Creepy music videos

[Unicron]

Are there any videos you just have trouble watching, because they dip into nightmare fuel? Tori Amos' "A Sorta Fairytale" is one on my list. The song is good, and I can appreciate the visual metaphor they were aiming for in the video, but it just doesn't work for me.

 

[Jetfire]

A Sorta Fairytale is strange...but doesn't bother me too much in that way. I love that song.

Snuff by Slipknot is strange and some might see it nightmarish. Song kicks ass!

This song give me nightmares...Alive by POD

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Aphex Twin comes to mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUmNmpGnKp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJeiRVnlu8

 

[Joel_Kirk]

^^

I've seen a few Aphex Twin videos while studying director Chris Cunningham...

One other video that comes to mind is 'Technologic' by Daft Punk, which is weird...but kinda cool at the same time. (It is basically a Chucky doll repeating dialogue for the duration of the video).

 

[Pingfah]

The video for Sour Girl by Stone Temple Pilots is pretty freaky, it has Sarah Michelle Gellar, and some freaky looking people in evil bunny suits:

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEZbAbd_cJ0[/yt]

 

[23skidoo]

Nah, for creepiness nothing can top a music video made for kids by people who probably don't realize they're creating life-long phobias in young viewers. Exhibit A is this video by popular kiddie rock band the Wiggles that would have sent me screaming from the room when I was 4:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDHSbrPZH4A&feature=fvw

Alex

 

[Mistral]

I always thought Van Halen's Pretty Woman video was creepy. When the wig comes off...*shudder*

 

[melancholymecha]

the one with the robot Lou Reed ripping his face off at the end

the one for that old 80's song, Jeopardy

also Herbie Hancock's Rock it

those all creeped me out when I was a kid!

EDIT:
lol I just rewatched the Jeopardy vid(It was the Greg Kihn Band) for the first time in ages on youtube, its ever creepier than I remembered(but also kinda hilarious!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tCEQwww65g

 

[exodus]

Queens of the Stone Age-"Sick, Sick, Sick".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHDaKtx6bGY

Nearly every video by TOOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiV_ue-PbL4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjG47gtMCo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXBCdt5IPg&feature=related

 

[Kirby]

My wife hate Van Halen's Hot For Teacher video because at the end when they're showing what the 'grown up' VH kids are doing, Alex is a gynocologist and he has the long greasy hair, 4 days growth of beard and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. Completely creeps her out. I think it's hilarious!

 

[Unicron]

I rather liked Tool's video for "Sober" but admittedly that's one of the few I've seen.

 

[God Magnus]

This is what I would argue is a different type of creepy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm7jEA3frY4

 

[Nerys Myk]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowSGxim_O8[/yt]

But Tom Petty is kinda creepy anyway.

 

[marillion]

I rather liked Tool's video for "Sober" but admittedly that's one of the few I've seen.

When my daughter wanted to know about the band I was going to see a couple months ago here in ABQ, I pulled up Sober on youtube.. She was quite disturbed.. And then intrigued.. So now she's a Tool fan!

 

[Unicron]

* shrugs *

I remember when it used to be in the regular rotation, and it never really bothered me although I sort of think of it as being in a haunted house. But perhaps that's because of the distinctive animation that was a staple of some of their videos.

 

[zakkrusz]

Well the first thing that came to mind for the topic would be "Drain" by X Japan.

 

[Gojirob]

The video for : Don't Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty--with Mint Icing!

Two old songs if they had videos :

Angie Baby by Helen Reddy

Laurie by Dickey Lee

 

[Argus Skyhawk]

The video for : Don't Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty--with Mint Icing!

Seconded. When they started cutting into Alice like she's a cake, I was scarred for years.

 

[exodus]

* shrugs *

I remember when it used to be in the regular rotation, and it never really bothered me although I sort of think of it as being in a haunted house. But perhaps that's because of the distinctive animation that was a staple of some of their videos.

You don't find haunted houses creepy?

 

[Unicron]

Depends on the context. I can think of a couple of Madonna videos ("Nothing Really Matters" and "Bedtime Story") that some would probably place in the creepy category, but both of those have intentionally surreal imagery.