10 Awful Music Videos In Rock | Rocked

[@RockedNet]

Know of any awful music videos? Leave a comment and let people know! **air keyboards away**

[@gabeguarin1096]

please rip apart theory of a deadman’s all or nothing music video at some point.

[@nikiyerbamate]

hm, my blood by twenty one pilots maybe?

[@wstine79]

We built this city on Rock and Roll!

[@aidanbouw5224]

Where is Holy Smoky by Iron Maiden? Or Virus by Iron Maiden? Or Different World, Angel and the Gambler, From Here To Eternity by Iron Maiden? a couple links: Holy Smoke:kzbin.info/www/bejne/roG5ZZ2ihNGKoKM Virus:kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJOyhHWmndZmhKM Different World:kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKfRl3acjNOsmLs Angel and the Gambler: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5nPg6yujLplZ9U From here to Eternity:kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5m4hoesnM-IfLM (In my opinion it looks like sh*t) The Wickerman:kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6S0ZHScaKmjm68

[@TheHeroOfMobius]

I love me some Coheed and Cambria, but their music video for Devil in Jersey City is more disorienting and full of shaky-cam than a Paul Greengrass action scene: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZPadn-XZpileNE

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

If I'm gonna listen to "Hip To Be Square" I'd listen to it while watching Christian Bale chopping up Jared Leto with an axe.

[@jackdotsontv]

KDog1265 Hey Paul

[@kalebmarsh4218]

KDog1265 me to , me to

[@josephrowe849]

They were gonna put this in GTA 5 but never did.

[@GrogMindwhip]

In that case I'll listen to the same song while Leslie Nielsen is fondling a woman in Naked Gun 33 1/3.

[@thatonezeldaguy250]

I have to return some video tapes

[@englishpsycho8425]

Blur... a tribute to Monopoly... animal farm... and Benny hill. Truly English traditions.

[@craignicklin4573]

and getting the word cunt into a song by saying another word, ala sex pistols pretty vacant

[@katej2284]

Until watching this I had no memory of Matt Lucas being in this video!

[@NoBody-tf7ib]

Seeth

[@finaljesus]

that blur video looks like they wondered onto a blink 182 video at times

[@Glopdemon]

@@katej2284 on the one hand it’s kind of amazing that he’s hardly changed in 20+ years. It’s balanced out by the fact that he’s still stuck looking like Matt Lucas

[@CrashThompson]

2:26 the answer to that question: COCAINE. As it was once said: "Cocaine is a hell of a drug."

[@Falxifer95]

Cocaine is one Helluva drug.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

I'M DR ROCKSO!!!!!

[@bigpenny8223]

The Rock Critic actually for Damon it was heroine it was the Gallagher brothers that did cocaine

[@dougbennett8592]

@@geekymetalhead5112 Pleased to meet you Dr. Rockso. I hear you do cocaine.

[@iaincampbell6959]

Ha ha good old Rick James :P

[@cbg5539]

Journey hated doing videos and it's well documented. At a certian point the group took a stand and said any videos from this point on would be live performance only and no "acting" or story lines. At that point, in the 80's, videos were the way for bands to break. Journey was already popular at this time and were pretty much forced to make videos because the times (and record lable) demanded it.

[@eratoisyourmuse659]

I remember listening to Peaches with my best friend and her semi deaf grandpa was visiting. To this day I still remember him yelling "Did he just say 'I'm going to eat me a lot bitches?'" Lol. Good times.

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

🎶 move into the country, gonna eat a lotta 🐱🐱🐱🐈🐈🐈😹🎶

[@KentuckyWallChicken]

I guess he technically wasn’t wrong haha

[@phoneboxchicken4108]

Peaches is a good fun video. And song.

[@supposedhumanmars]

That's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@riokamichika1101]

Ronnie Radke covering Gangsta's Paradise is about as ghetto as Jamie Kennedy in Malibu's Most Wanted.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

Or B-rad

[@cancercandy949]

Yooooo. No h8 on B-Rad!!!!

[@TheBamaChad-W4CHD]

Freaking hilarious movie

[@karabartley]

Traffic traffic looking for my chapstick

[@1972LittleC]

Did his testicles drop already?

