Top Music Videos of 2007

Update 12/02/07 - Updated the video links so they're back up and running

Here are 12 of my favorite music videos that came out this year. Some are weird, funny, animated, and colorful but all are great showcases for the songs they represent. All links take you to that video on YouTube.

12. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough - Manic Street Preachers

11. Flathead - The Fratellis

10. Apartment Story - The National

9. Innocence - Bjork
(video contest winners)

8. Challengers - The New Pornographers
(The movie Pleasantville in three and half minutes)

7. Dashboard - Modest Mouse

6. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Hands
(This is exactly what the internet was created for. Sharing creative but useless videos that waste our time and whose only redeeming value is that they're so damn cool)

5. Elephant Gun - Beirut

It's beautifully decadent. With random acts of over dramatic and orchestrated movement, this feels like the exact opposite of the 1234 video from Feist. And the part with Zach playing his horn to the sea is quite poetic.



4. Better - Regina Spektor

A good song and a great looking video. The concept of seeing an army of Reginas running loose in a field is silly but fun. My favorite moment comes halfway through video when one of the Reginas runs to get in on the huddle.



3. D.A.N.C.E - Justice

Even though the entire video takes place on a couple of t-shirts, this video doesn't skimp on innovation and is over far too soon. Some of the best production this year.



2. Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn & John

The fact that this video looks like it was directed by Robert Smigel is part of its charm, but for me the thought bubbles make the video.



1. Be Good Or Be Gone - Fionn Regan

Each time I watch this video impressed by the acoustics in each location. The sound of shoppers in the grocery store, the seagulls by the docks, and the silent ambience of the bookstore create another dimension for the song. Simple but brilliant.