Time for another completely random pop survey? I think so. Phone company 3 has asked a bunch of music types what their favourite music video of all time is, based on the somewhat dubious concept that they are celebrating "three decades of pop music videos"
(presumably they are going with the theory that 1975's Bohemian
Rhapsody was the first proper pop video).
To be fair, though, the pundits have picked some interesting videos to tip, with the promo for Johnny Cash's track 'Hurt' coming out top. And while, as you might expect, Michael Jackson has two videos in the top five ('Thriller' at 2 and 'Billie Jean' at 5) winners of the other top positions are less predictable, going to Aphex Twin for 'Come To Daddy' (at 3) and Radiohead for 'Just' (at 4).
Commenting on the winning video one of the pundits surveyed, REM's **Michael
Stipe**, said: "It's just heartbreaking. Kudos to director
Mark Romanek for having the audacity and the courage to do a video like that. The video is just devastating. And beautiful.
It might be an obvious choice, but it touched me in a really big way."
That other leading name in the art of good video direction, erm,
McFly's Tom Fletcher, who voted for Jacko's 'Thriller', commented:
"A good video shows a band's personality and should make the song better. It should be able to stand on its own,"
he said.