[@veronicasilk8429]

I think the Black Veil Brides music video is adorable. It's like a bunch of goth kids cosplaying as KISS with weird green screen effects. Eh, still beats Blood on The Dance Floor.

[@itscomplicated1378]

I love black Veil brides but veil was a bad album

[@itscomplicated1378]

Hold on fallen Angels is amazing its emo cheese

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

Blood On the Dance Floor does make it feel like I'm living in hell

[@714arewenotmen]

More like Motley Crue

[@RPGManoWar]

Black Veil Brides at least has some actual chops when it comes to music, and "In The End" is still a great song. Blood on the Dance Floor has no value whatsoever musically. Also, their name is ripped from a Michael Jackson song which they DID NOT EARN and one of their members is a pedophile soooooo yeah. Fuck BotDF

[@Mewse1203]

Come on the Creed symolism is clear. Scott's so in love with himself that he is drowning everyone and everything around him including his band 🤣😂

[@jwood8769]

I thought it was him telling us he is Jesus and he’s baptizing everyone

[@peterf.229]

Probably much like a kid rock pool party , it’s all pee ? 🤣🤣🤣

[@antennencerebralpgaming2872]

Hahaha GG dude !

[@pyroman6000]

To be fair, Dave Mustaine was on Keith Richards levels of drugs at the time...

[@jonathanmunoz137]

one clean himself , another still high in levels of drugs

[@dustybragg4011]

Sweating bullets is not about Dave, it’s about one of his wife’s best friends, having severe schizophrenia. He talked about it, when they played countdown in full.

[@SavageGreywolf]

Remember when Coolio had beef with Weird Al for releasing a ridiculous parody of "Gangsta's Paradise"? And then he tacitly put his stamp of approval on Falling in Reverse's ridiculous parody of Gangsta's Paradise...

[@joshburns4611]

Coolio was only pissed at Weird Al because no one contacted him or his management before doing it to see if it was ok.

[@RPGManoWar]

@@joshburns4611 But Al claims that he asks everyone before he does a cover? So, did Al only start doing that after Coolio, or is Coolio bullshitting?

[@squarewheel1587]

Weird Al can only make every song better.

[@99EKjohn]

Al asked the management team and got the go ahead but the management team did not notify Coolio, or at least that's what seems to have happened based on the reports.

[@patricklauer4452]

SavageGreywolf Falling In Reverse probably payed Coolio to have that cover

[@frankfedison5203]

Wow. Coolio wasn't ok with Weird Al, but he WAS ok with THAT? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@patricklauer4452]

Frank Fedison they probably paid him for it

[@averagebritishguy7082]

Coolio was at his height in popularity when Amish Paradise came out, he was a major has been when the Falling in Reverse Gangstas Paradise came out. He probably cared a lot less.

[@Taboot761]

Next one should be 10 great songs with terrible videos, or 10 terrible songs with great videos.

[@soccerojdoj]

I'd nominate Jimmy Eats World's "It Just Takes Some Time" for one of those lists. Which list? You decide--Inspiring lyrics/bland lyrics...Artistic half-nakedness/Just showing skin to turn on the horny teens...

[@joeseward9466]

I think watchmojo did something like that

[@gamewiz720]

@@joeseward9466 Yes, they did

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

I got a recommendation for this,Butterfly by Crazy Town just for how weird and wacked out it is.

[@superstarthomas]

I know some aren't crazy about Rammstein's Mann Gegen Mann music video. which is understandable way when you see all the quote on quote man meat. lol At least it's still creative like it's grown on me.

[@MegaMAWG]

The irony of one of the best rock songs of all time, "Separate Ways", having arguably the worst video of all time. Yikes.

[@marksantucci4230]

far from the worse? smashing pumpkins, norvonka , soundgarbage black veil brides these bands have lousy videos?

[@Brotherofthe4thCompany]

Somehow Jim Carrey riding a motorcycle in Yes Man to this song was more epic than the music video.

[@martysmith5260]

I think it had its charm. Plus, it’s gotta be one of my favorite Journey songs. And “ air keyboards” was a creative touch, in my opinion.

