The Year's Best Videos
If you've got some time, you'll wanna head over to DoCopenhagen and thank 'em for assembling this list of their favorite 50 videos from 2006. The Danes' got taste! They've embedded the YouTube for each clip, so maybe add a bookmark and use it to kill time today. His selections:
50. The Raconteurs - "Broken Boy Soldier"
49. Cat Power - "Living Proof"
48. Naked Ape - "Fashion Freak"
47. Triboro Sound - "Last Train Ride"
46. Emilie Simon - "Fleur de Saison"
45. Teddybears - "Cobrastyle"
44. El Perro Del Mar - "God Knows (You gotta give to get)"
43. Xiu Xiu - "Boy Soprano"
42. Wolf Parade - "Modern World"
41. Kashmir feat. David Bowie - "The Cynic"
40. Two Ton Boa - "Cash Machine"
39. Mint Royale - "Blue Song"
38. The Knife - "Like a Pen"
37. Ebb - "I'm All Made of Music"
36. The New Pollutants - "How Big Birds Got Their Colours"
35. Cornelius - "Music"
34. Gnarls Barkley - "Gone Daddy Gone"
33. Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"
32. Justice Vs. Simian - "We Are Your Friends"
31. The Knife - "Silent Shout"
30. The Horrors - "Sheena Is A Parasite"
29. Demander - "Hollis"
28. Bloc Party - "Compliments"
27. The Format - "The Compromise"
26. Placebo - "Meds"
25. I'm from Barcelona - "We're from Barcelona"We added a link to "Young Folks" 'cause those bobbing heads are that good. But 50 is never enough, is it? What's he missing? We'll get you started: David Hasselhoff!
24. Guitar Vader - "Morisson House"
23. Zero 7 - "Futures"
22. Murena - "Export Tripoli"
21. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Cursed Sleep"
20. The Sad Little Stars - "Don't Fuck With Love"
19. Dizzee Rascal - "Dream"
18. Golden Dogs - "Never Meant Any Harm"
17. Field Music - "In Context"
16. Moonbeam Death Ray - "CG Music Video"
15. Ed Harcourt - "Visit from the Dead Dog"
14. Para One - "Dudun-Dun"
13. Battle - "Children"
12. Xiu Xiu - "Hello From Eau Claire"
11. The Knife - "We Share Our Mother's Health"
10. Peter, Bjorn & John - "Young Folks"
09. Thom Yorke - "Harrowdown Hill"
08. An Pierlé & White Velvet - "Jupiter"
07. Malajube - "Montreal -40°C"
06. Sigur Ros - "Flugufrelsarinn"
05. Zero 7 - "Left Behind"
04. M. Ward - "Chinese Translation"
03. Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
02. Jenny Wilson - Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward"
01. Ok Go - "Here It Goes Again"
Posted at 11:35 AM in Video
Tags: Peter Bjorn And John
Ugh, I find that Ok Go Video flat out stupid. I think the song sucks as well. #1...not!
My vote...M. Ward and Sigur Ros, and of course, Ms. Chan Marshall. I LOVE her. ;)
Also loved the video by Silversun Pickups, "Well Thought Out Twinkles"...great video, killer song!
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Crazy is a terrible video. It's really really boring.
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No "Bones"? ;)
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i agree, what makes Ok Go better than P, B & J (wow, was I the only one not to get that reference until just now?)
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I have to admit, that OK GO video is kind of rightfully at the top of the list just because it was such a hit despite how low the production costs, etc were for it. They may not be the best band in the world, but dang, way to go from being a nobody to performing live at the VMAs because people can't get enough of you tooling around on treadmills!
I don't like it, but I get it.
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The best video of the year is this one video that I saw that nobody else has even seen.
It's awesome.
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that dizzee rascal video is not from this year I remember seeing it on MTVu when i was a freshman in college 2 and a half years ago.
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"i agree, what makes Ok Go better than P, B & J (wow, was I the only one not to get that reference until just now?)"
LOL - Matt you're not the only one, I just said it outloud for the first time last night and a light bulb went off.
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I'm diggin the new Cash video
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when did the sigur ros video even come out? the song is from 2001...
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The videos for Camera Obscura's "Hey Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken" and Regina Spektor's "Fidelity" are two of my faves that somehow missed this list...
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mogwai's friend of the night should probably be in the top 2 or 1
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2006 was the year of janky sub-par stop motion, apparently.
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Baby D could use a little more love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumvIdkw8VA
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No love for The Blow's Parentheses? I like the song, I like karaoke, and I like awkward hugging. I like it all.
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No Muse's Knights Of Cydonia?
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Cell Phone's Dead anyone?
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What about The Black Keys video for Your Touch?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dKXlgISd3iA
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what is this bullshit man?!
my video cost a MILLION DOLLARS, man! it had pamela anderson in it and me jumping over canyons 'n shit!
when my video doesn't get put on this list, stereogum loses CREDIBILITY.
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but seriously folks... great new video from a band i work with, mewithoutYou.
unfortunately i can only find it online at MTVU (which blows)...
http://www.mtvu.com/uber/?lnk=v&name=playlist&vid=121444&source=OD_VIDEO:my+setlist:Nice+and+Blue%2C+Pt.+Two#121444
It's called "Nice and Blue (Part 2)".
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Here here to Cellphone's Dead. Also, more Gnarls love... the Go-Go Gadget Gospel video is insane. It's only like 2 minutes but, just like the album, leaves a smile on your face.
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you're telling me that the video for Dizzee Rascal's "Dream" came out in 2006?? it seems like ages ago when i first saw it.
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Hey, a list on stereogum that doesn't make me shake with fury! Awesome! And I totally agree with OK Go being number one. I'm sorry, but that's just an awesome video. Put it on mute if you have to.
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"We're From Barcelona" has my #1.
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Fuck I'm From Barcelona...the Knife is where it's at. And how the fuck is "Crazy" so high up? Coolish video but hardly brilliant. I'm surprised that there is no Portugal. The Man on here. In fact I don't think you guys have ever mentioned PTM. That's some bullshit right there.
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no love for the "show me what you got" video??
what? you guys dont like nascar and motorboats?
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I am really surprised Knights of Cydonia by Muse isn't on here. That video is pretty fucking awesome.
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What? No Danielson?
The video for that song Did I Step on Your Trumpet is AMAZING. Honestly, its the best music video I've seen in years!
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How about the Submarines video for "Peace and Hate"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ihpFwaPgOZU
I saw them on tour with Nouvelle Vague. Awesome.
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Although shocked that M. Ward's "Chinese Translation" isn't closer to the top, I'm glad it's on there. The thing is a thing of beauty - nice animation, understated, and thoroughly compliments the song rather than competing with it.
DwD
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Love that Malajube video...Great list
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I agree with the comment above. That Danielson video is rad.
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Well Hinder is definitely not going to want to see this.
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Album Leaf's "Always For You": Poignant video for a poignant song.
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danielson!
danielson!
danielson!
The video for Peter, Bjorn & John's "Young Folks" is pretty good too.
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i'm guessing the list-maker didn't see "heart made of sound" by the softlightes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suNVb3kQaUM
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