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So I never got the appeal of music videos. Like, in general. But also I haven't seen a lot of them (probably has something to do with me being a zoomer), so I thought it could be fun to go through some classic ones, and see if I would find something to appreciate.

Gonna simply go with the Rolling Stone list from 2021 - their lists are kinda bullshit, but it'll do for my purposes. From a quick glance, there are definitely some MVs I've seen before, a few I haven't seen but know of, and the majority is completely new to me. So I guess I'll just be watching them in order and writing down my half-assed thoughts/impressions/ramblings about each one? Let's see how it goes

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list

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A deep sea monster scene inside a block of epoxy | source

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Ah, Thalasso hobbyer! They make awesome work. Go check out their YouTube channel! Lots of very cool deep resin builds with soothing music. (My favorite is their step well.)

#wow this is so amazing

82. Nicki Minaj - Anaconda

I feel like so far I'm having more or less the same issue with all the relatively recent ones (let's say, those that were no more than ten years old when the list came out, so 2011-onward-ish): it's kinda hard to judge which ones are gonna survive the test of time and still stand out among the contemporaries 20-30-40-50 years later. And this is kind of an important criteria, isn't it? What I'm saying is Anaconda is an alright video, but I don't see what makes it that much more interesting or unique or memorable compared to other videos from around the same time. And this is not even about Anaconda specifically, I feel like I'll be saying this about everything from 2010s and 2020s that they put on the list next. Here's the thing: if I'm not impressed by an old video, I'm just gonna say that I don't get it (or become a proud hater if I really dislike it), but if it's a newer one, I'm gonna question its inclusion at all. And I'm not here to question the list, I'm here to try to appreciate the artform. So, uh... I was supposed to reach some conclusion here, but I lost my train of thought

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list

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GLaDOS voice: "Would you like to see some artwork I generated? I've heard from other test subjects that AI-generated artwork produces an uncanny valley response in human viewers because they can't perceive it as fully real. They've told me that it looks absolutely hideous to them, that they can't imagine anything more disgusting than AI art. But, well I've been practicing and wanted your honest opinion. Feel free to let me know how ugly you find this by ranking it on a scale from 'vomit-inducing' to 'eye-bleeding'." A robotic arm lowers from the ceiling holding a hand mirror up to Chell's face

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83. Blind Melon - No Rain

Why are they inside the default Windows XP wallpaper lol

I mean, like:

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list #uhh I believe I had some actual thoughts about the video but then I got too distracted by doing this

84. Azealia Banks - 212

I have absolutely zero idea why they included this one. Like, I don't see anything even remotely special here.

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list

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85. “Weird Al” Yankovic - Eat It

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Ah, I see. Last video I was complaining about not having enough parody, so now you're giving me the parody man himself. Okay. Fine. I'll take it

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list #also that last shot is now gonna haunt me in my nightmares

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i was born in the absolute RIGHT generation if i had to have children i would KILL MY SELF!!!!

86. Neil Young - This Note’s for You

And yet again, another video where I wouldn't get the references because of generational and geographical differences. Anyway, I looked up the ads (thanks Neil Young for making me watch a bunch of ads), and, like, I do support what he's trying to do here, but the video falls kinda flat for me. Maybe I don't get something, but they're mostly just recreating scenes from those ads, I don't see a lot of actual parody here? It doesn't help that the lyrics are absolutely humourless. Idk, it tries too hard to be serious, not entirely in an old-man-yells-at-cloud-way, but I feel like you can do this in a really sharp and witty way, and that's just not it

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list #the video wouldn't fucking embed but whatever

87. Soundgarden - Blow Up the Outside World

I'm too zoomer to recognise the references (at least the specific ones that RS is pointing out, cause it feels like these brainwashing scenes have been done to death in pop culture), but the clunky 90s special effects do add a surreal feel, which is kinda neat. I'd say it classifies as a 'band plays song in a location' video, but of the less obvious variant, so I'll let this one slip

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list

88. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize

More music videos should feature three helicopters and a yacht. Just because why not.

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list

89. Psy - Gangnam Style

Remember 2012? Seems like it was a completely different world back then (I'm probably only saying this because I was a kid and perceived everything differently, but let's pretend for the sake of having a nostalgic moment here). This video was inescapable, huh? I remember all the kids at school memeing about it and doing the dance, this is like the perfect song to come out when you're an elementary schooler. Definitely belongs to its time and nowhere else.

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list

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what you learn from hobbies:

consistent practice opens up whole worlds of skill that you couldn't imagine

making mistakes in the process of learning is not only natural, it is also essential

activities that you enjoy can give you more energy back than you spent on them

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90. Madonna - Justify My Love

This is a song that 100% does not work on its own and needs a video, because otherwise it's just kind of dull and repetitive. Never been a fan of Madonna, so music-wise, I've only heard her biggest hits, and music video-wise, I'm not sure if I've actually seen any before (believe it or not). Having watched this one now, am I starting to finally understand what her deal is? We'll see. I can at least respect the boldness. Like, maybe in 2026 something like this isn't very taboo for America, but in my country it's like literally illegal to show gay people on TV, so I guess my main takeaway from this video is that it just made me incredibly sad. Sad, because it reminded me how fucking backwards everything is and what a long way we've still got to go.

#rsg watches music videos from the rolling stone list