[@janbadinski7126]

Love the song, never liked the vid.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

For just a second I was sincerely unsure if the video originally had flames overlaid on top of it, or if that was added just for this spoof video. Considering how gawdawful the original video was, they probably should have gone full-bore with the tired cliches and put fire all over the entire thing. Or just set fire to the tape and started over.

[@ManekiNeko1972]

Fun fact: the video for "Separate Ways" had a budget of just $5,000 and was shot over one weekend. The girl was a college student and happily took a salary of $250 a day.

[@propanekid686]

I actually love the Megadeth video.

[@Bangyourbirdnumb]

This guy's talking out his arse including it in this list.

[@emeraldkat2167]

@@Bangyourbirdnumb clearly. He didnt even include the video that family guy pointed out as the worst music video/song ever: rolling stones + David Bowie- dancing in the streets.

[@THEshaggyrogers]

Propane Kid i thought it was a bit crazy and strange. It fitted the song though

[@stephenrosenfelder4452]

Definitely should not have been on this list. I can think of hundreds, if not thousands, of videos less entertaining.

[@rogerbrockman6126]

The host obviously wasn’t old enough to take acid and Watch this video while tripping or his thoughts would be different

[@EternallyThankful-os6pz]

"That" guitar player was George Lynch , ONLY one of THE best self-taught rock guitarists of that generation !! He has incredible taste and feel for rock guitar , and he is easily an influence and one the favorites of MANY MULTIPLE THOUSANDS of guitarists world-wide - myself included obviously !!

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Now known mainly as the guy who's still addicted to spray-on tan and hair extensions. Dude. George Lynch is ONLY remembered, much less revered, by wannabe guitar geeks who wish they were George Lynch. And there's not as many of those as you seem to think.

[@StrangeMusical]

George is a nice guy. He can share a laugh at his own expense.

[@jlarrybrewer1149]

Black Veil Brides looks like a Motley Crue tribute band where everyone wanted to be Nikki Sixx

[@tylercady3985]

And that video looks like they tried too hard to make their own version of "Looks That Kill". But post apocalyptic instead of caveman

[@eyechartny]

The creepy scientist in the Blur video is Matt Lucas, best known from Little Britain and current cohost of The Great British Bake Off. I'm sure he was trying to do his best Benny Hill there.

[@andrewbloom7637]

He also played Tweedledee and Tweedledum in Tim Burton's version of Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" and its 2016 sequel "Alice Through the Looking Glass".

[@williambinns218]

the presidents of the United States of America are the most underrated band of all time. They are one of my favorite mans of all time, and I'm not ashamed that music video is glorious

[@zdoggzero6595]

william binns they put on a great show too, saw them with krist novoselic around 8-9 years ago

[@kilboypwrhed]

Preach!! They’re so beautiful, but no one seems to remember them :(

[@stevenmeatsandwich49]

They never tried to be serious!!! Which makes them awesome

[@eilliwwasniahc]

Yes, the presisents were non-serious goofy fun. The video is goofy fun. It is exactly what it is supposed to be, and doesn't belong on this list.

[@Brucewayne-zs1fi]

Agreed. POTUS were a totally FUN band and that's it. Ridiculous songs about fruit, bugs driving little dune buggies and cats. Oh, and old guys on back porches. They in no way meant for their songs to mean anything other than what you heard. "Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man in a factory down south." How can that mean anything else other than what it says. Get a clue bro. POTUS don't need to imply smut to be great. Absolutely underrated band.

[@tent163phantoka]

I said it before and I'll say it again: Falling in Reverse's lead singer is too white to cover Gangsta's Paradise.

[@princealigorna7468]

The instrumental isn't even that good either. I don't know why Coolio gave this his blessing. What's even worse is Falling in Reverse is a much better band than this!

[@Wrathchild1995]

@@princealigorna7468 Falling In Reverse are awful. Ronnie Radke is one of the biggest douches in music.

[@PatrickCervantez]

@@princealigorna7468 What's worse, is how Coolio got pissed at Weird Al for Amish Paradise.

[@princealigorna7468]

@@PatrickCervantez Weird Al didn't ask for permission first. Amish Paradise is infinitely better than this though, and Coolio must either be smoking crack or flat fucking broke right now to sign off on this

[@MrJobelp]

Falling in reverse sucks

[@Falxifer95]

Creed detonated the second flood. That's what happened, Scott Stahp rapidly aging is God's punishment for ripping off Eddie Vedder and inspiring Sully Erna.

