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Saturday, December 23, 2006

Best Videos of the Year

A sort of nasty, rainy drive today, but I'm here in Connecticut now for Christmas.

Anyway, everybody loves year-end lists, right? I thought I'd make one of the Ten Best Videos I Found on YouTube In 2006. They sort of get joint consideration for music and video, with video being the larger part. No particular order.

Daft Punk - Technologic > A very well-executed paranoid-creepy vibe.
RJD2 - Since '76 > This is a great song, and the video is very slick.
Royksopp - Remind Me > A very impressive piece of work.
They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start > This captures the personality of the band very well.
Blur - Good Song > When the guy tries to leaf-blow the dead squirrel, it somehow just hits the nail right on the head...
Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime > If there were any doubt that David Byrne is totally awesome...
OK GO - Here It Goes Again > Eight treadmills make an instant classic.
The Vines - Ride > Michel Gondry is the master of 1) coming up with really good concepts for music videos, and 2) executing them really well.
Radiohead - No Surprises > This video is a perfect mate for its song.
Wolf Parade - Modern World > A very cool stop-motion video.

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