Music Videos You Hate

[darklinensuit]

I haven't had any music video channels in many years, so these should test your memories.
I hated:
- Howard Jones's "Science"
- "Don't You Want Me Baby" and any of the other early 80s videos where the women are in the super-shiny make-up
- "Electric Avenue"
- "Pop Music"
- I know I'll get slammed, but they ran "Sledgehammer" so much in those days I hope I never see it again

- Jake

[Janet]

Not to stereotype everyone single rap video, but like 85% of them are girls, wearing nothing, shaking something, while the rapper and his friends hold out their "bling". I find it annoying and I don't enjoy it at all.

I also was VERY disappointed with Dido's " White Flag" video..I can't watch it...terrible acting and too glossy and totally hides the beauty she is...

But now most videos are disappointing. At least Toxic gave you things to look for...now many ass and t*t shots you saw at least LOL.

[Sorcerer386]

I can't stand a lot of the alternative rock videos that just show the band members doing ordinary things. The videos are always dark looking. The one that comes to mind right now is Fuel's "Falls on Me," where it just shows them laying around in this filthy room, two people playing old school atari, etc. The whole grunge look and sound are just awful imo. But then, a video that I love that most people would laugh at me for is Norah Jones's "Sunrise." That video is just hilarious though...how could you not love Norah and her one eyebrowed backup singer (her other one is shaved) fishing in the pond, then looking down into it and seeing themselves dressed in sunflowers suits and dancing around? It's a nice song too.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

- I know I'll get slammed, but they ran "Sledgehammer" so much in those days I hope I never see it again

- Jake

UGH! I thought I was the ONLY person on earth who hated that one - Big Time wasn't much better...

I refuse to watch any video by Tool. Friends & fam would make fun of me cuz I would scream & run from the room when the video for "Prison Sex" came on - that weird little creepy/shaky/spastic thing/creature/guy scares the **** out of me to this day! Not a fan of Manson's vids either.

Paula

[Catdancer]

These days everybody seems to be naked in videos. They don't care about the music anymore, so I don't watch the video channels anymore. It's garbage.
Debbie

[DeadliestPoison]

Originally Posted by skcin

UGH! I thought I was the ONLY person on earth who hated that one - Big Time wasn't much better...

I refuse to watch any video by Tool. Friends & fam would make fun of me cuz I would scream & run from the room when the video for "Prison Sex" came on - that weird little creepy/shaky/spastic thing/creature/guy scares the **** out of me to this day! Not a fan of Manson's vids either.

Paula

Their "Schism" video scared the CRAP out of me. It had those grey people-lookin' things with red branch-ish things sticking out of their heads. aAaAAah!!

The song's really good, though.

[DrummerDeanna]

Yeah, I'm really not a fan of the music video anymore...the last one I saw that I thought was great was Johnny Cash- Hurt..

But, as this thread is about videos we hate...

I agree...I hate any rap video (mostly because I hate the genre)..

Any Mariah Carey video
I also agree with Christy...any video that has naked girls shaking things etc...blah

[GardenStateGirlie]

I absolutely cannot stand hair band videos, heavy metal (a la headbangers ball on mtv 2) and rap videos. Currently, MTV keeps playing the video Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It makes absolutely no sense to me and frankly, it's annoying.

Jake, i'm with you on the Sledgehammer music video hate. Also, I cannot stand his video for In Your Eyes. It's a live performance and I swear, it's 20 years long and VH1 Classics ALWAYS plays it. I do, however, thank them for playing many many many FM and LB videos including As Long As You Follow.

...check your PMs...if you can find them

[Sorcerer386]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I absolutely cannot stand hair band videos, heavy metal (a la headbangers ball on mtv 2) and rap videos. Currently, MTV keeps playing the video Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It makes absolutely no sense to me and frankly, it's annoying.

That Yeah Yeah Yeah song is absolutely awful. Not to mention, I think those are the ugliest two guys I've ever seen...the girl isn't too bad. But it's just one of those songs that is like, "I'm trying WAY to hard to show you how anti-mainstream and artsy I am." It's horrendous, and I can't believe MTV is playing it as much as it does. I can't even sit through the song, if you can call it that, as it doesn't seem to have much of a flow...just ramblings on and on.

[catinthedark]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

Currently, MTV keeps playing the video Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It makes absolutely no sense to me and frankly, it's annoying.

but the song is one of the best songs of the past year. i haven't seen the video, but seriously, i can't get enough of this song. the drums at the top (after the guiter intro) and the chorus are absolutely addicting. great song turned up loud in the car.

now back to your regularly scheduled thread slamming videos! sorry! i can't participate because i never watch videos anymore. i was addicted as a kid in the 80s, but i don't really pay attention anymore. oh, i did LOVE the hung up video... oh. wrong topic again.

[stevierocks87]

Don't you pretty much have to wait until 4 or 5 am to see actual music videos on VH1 or MTV? Not that I'm actually in to most new music (except Coldplay ) but it has been SO long since either of those channels actually focused on Music.

I used to LOVE VH1- Concert specials, Behind the Music, Storytellers, etc. They rarely show any of that any more....basically who-knows talking about pointless stuff that they "love" on VH1 and horrible fake "reality" shows on MTV like Date My Mom

Adam

[Villavic]

In general, all latest MJackson videos (You are not alone, the one in the Brazil favelas, etc). I miss Billie Jean, Thriller era. Even some Dangerous videos were cool. But the latest were from his wacko freak mind.

I don't see much videos now. MTV is not the same as in the 80s. I like VH1 for the docs, special, BTM, etc..

I miss the 80s

[gold_dustgypsy]

Okay I despise:
-Micheal Jackson ~ Thriller
- Madonna ~ Hung Up
- ANYTHING by Mariah Carey but particualrly ~ Shake it off

Grrr just thinking about them makes my blood boil! GET OFF MY TELEVISION!!! Please MTV, no more!

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

- "Don't You Want Me Baby" and any of the other early 80s videos where the women are in the super-shiny make-up- Jake

How about the guy in super shiny make-up? Usually I'm not grossed-out by men in make-up (David Bowie for instance, ah, sigh..), but that guy's make-up from Human League totally freaks me out. Maybe it's just the video, I don't know. Yuck!!

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

How about the guy in super shiny make-up? Usually I'm not grossed-out by men in make-up (David Bowie for instance, ah, sigh..), but that guy's make-up from Human League totally freaks me out. Maybe it's just the video, I don't know. Yuck!!

I guess slow dancing Lindsey managed to go insane but kept his shine-free look.

- Jake