[@Falxifer95]

@ Godsmack sucks.

[@Falxifer95]

@ I don't expect you to agree with me.

[@lucasgervais4538]

Lmfao sweet

[@superstarthomas]

I'll admit I still like some of their stuff but I'm never touching When Legends Rise or any of their stuff after that ever again.

[@lonewolffang]

Dave Mustain learned shadow clone jutsu.

[@SlyHikari03]

Hehe

[@robinnico7702]

That was funny

[@peggyliepmann5248]

I remember seeing a VH1 VJ say that Creed claimed the "My Sacrifice" video was full of religious references and symbolism. Even the VJ didn't buy it.

[@rachelzhou1590]

I like Black Veil Brides, but even I admit that their music videos can be a little weird at times.

[@robinnico7702]

It was cool though

[@superstarthomas]

I wouldn't say it was weird more like just cheesy.

[@aikoyumi32]

The 80's were interesting times, to say the least.

[@cameronreynolds9520]

Thanks, Aiko. I'm glad that you've taken some time off of teaching for this.

[@kckingofpicklesaudis3151]

indeed

[@Remember_Baker]

Glad I wasn't born until the 90's

[@glennquagmire1896]

The only music videos I would tolerate would be the Breaking the Chains music video by Dokken, it's a good song and George Lynch is an underrated guitarist.

[@harolddburke4726]

The 80s was Heavy Metals golden age. Great creative music that gave you an energy and a feeling of power. You had to react . It picked up the spirit. Drove out mental darkness. Can't say enough about how the Metal Music carried me through tough times.

[@DireHammer]

What? Peaches is amazing! And how is Rock Me Tonite by Billy Squire not on this list? It literally ended the career of one of the biggest rock stars of the 80s.

[@rachaelgunn4960]

This, Billy’s clapback and desperate cry for help after Jennifer Beals narrowly edged him out of the ‘Flash Dance’ role of a lifetime. What a feeling…

[@nathangaspar4989]

Rock Me Tonite is in the older video which is linked in the description

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Kid rock in 98 looks like Macaulay Culkin Today

[@yuseeme90]

Mike White Oh My God You're right.

[@mikethegrunty5968]

yuseeme90 meth is a helluva drug, dude

[@karmasauce6288]

I cannot unsee

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

Nah, Mac still looks better.

[@eddiedingle767]

Mike White at least Culkin has an excuse, he just turned 39

[@40aterules]

You gotta realize that in the very early days of mtv" alot of the video directors were absolute rookies at making music videos and alot of artist gave these directors carte blanc to do whatever they wanted as far as creativity over their videos" alot of these early MTV videos were absolutely ridiculous and often had nothing to do with what the songs were about" and it oftentimes really showed.

[@ristoherranen816]

I love the 90's random style of music videos. Best example: Björk - Army of Me.

[@emeraldkat2167]

But she gave us her best music video in 2004 - triumph of a heart. Of course, what bjork video isn't awesome?

[@Brotherofthe4thCompany]

Human Behavior has to be my favorite Bjork music video.

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

Pagan Poetry better.

[@katej2284]

That Falling in Reverse cover is absolutely unbearable. Could easily be used as a torture method. Kudos for sitting through it.

[@Marcelos8686]

fun fact: Fallen Angels was the only BVB clip which wasn't directed by Patrick Fogarty

[@Draken0023]

The video for ‘My Sacrifice’ (in my opinion) is about how time washes away our memories as we age. We struggle as we get older to remember finer details and things just become “murky”. Was it perfect? No. Did it have some meaning? I think so. A literal flood of memories that Scott saw himself having as he became older. He wants to greet those memories again and is happy that they’re still with them, as clouded as they may be. I could be way off on this one, but that’s what I took away from that video 😅

[@DeviltoGeorgia34]

Fun fact: Journey's "Separate Ways" video is all Jonathan Cain needed to secure a job doing T-Rex mo-cap for Jurassic Park.

[@BorbMcGorb]

"Hey, do you love Huey Lewis?!" He's...okay.

