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September 27, 2007 8:18 PM Subscribe
Rolling Stone's 25 most outrageous music videos. Outrageous apparently includes the sacrilegious, the dirty, the disturbing, and, um, Christopher Walken. Some videos may be not safe for work and one contains David Hasselhoff.
I'm boycotting all fucking lists that can't put all the entries on one or two pages.
I was thinking the same thing at first, but all of the videos are available on the print page.
posted by Poolio at 8:26 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
I was thinking the same thing at first, but all of the videos are available on the print page.
posted by Poolio at 8:26 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
No outrageous video list is complete without aphex twin's window lic..... oh nevermind.
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 8:26 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 8:26 PM on September 27, 2007
Sorry, meant for the first link to be to the print page - thanks, Poolio. Could one of the admins change the first link to prevent more complaints about the format, so people can go on to complain about the video selection?
posted by blahblahblah at 8:29 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by blahblahblah at 8:29 PM on September 27, 2007
Oh, the broken video IS on there. Okay, this list passes.
posted by empath at 8:30 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by empath at 8:30 PM on September 27, 2007
Not much of an outrageous list if Dominic Hailstone's "The Eel" is not included.
posted by Mr_Zero at 8:31 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Mr_Zero at 8:31 PM on September 27, 2007
oh man rubber johnny. I almost forgot that. For the win! * I wishI could forget it.
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 8:37 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 8:37 PM on September 27, 2007
The print page crashed my browser (Firefox 1.5.0.7) by apparently spawning a butt-ton of scripts that all went haywire.
posted by Anything at 8:37 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Anything at 8:37 PM on September 27, 2007
Needs FGTH "Relax".
BTW, that video is probably NSFW... it's the original uncensored version.
posted by Poolio at 8:39 PM on September 27, 2007
BTW, that video is probably NSFW... it's the original uncensored version.
posted by Poolio at 8:39 PM on September 27, 2007
Rolling Stone has to post YouTube vids? Ferchrissakes, was this an intern project!?!?
posted by spec80 at 8:42 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by spec80 at 8:42 PM on September 27, 2007
I mean this in all seriousness, but does anyone even care about making music videos today? Besides the occasional BET & CMT countdown, I honestly can't remember the last music video I saw on TV. Granted my other options are MTV and VH1 with basic cable, but they don't show anything.
Really, are music videos relevant anymore??
posted by jmd82 at 8:44 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
Really, are music videos relevant anymore??
posted by jmd82 at 8:44 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
Freddie = Frankie (when it's past my bedtime - the uploader made the same mistake.)
posted by imposster at 8:45 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by imposster at 8:45 PM on September 27, 2007
Does the word "outrageous" have another meaning I'm not aware of?
posted by Falconetti at 8:49 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Falconetti at 8:49 PM on September 27, 2007
First, I'm really surprised that I've never seen that Frankie video before, back in the day that song was huge. Second, that is a kick ass video.
posted by oddman at 8:50 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by oddman at 8:50 PM on September 27, 2007
Really, are music videos relevant anymore??
Is Rolling Stone?
posted by Reggie Digest at 8:54 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
Is Rolling Stone?
posted by Reggie Digest at 8:54 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
Good question, Falconetti. What on Earth is so outrageous about Michael Jackson's "Thriller" or "Black or White" (unless it's the extended car-smashing version, but still...)? What about Queen dressing in drag for "I Want to Break Free"? Supposedly this is the video that quashed their popularity in the US for many years.
posted by Oriole Adams at 9:00 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Oriole Adams at 9:00 PM on September 27, 2007
That Pagan Poetry video was pretty good; I'd never seen it (or Bjork's nipples) before. So, I'm not going to bitch too much about the list.
posted by Bookhouse at 9:05 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Bookhouse at 9:05 PM on September 27, 2007
They got both the Marilyn Manson videos they needed (I didn't think "Heart-Shaped Glasses" would get in because it's so recent, serious props for not being dissuaded by how new it is), as well as the Tool and Prodigy. A little more than NIN than necessary. I can't speak for any of the 80s stuff, but the 90s/00s coverage is pretty much perfect.
