I showed my son the awesome Rube Goldberg video by OK Go this morning (This Too Shall Pass), and he loved it. We watched the rest of the back catalog (except WTF, as he’s still trying to figure out what the “F” word is :) and there was some very slick stuff there.
Curious as to what other really cool videos – Rube Goldberg stuff, people acting in unison, etc. – that you guys had found. (And please warn if they’re not kid-safe. :)
Also, I seem to remember a pretty slick one filmed from a rooftop, with people moving around making patterns, but I can’t remember what song that was for. Anyone know what I’m talking about here?
No, that’s a 200+ page thread talking about every fricking video on YouTube.
I’m asking about a specific subgenre. I suppose I could comb through the 6,375 messages in that thread to find the 20 or 30 or so that talked about this specific kind of video, but I didn’t think anyone would mind a thread on this.
Given that we have “Mass Effect 2 non-spoiler thread for people who kind of hated it except for the Mordin singing part” level of threads on other things, I don’t think this one is out of line. :)
Strummer, that’s it! Thanks! I thought it was “Mad World,” but I ended up on the lame Tears for Fears version* and thought I was misremembering. :) Great song and a really neat video.
(And thanks for the other suggestions, folks, I’ll check them out.)
Clarification: Tears for Fears “Mad World” song is awesome. But the video’s dull; the Gary Jules video is cool. As is his Marcus Fenix version. :)
I was gonna mention Gondry’s video for The Chemical Brothers’ “Star Guitar”, which looks boring until you realize it’s all digitally manipulated to follow the drum patterns
While maybe not exactly Rube Goldberg-esque or necessarily in unison, the following Grandaddy videos always struck me as visually appealing and clever (as do many of their others): Jed’s Other Poem (Beautiful Ground) (somewhat Goldbergish in a BASIC way) Nature Anthem (It’s got the unison thing going for it) Fare Thee Not Well Mutineer (It’s just neat)
Oh, and they are all kid friendly. Especially Nature Anthem - which I think should be required viewing for everyone as soon as they wake up every morning.
I for one welcome this thread.
I was just today watching the OK Go video with my four year old followed by their Threadmills - and she loved both. Then she demanded more…
And the YouTube thread was my refuge, but not that easy to wade through with a kid on your lap (most of you guys don’t tell what you’re linking to in that).
I showed her Weezers Pork and Beans, which she of course didn’t get, but she liked the stuff happening.
Some classics that everybody knows, but perhaps they’ve slipped your mind:
Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
Genesis: Land of Confusion (NSFK?)
Herbie Hancock: Rockit
Some others:
Dice animation:
Fujiya & Miyagi: Ankle Injuries
Fun:
Supermen Lovers: Starlight
Blur: Coffee & TV
Impressive news graphics style animation:
Royksopp: Remind Me
Evolution:
Fatboy Slim: Right Here Right Now
Pearl Jam: Do the Evolution (NSFK)
And I just love the style of Gorillaz’ universe. 19-2000 is probably the most interesting to a kid… it’s got a giant moose.
To clarify, I didn’t mean to imply I was looking specifically for Rube Goldberg or unison videos; just really cool-looking stuff that would impress a 7-year-old. :)
There’s one brief moment of grown-up smooching and grinding in Muse’s Knights of Cydonia, but otherwise it’s the most awesomest music video for seven-year-olds of all ages. The director, Joseph Kahn, has some other flashy glitzy videos that might be appealing to the younger set.
Another visually interesting…gimmicky?..music video director is Keith Schofield, whose video for Hard 'N Phirm’s “Pi” inspired Bill Dungsroman’s shortest post ever (“Uh?”). Most of his videos are awesome for kids, but stay away from the video for Wintergreen’s “Can’t Sit Still” (it’s how to make illegal drugs in the home, maybe) and “Diesel XXX”, a commercial that paints family-friendly imagery over porn stars in action. On second thought, maybe you should preview all of those first. Aren’t children supposed to grow up pretty fast nowadays anyway?
