Sunday, September 9, 2007

To celebrate the Video Music Awards...

...or de-celebrate, we suppose, here are our favorite videos of the year so far that didn't get much love from good ole' MTV.

Phil's Picks

Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry:

Phil says: "The whole movie-as-music-video thing has been worked to death (Maroon 5 did it recently to very shitty effect, for example), but never has it been done so gorgeously. It's like The Godfather starring Clap Your Hands Say Yeah."
MP3: Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry (buy)

Justice - D.A.N.C.E. :
*nominated for Video of the Year*

Phil says: "Don't you wish your t-shirts could do that? I think that's what Steve Jobs should work on next - video shirts. The iShirt!"
MP3:
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (buy)
*nominated for Best Video*

Lindsay's Picks

Feist - 1 2 3 4:


Lindsay says: "This just makes me smile. I'm currently learning the dance routine and knitting my own glittery blue jumpsuit."
MP3:
Feist - 1 2 3 4 (buy)

Christina Aguilera - Candyman:
*nominated for Best Director*

Lindsay says: "My favorite is the redhead. Mmmm. I mean...what?"
MP3: Unavailable
(buy)

...and...

We Have A Technical's Pick for Best Video of the Year

LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends:

We say: "Everything about this is beautiful. The video, the song, the makeup, the rain, the fireworks, the way he's always just on the verge of crying...heartbreaking."
MP3: LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (buy)

Feel free to post your favorite in a comment. Cheers.

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