[@mezmerizer0266]

*Newspaper laying on ground intensifies*

[@kubz1570]

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.

[@nonamefound1382]

@@kubz1570 He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour!

[@RolandDeschain1]

The 'Country House' video was directed by Damien Hirst, who was the 'enfante terrible' of the art scene in the 90's. He was the guy who cut a cow in half and put it in formaldehyde. He was a big part of the whole 'Cool Brittania' movement of that era.

[@noursarhan8695]

Yeah lol this explains everything

[@aaronleverton4221]

And the pervy scientist was one half of Little Britain.

[@joshuaporterfield6774]

“Middle Aged White guys trying to be cool brittania”

[@jaywright9820]

As soon as I saw the title to this video, I thought... "Oh! Breakin' the Chains!" and you didn't disappoint.

[@sergioromanomunoz8155]

Blur's video was actually directed by Damien Hirst himself, if you don't know him, he's the biggest name in modern art, you know, the kind of art you are left wondering if that's a piece of work or a piece of crap. Anyway, the video itself isn't that confusing, the band members are playing the board game and somehow gets trapped inside. Board games can be THAT hectic.

[@noursarhan8695]

Spot on

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

That Falling In Reverse cover is an insult to the original. Why the hell did you even have to place the basic guitar riffs in the chorus in the first place?

[@thedxbrotherXIII]

If you didn't like that disappointing cover check out Like A Storm's cover of Gangsta's Paradise, they do justice to the original better Falling In Reverse ever could while still keeping it a Rock song.

[@TCsInspiredVlogs]

@@thedxbrotherXIII I liked the cover of Like A Storm

[@shinybeast8946]

Gangstas paradise is just a rip off of Stevie Wonders pastime paradise anyway.

[@sgtraytango]

The Blur vieo was just them having fun an taking the lyrics literally, plus some of Britain's most popular topless models at the time appearing because....reasons?

[@noursarhan8695]

They didn't even know there was going to be page 3 models in the video...it was just supposed to be a very artsy thing portraying the themes of the song. It's pretty much disowned by the band

[@alancaudwell9065]

@@noursarhan8695 with one of my favourite page 3 girls ever. jo guest. shame she's had so many health issues over the last numbers of years. left her skint and claiming benefits.

[@Gen_X_Rosey]

Dude, I'm a proud Gen-X'er/Child of the 80s, and I can assure you that at least where I'm from, "Bring me the news" was NEVER a pick-up line! LMFAO! Even if it were, I seriously doubt it would have been a successful one! I'm not sure how 'dirty' the Peach song is supposed to be, but here is what the lead singer said: "Lead singer Chris Ballew has stated that he wrote "Peaches" about a girl he once had a crush on. He allegedly wrote this song after sitting under a peach tree she had in her yard while waiting for her to arrive, to finally let her know that he liked her." So, there you go. Nothing perverted was said, and people can interpret it dirty if they want to. And as for Dokken, I think they all cringe about having worn makeup and fluffing out their hair, much less the cringe-worthy videos. Yeah, they are embarrassed about that.

[@williambinns218]

Blur - coffee and tv music video is a masterpiece

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

Two girls at my school dressed as the milk cartons from that video at the Halloween party the year it was released. Still the best costume I've seen.

[@williambinns218]

@@Hair8Metal8Karen true fans are true fans

[@noursarhan8695]

Amen to that

[@lynchie137]

Hmmm... Surprised that there isn't more 80's rock and metal videos in this top ten list. I mean, how is it even possible for so many great songs to have such terrible video clips at the same time???

[@princealigorna7468]

"What kid of drugs were they (Blur) on..." Ecstasy. Lots of Ecstasy. Remember that they got their start as Madchester/Stone Roses style rave-rock band with the requisite Acid House influences. So of course it's Ecstasy. Assume everything Damon Albarn has EVER DONE is because of Ecstasy!

[@riahlexington]

Wrong. It was heroin and he’s off it now.

[@riahlexington]

Wrong. It was heroin and he’s off it now.