posted by Ryvar at 9:10 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Ryvar at 9:10 PM on September 27, 2007
This has always been what I considered the most disturbing Nine Inch Nails video.
posted by Bookhouse at 9:22 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Bookhouse at 9:22 PM on September 27, 2007
Regarding "The Eel", that page says no computer graphics were used but under crew it doesn't say who did the models or puppets.
posted by puke & cry at 9:25 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by puke & cry at 9:25 PM on September 27, 2007
I miss MetaFilter.
posted by trip and a half at 9:26 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by trip and a half at 9:26 PM on September 27, 2007
My small effort to reduce world carpal tunnel syndrome:
1. Madonna, "Like A Prayer"
2. Nine Inch Nails, "Happiness in Slavery"
3. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
4. Fatboy Slim, "Weapon of Choice"
5. Prodigy, "Smack My Bitch Up"
6. Aphex Twin, "Come to Daddy"
7. Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
8. Marilyn Manson, "The Beautiful People"
9. Bjork, "Pagan Poetry"
10. Robbie Williams, "Rock DJ"
11. Nine Inch Nails, "Closer"
12. Michael Jackson, "They Don't Care About Us"
13. Madonna, "Justify My Love"
14. David Hasselhoff, "Hooked On a Feeling"
15. Radiohead, "Paranoid Android"
16. Eminem, "The Real Slim Shady"
17. Kanye West, "Can't Tell Me Nothin'"
18. Tool, "Prison Sex"
19. George Michael, "I Want Your Sex"
20. Marilyn Manson, "Heart-Shaped Glasses"
21. Michael Jackson, "Black or White"
22. Daft Punk "Da Funk"
23. Bloodhound Gang, "Bad Touch"
24. Devo, "Whip It"
25. The Replacements, "Bastards of Young"
posted by pracowity at 9:27 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
1. Madonna, "Like A Prayer"
2. Nine Inch Nails, "Happiness in Slavery"
3. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
4. Fatboy Slim, "Weapon of Choice"
5. Prodigy, "Smack My Bitch Up"
6. Aphex Twin, "Come to Daddy"
7. Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
8. Marilyn Manson, "The Beautiful People"
9. Bjork, "Pagan Poetry"
10. Robbie Williams, "Rock DJ"
11. Nine Inch Nails, "Closer"
12. Michael Jackson, "They Don't Care About Us"
13. Madonna, "Justify My Love"
14. David Hasselhoff, "Hooked On a Feeling"
15. Radiohead, "Paranoid Android"
16. Eminem, "The Real Slim Shady"
17. Kanye West, "Can't Tell Me Nothin'"
18. Tool, "Prison Sex"
19. George Michael, "I Want Your Sex"
20. Marilyn Manson, "Heart-Shaped Glasses"
21. Michael Jackson, "Black or White"
22. Daft Punk "Da Funk"
23. Bloodhound Gang, "Bad Touch"
24. Devo, "Whip It"
25. The Replacements, "Bastards of Young"
posted by pracowity at 9:27 PM on September 27, 2007 [1 favorite]
Heh. The jay-Z video was removed for a 'terms of use violation'. I like that Rolling Stone just went out and linked to videos posted by random people.
posted by delmoi at 9:27 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by delmoi at 9:27 PM on September 27, 2007
Didn't outrageous used to mean something you couldn't do on TV?
posted by doctor_negative at 9:37 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by doctor_negative at 9:37 PM on September 27, 2007
Add N To X's Plug Me In wins wins wins!
