32/100 Video - "Unfinished Symphony" - Massive Attack (1991)

During the 80s Duran Duran may have set the bar for consistently creating innovative videos.

Then in the 90s came Massive Attack.

Electronic beats and synths meet R & B for the subtle smooth groove of "Unfinished Symphony" by Massive Attack.

In the video, vocalist Shara Nelson walks the streets of Los Angeles, lip synching bittersweet lyrics, uncaring of her surroundings, which include drunks, bikers, and disabled people.

Band members Daddy G, 3D and Mushroom can be spotted at various points a few paces behind, and slightly out of focus.

The clip was shot in a single continuous take, and influenced the creation for the video for "Bittersweet Symphony" released six years later.

33/100 Video - "Barracuda" – Heart (1977)

"Barracuda" by Heart reminds me how much I still love a good solid rock tune.

The music is high tempo and pure power. The guitar and bass chug and churn while lead singer Ann Wilson gives us a career vocal showing off her epic range.

"Barracuda" just may be my favourite concert video; the sheer energy the band brings to this performance is electrifying.

I can't help but watch in awe of how easy they make it all look.

34/100 Video - "Slave To The Rhythm" - Grace Jones (1985)

I stumbled upon this video the year it was released one Friday night on a late night program. Like really late. In real time, I think I only saw it played twice.

It makes sense.  

"Slave To The Rhythm" by Jamaican-born Grace Jones is one badass video from the 80's. It's adventurous, amusing, bizarre, warm and provocative. 

I'm not going to give away any details, but there over a hundred imaginative clips. Some are things that you make you go "hmmmmm". 

You just gotta hit play.

The tune itself is equally stunning, a smooth groove you can dance to or enjoy Trevor Horn's mind-blowing production (also see: Frankie's Welcome to the Pleasure Dome album). 

35/100 Video - "Space Age Love Song" - A Flock of Seagulls (1982)

The video for "Space Age Love Song" shows off the magic of the 80s (even though technically, Career Opportunities came out in 1991).

Maybe it's the wall of tape cassettes.

Or the holding of hands while roller skating down the aisles.

Is there a video that more wonderfully displays the joy of falling in love?

The lyrics may be pedestrian but their simplicity is authentic, but the synth and guitar riff more than compensate.

Jennifer Connelly is the kind of girl that crushed your first crush.

36/100 Video - "Ava Adore" - Smashing Pumpkins (1998)

"Ava Adore" by Smashing Pumpkins is a creepy cool, cinematic masterpiece. 

Throughout the video, band members Billy, D'Arcy and James take turns slinking around the screen at various speeds, entering the exiting our field of vision. 

The music video won an award for "most stylish video" at the 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards.