Michel Gondry Picks 25 Classic Music Videos

The acclaimed film and video director tells us why he loves clips from Michael Jackson, the White Stripes, Bjork, and more

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Michael Jackson, Billie Jean
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51. ''SLEDGEHAMMER'' (1986)

Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel Leave it to a suite-toothed art-rocker of English extraction to come up with a soul song composed of nothing but double entendres...and hire…

Peter Gabriel

Leave it to a suite-toothed art-rocker of English extraction to come up with a soul song composed of nothing but double entendres...and hire one of the Memphis Horns to boot.

Written by David Browne, Jeff Gordinier, Leah Greenblatt, Sean Howe, Mark S. Luckie, Tom Sinclair, Ethan Smith, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Amy Wilkinson, Chris Willman

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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Give It Away

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Beastie Boys, Sabotage

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Björk, It's Oh So Quiet

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Image

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Image

9

Talking Heads

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Telephone, Un Autre Monde

11

The Cure

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New Order

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Beastie Boys

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Run-DMC, Aerosmith | HIGH: A classic is born (1986) Aerosmith teams up with Run DMC for a new version of ''Walk This Way.'' The collaboration puts Aerosmith back…

HIGH: A classic is born (1986)

Aerosmith teams up with Run DMC for a new version of ''Walk This Way.'' The collaboration puts Aerosmith back on the charts for the first time in six years, and stands as a signature record and video of its time.

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Paul Simon

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Michael Jackson

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Madonna
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Tone Loc

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Young M.C., Bust A Move

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Massive Attack

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Lenny Kravitz

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Jamiroquai

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The Pharcyde, Drop

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Aphex Twin

25

Devendra Banhart

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R. Kelly