No, their Metal Fingers In My Body is better! For one thing, it's funny. For another thing, it's got a cute robot! For the third thing, it's simply a much better song! For the fourth thing, it's got a shitload of noisy feedback.
posted by meehawl at 9:37 PM on September 27, 2007
No, their Metal Fingers In My Body is better! For one thing, it's funny. For another thing, it's got a cute robot! For the third thing, it's simply a much better song! For the fourth thing, it's got a shitload of noisy feedback.
posted by meehawl at 9:37 PM on September 27, 2007
alternate Jay-Z link (there are 470 more in case this one dies)
posted by delmoi at 9:49 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by delmoi at 9:49 PM on September 27, 2007
I also kind of wondered just how 'outrageous' these videos are. Outrageously pompous would be more like it. I wonder why MTV couldn't at least have used iFilm, or whatever it's called these days.
Also, why no Girls on Film?
posted by KokuRyu at 9:52 PM on September 27, 2007
Also, why no Girls on Film?
posted by KokuRyu at 9:52 PM on September 27, 2007
Oriole Adams writes "What about Queen dressing in drag for 'I Want to Break Free'? Supposedly this is the video that quashed their popularity in the US for many years."
I suppose that might be true, but to me that song always represented the worst of Queen, along with "Radio Ga-Ga" on the same album, like a stale stab at the '80s sound (and they were far from the only band to fall victim to that sucky trend).
posted by krinklyfig at 10:15 PM on September 27, 2007
I suppose that might be true, but to me that song always represented the worst of Queen, along with "Radio Ga-Ga" on the same album, like a stale stab at the '80s sound (and they were far from the only band to fall victim to that sucky trend).
posted by krinklyfig at 10:15 PM on September 27, 2007
i fucking love that fatboy slim video with christopher walken. love it love it love it.
posted by CitizenD at 11:02 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by CitizenD at 11:02 PM on September 27, 2007
Glad to see the Replacements, and really, that fatboy slim video deserves it. Having grown from my late teens on with music videos, I think the whole Micheal Jackson thing is what killed music videos. He's the one that started the whole need a director thing for videos. The ones I really love are just a band doing their thing and being creative. FGTH brings back memories, and really, Body Double was just an extended version of their music video.
posted by Eekacat at 11:26 PM on September 27, 2007
posted by Eekacat at 11:26 PM on September 27, 2007
Are there any *non-disturbing* Tool videos of which I'm unaware?
posted by 1adam12 at 1:38 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by 1adam12 at 1:38 AM on September 28, 2007
Good call with Girls on Film, KokuRyu. Duran Duran's head scarves? Outrageous!
posted by twsf at 3:06 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by twsf at 3:06 AM on September 28, 2007
What was the creepy film clip, it had the dude from radiohead singing, and this obviously homeless guy was wandering along, talking to himself and punching the air, and he kept getting hit by cars. That creeped me out, seriously (the Aphex Twin one did too).
posted by h00py at 3:11 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by h00py at 3:11 AM on September 28, 2007
Rabbit in your headlights by Unkle, Thom Yorke singing. Has ranked high in lists of "best" videos.
posted by jeremias at 4:21 AM on September 28, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by jeremias at 4:21 AM on September 28, 2007 [1 favorite]
Right, so Rolling Stone can't actually host it's own content. Fucking awesome. Just because you can use YouTube doesn't mean you should outsource stuff you're using as a key part of a feature.
posted by MattWPBS at 4:43 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by MattWPBS at 4:43 AM on September 28, 2007
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Two Madonna videos and three Michael Jackson videos? I love the '80s!
posted by kirkaracha at 6:01 AM on September 28, 2007
Two Madonna videos and three Michael Jackson videos? I love the '80s!
posted by kirkaracha at 6:01 AM on September 28, 2007
I'm boycotting all fucking lists that can't put all the entries on one or two pages.
That's to drive up pageviews for ads. All of these lists act as linkbait anymore.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 6:34 AM on September 28, 2007
That's to drive up pageviews for ads. All of these lists act as linkbait anymore.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 6:34 AM on September 28, 2007
Are there any *non-disturbing* Tool videos of which I'm unaware?
Yes. They made one that is about a love story. Pretty uplifting compared to the others.
posted by Mr_Zero at 7:28 AM on September 28, 2007
Yes. They made one that is about a love story. Pretty uplifting compared to the others.
posted by Mr_Zero at 7:28 AM on September 28, 2007
My dad had MTV when it first started, and I remember seeing "Whip It" quite regularly.