[@Anno023]

Wrong. It was Heroin and he's off it now

[@noursarhan8695]

Nah it's just that it was directed by Damien Hirst, that explains it all really

[@rubywest5166]

Probably all the prozac they were knocking back

[@whitneyschuster2439]

I love how unpretentious this dude is!! makes it so much more enjoyable to watch these than most top 10 lists

[@littlegreengamer]

I'll go over this piece by piece. 10) At the 1:15 mark, I think that's a representation of Scott Stapp's smugness. He's in love with himself. 9) To be honest, I do find this video pretty humorous and entertaining, so I can give it a pass. Not to mention I freaking love Mouse Trap - good childhood memories. 8) TRY GETTING YOUR RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW!!!!!!!! Unless Huey Lewis eats you alive like the peanut butter soup and seasoned fries they're serving... "Don't just stare at the camera, eat it!!" 7) Could have been better but I'd consider this one a B-grade guilty pleasure. Next! 6) Meh, I don't think there can be too many Dave Mustaines. I can kinda relate too since I have Asperger's and talk to myself a lot, lol. Don't worry, I ain't crazy. ;) 5) Funny, I used to live in Georgia, and I love ninjas, but still kinda awkward. 4) ROFLOLMAO!!!!… 'nuff said. 3) "Come any closer and we'll cut you, homie.... right after we're done with these piano lessons...." *sips tea and bites crumpet* 2) I can smell his beer-sodden nether-regions from here. I wouldn't swim there but I'd go if he's got a spliff and some free beer. 1) Air guitars are completely un-rock - or any air instruments for that matter. This video was clearly rushed. They wanted in the can before sundown before they went back on the tour bus. (No disrespect to Steve Perry since he seems like a nice guy)

[@freeparking301]

There’s a story about Dokken’s video for “Dream Warriors” that while they were in between shooting the man who played Freddy Krueger took his blade fingers and stuck it into a bag of blow and the band did lines off the blades. George Lynch was so messed up he could break through the breakaway wall during the shot in which he performs his solo. Sounds like the most 80’s metal story imaginable. Also that video is close to quality of “Breaking The Chains.”

[@maniacaldude]

The music video for "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" is extremely underwhelming considering just how awesome the song in question is. I did get to see a Literal Music Video that managed to make this dumb video intentionally funny, though.

[@ericaduvall126]

That's is a whole lot of weird in a short amount of time.

[@sundoga4961]

My housemate walked in halfway through and asked "What is this? 10 awful music videos?"

[@invaderjae]

Don't get it twisted. Kid Rock has been stealing riffs since his first album. All he does is steal from other people and claim it as his.

[@peggyliepmann5248]

Back when "My Sacrifice" was new, I saw a VH1 host say that the band claimed that everything in the video had religious symbolism of some kind. The host couldn't quite believe it, even back then.

[@dreibel]

a note on the Blur video - the pervy scientist appears to be comedian Matt Lucas of Little Britain fame..

[@noursarhan8695]

And the subject of the song is played by Keith Allen, actor and also father of singer Lily Allen. Oh and the video was directed by none other than Damien Hirst...

[@monsterhobbiesonlinestore]

The Creed video was probably a left-handed tie-in to the movie Hard Rain. The Blur video is all about fin and probably a social commentary on rich people and their eccentric ways of doing things when money is in excess. "Hip to be Square" video was probably done quickly and separate from using the Back To The Future footage. Remember, copyright issues were "back in the day" as well. What's wrong with the BVB video? It's just the whole Kiss thing again with a green screen and a bunch of the "Dark" stuff you'd find on the black cards in a Magic The Gathering card game. The Megadeath video uses a German Expressionist art form to tell the story of Schizophrenia. "Peaches" was a great video and parodies Martial Arts movies of the 1970's, which was popular back in the 1990's when I was 18. Again, from a decade that was fun and didn't take itself so serious all the time. The Dokken video : It was the 1980's and Heavy Metal had a certain look. Every group was doing something similar to this video, so to stand out on MTV was hard to do. coming up with new gimmicks was hard to do and a lot of video directors just didn't know how to make a good video. This Dokken video, and the rest, may have been a victim of this...and finally, a lot of video directors didn't talk to the band about what they wanted in a video before they made the band act out the video.

