another pointless survey - greatest video ever

[Banjo99uk]

Yep, another pointless survey which you can vote for DS MFN if you want.

http://www.4music.com/50-greatest-pop-videos.html

[dustyvalentino]

Bit of fun, I voted for MFN.

[IrisRose]

I'd vote for BIA.   For the time, graphics were great.  And message was absolutely clear. 

[Tally]

Was the message of MFN clear? I take it as a two-way irony, aimed both at the rock stars with the "ear ring and the make-up", and at the stupid people not realizing that it actually takes some more to make it than to "bang on them drums" - the "Hawaiian noises", etc, comments make the latter interpretation viable I think.

[IrisRose]

Yes, the message of MFN was absolutely clear, and it was a great video.   BIA is just a personal preference, and I used it in  my classroom in the late 80s and early 90s, to accompany some poems and an  anti-war novel.    
I could not criticize MFN.   The two are worlds apart in style, and both are great and clear in their message.  

[Tally]

Well could you specify the clear message?  I guess you mean that my double interpretation is not valid?

[IrisRose]

No, I did not mean that at all.   I thought that your interpretation was excellent!  Sorry if I did not say it well.   

[Tally]

Oh, right. I've been thinking a bit about the lyrics and that seems to me the most reasonable way to think about them.