Phil’s Faves: Videos, February 19, 2012

This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.

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Four new entries this week! Wow! That’s unusual. Young the Giant leap to the top! Cool! I also feel that the artistry of videos this year, is continuing at a higher than normal level…….
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of February 19, 2012

1. Cough Syrup—Young the Giant
2. Somebody That I Used to Know—Gotye with Kimbra
3. Ours—Taylor Swift
4. Beekeeper’s Daughter—The All-American Rejects
5. Give Me All Your Luvin’—Madonna with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.
6. I Won’t Give Up—Jason Mraz
7. Keep Me in Mind—Zac Brown Band
8. We Owned the Night—Lady Antebellum
9. Paris—Jay Z and Kanye West
10. Red Solo Cup—Toby Keith

1) “Cough Syrup”—I like all of the visual images in this video—especially the water vibrating on a speaker, or whatever it is. The video plus a good song moves this to the top!
2) “Somebody That I Used to Know”—I like the way Kimbra just gets in the face of Gotye!
3) “Ours”Taylor moves back up a notch, but I’m losing interest in this one….
4) “Beekeeper’s Daughter”—This is a video that I’ve wanted to put on the list for a couple of weeks. I like the way it’s so fluid from one scene to the next. This is probably the best video The All-American Rejects have ever done!
5) “Give Me All Your Luvin’—Couldn’t Madonna find a bigger cross to wear? It’s a good thing the song pulls the video through!
6) “I Won’t Give Up”Jason Mraz has matured, and in a big way. I don’t think I’ve deciphered everything in this video or song. Very moving!
7) “Keep Me in Mind”—This above average concert video has been around for a long time. It deserves some recognition.
8) “We Owned the Night”—Ah, an old favorite returns because they keep showing it and I have an open slot!
9) “Paris”—I like watching this kaleidoscopic video! I guess I can be easily distracted by shiny objects….
10) “Red Solo Cup”—Never underestimate the power of the cup to hang on!
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