[@TheIsleofRangoon]

Falling in Reverse's "Gangsta's Paradise"? Easily 5.3 Gigahonkies.

[@ZoanBlade90]

The way he says Ganger is really a huge tell. He looks like a twit!

[@vampman87]

Not gonna lie... Separate Ways is one of my favorite songs from the 80s. The video, on the other hand... not so much.

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

In defense of Megadeath, having an inside view of Danny Bonaduce's mind was pretty groundbreaking. Edit: Peaches would be stupid no matter what they did.

[@ArtemusCain]

You know what would've made that Huey Lewis video better? Bees.

[@brianchavez2829]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@Subatomic_Glue]

"That guitarist" is George Lynch. Give him a little more respect, he is a hell of a player.

[@captainshaw685]

Funny thing about the Dokken video, the bass player stated that was the first video he did with the band and almost quit when he saw the video.

[@Kinnakeeter]

Motley Crue- Too Young To Fall In Love Poison- Talk Dirty To Me Genesis- Jesus He Knows Me Ratt- I Want A Woman

[@poopsock7493]

Anything by Winger

[@melissalare537]

It's like a metaphor for a person letting opportunitys in life pass by and the next thing you know your old and alone the creed video

[@woofspider330]

Sweating Bullets is not helped by the fact that 99% of the color in the video is Dave's hair

[@rmkw4291]

If you ever need one for the next volume, I suggest Grim Reaper's "See You in Hell". Glorious metal cheese at its finest, also because Weezer used it as an alternative video for their single "We Are All on Drugs".

[@johnhulse4124]

Any Loverboy video. Oh! And that terrible Billy Squire - Rock Me Tonight video...

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

10:52 Hey that's George Lynch!! He's awesome!

[@hellonurd8957]

Coolio to Weird Al= You mocking me? Not cool bro. Coolio to Ronnie Radke= ...i love it!!!!!! where do I sign? ...no comment.

[@maxrock2939]

😶😐😑

[@brianchavez2829]

😕😐😦😒

[@danielmankowski922]

Hey now don't be knocking George Lynch, his scorching guitar work once caused a volcano eruption! ...... Well sorta.

[@joshburns4611]

Even the band thought their videos sucked. lol

[@julieevans3426]

@@joshburns4611 That's what I was about to say!

[@RosieWeird]

As much as I love staring into Huey Lewis' gorgeous blue eyes...that was a little TOO close. This video was hilarious, and your editing keeps getting better! Looking forward to more! 😁👍

[@alexddragame]

To all people who suggests stuff like Rock Me Tonite, Hit That, Time Stand Still and some other, please watch first video in this series, you might be suprised)

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

It's a metal band, but A Plea for Purging's, "Malevolence", was something to watch. I wouldn't say I winced through it (sometimes I did), but it was so bad that it was good. It's apparent to many that the background is a green screen and the acting seemed irredeemable. For some, it was made for the laughs and I can see it that in a way.

[@michaelvessel4604]

I really like the song Country House and all, but yeah, the music video is very weird.

[@riahlexington]

Sams

[@sailorhathor9705]

2:45 "They're all gonna laugh at you!" " Plug it up, plug it up!" "We're so sorry, Cassie."

[@drydogg]

The term "Alternative" or even "Alt" started out kind of serious in the early 90's but it just turned into a lazy homogenization of similar, fairly crappy genres that MTV was to tired and bourgeois to classify.

[@averagebritishguy7082]

I read somewhere that the type of camera used for the Hip To Be Square video was mainly used for medical purposes (i.e. seeing inside of people).

[@tinotica]

Starship- we built this city Kiss- Lets put the X in sex Imagine Dragons- Radioactive

[@podtrooper3219]

David Bowie & Mick Jagger: Dancing in the Streets. (Epic Cringe)

[@garysuarez9614]

At a distance I thought Dokken was Spinäl Tap. I'll see myself out now.

[@MissDebbieSue123]

LOL

[@michaelhernandez410]

When MTV first appeared, I used to ask my friends why they watched videos of musicians lip syncing to their songs. I never saw the purpose for a video, unless it was to make money. So much for the term "Artist".

[@cindyjensen2185]

As far as Black Veil Brides, I listened to their music before ever seeing what they looked like, and I like their music, they are very talented. Who cares what they look like.

