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Exploring the Evolution of Music Videos

Test your knowledge on the history and impact of music videos with this engaging quiz that covers key milestones and controversies in the genre.

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1 The early animated films by Walt Disney, his ________, were built around music.

2 [36] In 2004, many family groups and politicians lobbied for the banning of the ________ video "Call on Me" for containing women dancing in a sexually suggestive way; however, the video was not banned.

3 The colour promotional clips for "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "________", made in early 1967 and directed by Peter Goldman[12], took the promotional film format to a new level.

4 In 1981, he released Elephant Parts, the first video album and first winner of a ________ for music video, directed by William Dear.

5 In 1992, The Shamen's video for the song "Ebeneezer Goode" was banned by the ________ due to its perceived subliminal endorsement of the recreational drug Ecstasy.

6 Fan videos made using ________ soon followed.

7 Music video, DVD region code and Euphemism are all:

8 In 2000, the music video for "Rock DJ" by ________ caused controversy due to the graphic nature of the video which featured Robbie Williams appearing naked and peeling off his skin to reveal flesh.

9 The Swedish music group, ________ also used promotional films (most directed by Lasse Hallström) throughout the 1970s to promote their music internationally.

10 At the end of 1967, the group released their third film, the one-hour, made-for-television project Magical Mystery Tour; it was written and directed by the group and first broadcast on the ________ on Boxing Day 1967.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the music video for Sia Furler's latest single "Soon We'll Be Found" features American Sign Language.
  • the music video for Pirates of the Mississippi's 1991 single "Feed Jake" was believed by some members of the gay community to have a homosexual theme.
  • the music video for alternative rock band Soul Asylum's 1995 song "Just Like Anyone" features actress Claire Danes.
  • the music video for the Fiona Apple song "Not about Love" (2006) features comedian Zach Galifianakis, and was filmed in and around his neighborhood.
  • the music video for the song "Vindaloo" was a direct parody of that of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve, which was in turn a mocking recreation of the music video for "Unfinished Sympathy" by Massive Attack.
  • wrestling manager Lou Albano's part in a Cyndi Lauper music video inspired storylines for World Wrestling Federation shows The Brawl to End it All and The War to Settle the Score.
  • the video for the Tori Amos single "Silent All These Years" is #98 on Rolling Stone 's top 100 videos of all time.
  • the music video to a song based on news about an attempted rape was viewed over 10 million times on YouTube in less than three weeks.
  • the machinima-based music video Dance, Voldo, Dance was featured at the San Jose Museum of Art as part of an exhibit in 2006.
  • scenes from the 2009 advertisement Carousel were used in the music video for 50 Cent's single "Ok, You're Right".
  • Kenny Chesney was scheduled to film a music video for his song "The Tin Man" at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
  • Josh Turner was "elated to discover that he wouldn't have to do any acting" in the music video for his single "Why Don't We Just Dance".
  • Google and Universal Music Group have announced Vevo, a YouTube-based, joint venture, music video-hosting website.
  • Mel Gibson directed four music videos for singer-songwriter Oksana Grigorieva's album Beautiful Heartache.
  • Queen band members teased Freddie Mercury for looking like a prawn in the video for It's a Hard Life.
  • more than any other recent pop star, Madonna has used MTV and music videos to establish her popularity and to enhance her recorded work.
  • in the music video for the Crazy Frog song "Axel F", the frog's genitalia have been censored for broadcasting.
  • labor leader Victor Kamber created playing cards with public figures in 1968 and the "Rappin' Ronnie" music video depicting a rapping Ronald Reagan in 1984.
  • Australian pop singer Lynne Randell was the first Australian recording artist to shoot a colour music video for her 1967 hit "Ciao Baby".
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