It never struck me as particularly provocative (having grown up on a steady diet of adventure stories and Indiana Jones and other things where whips were used to tame lions and perform circus tricks and saving yourself from crumbling South American temples, and, besides, the song wasn't about actual whippings...), until one evening when I was around 13.
We had spent the weekend at my dad's house, and watched his collection of Devo videos. If anything particularly disturbed me about them, it was when Booji Boy's head got crushed in the press, but even that wasn't that awful.
However, my mother pulled me into the kitchen, looked at me firmly and said "Your sister's been telling me about stuff you've been watching at your dad's."
We had been watching a lot of TV. "Yeah?"
"Yeah. Something about a lady having her clothes whipped off?"
"Oh, yeah, the Devo videos."
"And was that what happened?"
"Yeah, but it wasn't, like, dirty or anything..."
So now I see "Whip It" listed as an "outrageous" music video, and I'm twelve all over again, convincing my mother.
posted by Katemonkey at 7:38 AM on September 28, 2007
It never struck me as particularly provocative (having grown up on a steady diet of adventure stories and Indiana Jones and other things where whips were used to tame lions and perform circus tricks and saving yourself from crumbling South American temples, and, besides, the song wasn't about actual whippings...), until one evening when I was around 13.
We had spent the weekend at my dad's house, and watched his collection of Devo videos. If anything particularly disturbed me about them, it was when Booji Boy's head got crushed in the press, but even that wasn't that awful.
However, my mother pulled me into the kitchen, looked at me firmly and said "Your sister's been telling me about stuff you've been watching at your dad's."
We had been watching a lot of TV. "Yeah?"
"Yeah. Something about a lady having her clothes whipped off?"
"Oh, yeah, the Devo videos."
"And was that what happened?"
"Yeah, but it wasn't, like, dirty or anything..."
So now I see "Whip It" listed as an "outrageous" music video, and I'm twelve all over again, convincing my mother.
posted by Katemonkey at 7:38 AM on September 28, 2007
This list is terrible. It's like the work of someone who listened to music in the 80s and only braved the modern music world a couple of times since then... kind of like Rolling Stone, I guess.
jmd82 makes a great point, although indirectly: Nobody watches music videos any more, but it's because they're not played any where (except the internet). Which is a shame, because it's one of the more effective, inventive and emotional art forms around.
posted by fungible at 7:59 AM on September 28, 2007
jmd82 makes a great point, although indirectly: Nobody watches music videos any more, but it's because they're not played any where (except the internet). Which is a shame, because it's one of the more effective, inventive and emotional art forms around.
posted by fungible at 7:59 AM on September 28, 2007
Hot for Teacher strikes me as being pretty outrageous...
posted by KokuRyu at 8:03 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by KokuRyu at 8:03 AM on September 28, 2007
Damndamndamndamn.
I misintepreted the subject and couldn't wait to see what Keith Richards' choice was going to be.
Double damn.
posted by Mike D at 9:19 AM on September 28, 2007
I misintepreted the subject and couldn't wait to see what Keith Richards' choice was going to be.
Double damn.
posted by Mike D at 9:19 AM on September 28, 2007
Hosting on Youtube means you don't have to bother getting releases for the content you're featuring. At least one of hte videos is already not available.
This new Web economy thing is awesome.
posted by Nelson at 9:23 AM on September 28, 2007
This new Web economy thing is awesome.
posted by Nelson at 9:23 AM on September 28, 2007
"I can't believe it's not booty" is the most outrageous video I have ever seen by far (NSFW).
posted by DanielDManiel at 10:03 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by DanielDManiel at 10:03 AM on September 28, 2007
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I'm boycotting all fucking lists that can't put all the entries on one or two pages.
Someone tell me if the Broken video is on there so I know whether to be (more) outraged or not.
posted by empath at 8:21 PM on September 27, 2007 [2 favorites]