[@benjendersen]

A whole video could be done on Cory Feldmans "Ascension Millennium". There is so much awkward and random about it. I have probabaly watched it 20 times, and never fail to see something new and odd.

[@tysonevarard968]

If there's one thing I can give to cory on that song is that he made the song replayable... For all the wrong reasons but hey, good for him.

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Well at least the Huey Lewis video Isn't on a high definition 3D TV. You'll probably feel Huey Lewis sweat.. Ewwww.

[@crypticwritingonthewall]

They slowed down the song (Sweating Bullets) for the music video so it looked faster, i mean they really didn't know it was gonna turn out like that ☠️ anyways my favorite moment in it is Marty and Nick, love em

[@konan7002]

We need another episode of this series, there's a lot of other bad music videos

[@ArtemyMusha]

11:35 Well, to answer your question, considering guitarist George Lynch recalls a story of the band snorting cocaine off of a Freddy Krueger glove around the time of their fourth album, I'd like to think if the answer isn't "a lot" by then, it's at least well on its way to that stage.

[@TimmyTickle]

If you pause at 1:56, Stapp looks like Tom Araya does now. 2:20 - Matt Lucas? (And yes, I already know the main character in the video is Keith Allen) And just off topic, have you seen Denzel Curry's cover of Bulls on Parade? And if so, what are your thoughts?

[@TheREALJosephTurner]

If you think the Dokken and Journey videos were bad, then you obviously haven't seen the Kiss "Lick It Up" video. Every time I see it, I feel as if I've been touched inappropriately...

[@avivmeshil2653]

Watched for 2:55 minutes the Kid Rock thing and laughed when he rhymed "kaka" with "papa"

[@THIRTYSIXBLACK]

Hip to be square makes me laugh thinking about Christian Bale in American Psycho everytime.

[@Ticonderous1]

12:07 "if you like Falling in Reverse than more power to you" No one answers ....hehehe

[@eddiedingle767]

Ticonderous1 One person loves Falling in Reverse, Ronnie Radkie

[@TOGade-dj6jh]

12:24 Your description of this video of a twelve year old singing into a toothbrush is brilliant! Made me laugh out loud! 😂😂😂

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Has anyone seen that Mastodon "The Motherload" music video? It had voluptuous women twerking all throughout. I didn't know if it was meant to be satire or not.

[@thecosmicblueautie]

To me, it was as satirical as Monster Magnet's "Space Lord".

[@project_pears]

Quentin Childs Honestly theres worse ones theyve made. Check out their music video for Deathbound

[@alantaylorfc]

Mastodon's hilariously bad videos are pretty much a trademark at this point. Bad in all the right and best ways.

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

@@alantaylorfc Deathbound is still, by far, their best~

[@ethangibbons1085]

The blur one is all British culture, hence why it made sense for the brit awards and no one else

[@riahlexington]

Exactly 😂 I’m not British and I love them but I don’t get it

[@noursarhan8695]

Exactly lol

[@iandavies7991]

Blur - it was England in 1995. It would be easier to list the drugs they weren't on 🤣

[@Nitro1970]

Hmmmmmmm, watching the guitarist in the Dokken video I can see where Limahl from Kajagoogoo got inspiration for his hairstyle LOL

[@pastorofmuppets1968]

I cant listen to Hip to be Square without thinking about the Huey Lewis Metallica mashup from Mclintock.

[@katrinaolsen2444]

A few years ago my neighbor dressed up as Neil Shöne from Journey for Halloween. It was super random and hilarious. His costume was essentially a Jew-Fro wig with a headband 😂😂😂 And all I could think of was that silly “Separate Ways” video 😂😂😂😂

[@coltsfan354]

One of my favorite videos, but oh boy is it hilariously bad: Korn's Twisted Transistor. All of the members of the band are replaced with rappers (Lil Jon, Snoop Dogg, David Banner, and Xzibit) as they go through "life on tour" like a bad Spinal Tap parody.

[@anestashekelly9763]

That is an awesome video.

[@1972LittleC]

I'd never ask Cain about the video for Separate Ways. I'd ask him how he would think it's ok to marry a money grabbing con artist...