The Best Music Videos of 2012

[u2popmofo]

Share your favorites from the year.

To start things off, one of Bang and Clatter's favs...

Nekrogoblikon - No One Survives [OFFICIAL VIDEO] - YouTube

 

[Danny Boy]

Obligatory Gangnam Style video post as promised.

PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V - YouTube

 

[Danny Boy]

And my vote for strangest video of the year...

Jack White - Sixteen Saltines - YouTube

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

I had that "Gangnam Style" song stuck in my head at work yesterday.

This song's been getting a shitton of airplay on VH1. I kind of like it, and the video ends in a weird sort of way:

Delta Rae - Bottom of the River [OFFICIAL VIDEO] - YouTube

And you knew this would be posted in here at some point. It had to be (and it counts as a 2012 song for the U.S., at least):

Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) - official video - YouTube

Still like both the video and the song, too.

 

[u2popmofo]

That hadn't seen that Jack White video before, pretty awesome (yet screwed up).

I'm probably biased since I love this group, but both of these Why? videos from their new album are extremely entertaining.

WHY? - Sod In The Seed (Official Music Video) - YouTube

WHY? - Strawberries (Official Video) - YouTube

 

[purpleoscar]

PSY: Gangnam Style (Lyric Video) (English Subtitles) [ENGLISH TRANSLATION] - YouTube

With subtitles​

It's fun to see sheiks dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yuqxl284cg

 

[cobl04]

I haven't paid as much attention to videos this year, but this one would be far and away my favourite. It's beguiling.

Bat For Lashes - Laura - YouTube

 

[IWasBored]

I still have no idea what this gangam style stuff is all about, but I keep seeing it referenced everywhere. I also don't think I've seen a single video for anything this year.

 

[u2popmofo]

I still have no idea what this gangam style stuff is all about, but I keep seeing it referenced everywhere. I also don't think I've seen a single video for anything this year.

Watch it in DB's post, it's funny.

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums from last year, one of my favorite videos this year.

Beirut - The Rip Tide (Official Video) - YouTube

 

[IWasBored]

Well that was strange. Kind of wish I could unsee it.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Twin Shadow - Five Seconds - YouTube

Motorbikes, scenic views, masked gangsters wielding crowbars etc.

 

[u2popmofo]

IWB, why do you act like a 70 yr old man?

 

[IWasBored]

Well, because....dammit get off my lawn! Now what was I saying?

 

[u2popmofo]

Did you at least watch the Nekrogoblikon video?

 

[IWasBored]

No, just watched it. Now that might be the most hilarious video ever. And now I'm going to go into work and make people watch it. That was awesome.

 

[Von Schloopen]

goofy:

The Darkness - Everybody Have A Good Time - YouTube

and gorgeous:

The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law [Official Video] - YouTube

 

[bono_212]

I was trying to make my list of best music videos and realized I only had 4 (I must have forgotten one) so I went looking for a fifth and holy shit have you guys seen the video for Spiritualized's "Hey Jane"? It's super NSFW and it's pretty damn good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CncZorQNQ1E