Top 5 Weirdest Music Videos: Part 2

The strangeness continues, fellow Otaku & Metalheads!

Last week we looked at part 1 of some of the weirdest music videos out-there. They were certainly some bizarre ones, but they’re only the tip of the iceberg. Today, we go further down the insanity mountain, and observe another selection of music videos that probably should have been locked up in the insane asylum. Without further delay, let’s look at the top 5 weirdest music videos......part 2!

5) Type-O Negative - Everything Dies (Video)

Let’s start off part 2 with a rather morbid video.

I’ve talked about Type-O Negative twice so far on this blog. The first time during my review of October Rust on Halloween of 2014, and my overview of the band in April of last year. Once again, the band has come forth on this site, and it’s at their most depressed. I’ll eventually talk about it more in depth, but World Coming Down is the bleakest that Type-O Negative will ever be, and this is more than evident in the only video from this album, Everything Dies.

All throughout this video, Pete Steele sings of death, loss, missing family members, and even suicide. It’s done very plainly, and without much spectacle. Most morbidly, parts of the video took place at the docks were Pete Steele’s father worked, and he passed away only 4 years prior to the release of this album. What is most weird about this album is that there’s an odd kind of beauty behind what’s going on. I can only assume that this was unintentional, but that doesn’t stop Everything Dies from being one of the weirdest music videos out there!
                   
4) Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs (Video)

I absolutely loved this video back in the day, but man did I not realize how screwed up it was!

For starters, everything was made right out of clay, and it gave off a really childish vibe. However, this childishness immediately goes away when you find out that Green Jelly decided to turn a nursery rhyme into a Heavy Metal story. The first pig is a farmer with dreams of being a rocker, the second pig is a stoner, and the third is a famed architect. Then there’s the big bad wolf, who’s dressed up like the terminator, and hunting down the pigs for sport. It all concludes in a violent confrontation with Rambo of all people, as he blasts the wolf into Swiss cheese. If you watched this back in the 90s, then your childhood was awesome!

3) Primus - Mr. Krinkle (Video)

Sometimes, insanity & artistry go hand in hand. From Devin Townsend to modern artists at Mass Moca (An art museum in Massachusetts I know about), the most creative are also the most bonkers. Primus is a great example of a band that’s off it’s rocker, and Mr. Krinkle is perhaps their most insane video. For starters, you’ve got Les Claypool in a pig outfit playing a cello, and the camera is set right square on Les and all the shenanigans. The camera never moves away in any manner, and you’re essentially forced to watch the bizarreness. There’s a dude on fire, a kabuki dancer on the drums, Chinese dragons, and circus performers coming in & out at various intervals. It’s simultaneously very confusing, yet creating a weird kind of clarity. Whether Primus intended for this or not, I don’t know. All I can say is Mr. Krinkle is a messed-up work of art, and you should give it a glance!  

2) Prince - Partyman (Video)

I have to admit that Prince might still be a touchy subject for some people. Having been dead for only 5 days, fans of the purple one are still pouring their hearts out for one of the most iconic rock/pop artists to have ever lived. The video placed on number 2 is definitely something that everyone still mourning should watch, and perhaps it will lift one’s spirits. It is simply Prince at his finest: the whole crowd is absolutely mesmerized by his mere presence, not to mention how ridiculous his getup is. Things go bonkers one he commands the band to start up the music, and the party knob is turned past 11! Prince is getting the whole room to go along with his antics, and the end result is just pure 80s magic. A treat for anyone interested in this glorious artist!

1) Betraying the Martyrs - Let It Go (Video)

And to end off part 2 of the weirdest music videos in the world, we have a rather tame one. Well, tame on the video part that is. It’s really nothing special: just the band singing and playing with their instruments, plus some small random things. What gets this on here......is that the band decided to turning the iconic Frozen tune.......into Death Metal. I’m not joking, friggen Death Metal! From the moment you hear the first chords, you just have to stay glued to the screen of your computer. Much like the number 1 of my first list, you just have to watch the video yourself to get the magic.

So this was part 2 of my descent into the world of weird music videos. Certainly a group of brain scorchers, that’s for sure! I’ve got a part 3 in the works, but that’ll have to wait until July. In the mean time May is fast approaching, so it’s time for the 3rd metal overview of the year, and trust me when I say that it will be the quickest one yet. See you soon!