to The Virgins - "Rich Girls".
14. Kylie Minogue - "Come Into My World"
13. Andy Samberg & Justin Timberlake - "Dick In A Box"
I've lost respect for Pitchfork. Wow.
12. The Chemical Brothers - "Believe"
11. Björk - "Triumph Of The Heart"
10. OK Go - "Here It Goes Again"
I wish this could've started the fitness craze all over again, just like Olivia Newton John did in the 80's. Sadly, it didn't. Instead it promoted more laziness, as people watched it millions of times on YouTube.
9. Fatboy Slim - "Weapon Of Choice"
Dance, Walken, dance!
8. Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
Coming soon: T-Shirts that will actually express your emotions... through animation.
7. Bat For Lashes - "What's A Girl To Do"
Never have I ever wanted to join a cooler bike gang. Saw this one in an American Eagle. Shame, shame, shame on me.
6. Pulp - "Bad Cover Version"
5. Feist - "1234"
iPods did nothing but promote a great music video when Apply took this one into an advertisement with them.
4. The Avalanches - "Since I Left You"
3. Weezer - "Pork And Beans"
This is one of the best music videos of the decade because it sums up what we've all become as a viewing audience member: a viral video-addicted anybody hoping to become a somebody. Overall: awesome.
2. R. Kelly - "Trapped In The Closet"
I see Pitchfork's got a funny bone.
1. The White Stripes - "Fell In Love With A Girl"
See, I remember this one when I was wee tike (age 14). I loved it. The lego-inspired video, the promise of a stellar band with a garage rock-revival sound, and the fact that it was only two people making the music. It's short, but oh so sweet, and it should suffice for the decade's best.
My thoughts: This list, as a whole, proves a lot about our music and art culture in the 00's. We're very far from the 90's and 80's in direction now. We were driven by animations - fusing together reality and fiction into one masterpiece of a video. Directors like Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry worked with artists and made their visions (and ours) come to life on the screen. I also see how Björk, Justice, Chemical Brothers, and The Avalanches, among other international acts, stole the show, proving that American music videos have some catching up to do. Stories were told, lessons were learned, and the landscape of music changed through these videos. We're a web society now and these videos are appealing to our time and our way of thinking. I think the list does a decent job. I give it a 7/10. Now, if only there was a place to see music videos on TV...
Just because I'm like this, I'll leave you with a few music videos that I believe deserve a place on the list over others. I'm sure we all have our own opinions, and here are mine.
dios (malos) - "I Want It All"
Daft Punk - "One More Time"
The Like - "What I Say And What I Mean"
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