Another Top 10 WTF Were They Thinking Music Videos

maybe you should have slept on these ideas before you turn them into musical mishaps coming straight welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll be counting down our picks for another top ten what were they thinking music videos [Music] for this list we're focusing on music videos that make no sense make it hard to relate to the content of the song or are just plain bizarre for the record we're not necessarily saying that these songs themselves are bad only that the content of their accompanying music videos make it difficult for us to understand the song's concept message or story no comedian or parody videos here though as these are usually intentionally bad and for comedic purposes if you don't see a video you think should be on this list be sure to check out our first list of the top 10 what were they thinking music videos [Music] number ten gimme more Britney Spears if you need to watch a video where absolutely nothing happens for four minutes then congratulations you found it the video begins with a more innocent looking Britney Spears sitting down at the bar with her friends before noticing her bad girl alter-ego begin to pole dance well if he can call that pole dancing [Music] bad Britney kind of bounces around for the entire video but there aren't any real pole dancing maneuvers perhaps the people behind it thought the location itself would be edgy enough but all we could think while watching the video was give me more number 9 get down before 4 while this song sounded benign to most people when it was released the lyrics are clearly talking about oral sex so it was obviously a bad idea to have the accompanying music video centered on a child in it we follow a young boy who was seemingly fulfilling his fantasies while looking into a viewmaster he finds in the trash [Music] in his dream he attracts older women older is in 20 by flexing his muscles on the beach dunking a basketball and showing off money much to the chagrin of the b44 crew but nobody wants to hear lyrics about why didn't they just cast an older person or you know make a video that makes sense [Music] number eight this I promise you and sink what were they thinking with this one this ballad music video sees the boy standing around in Redwood National and state parks donning turtlenecks that have never really been considered stylish despite being found everywhere in the early 2000s on top of that the members of NSYNC are surrounded by literal thought bubbles which display the stereotypical slow-motion action shots of actors awkwardly pretending to be in love after a few too many minutes of this the scene shifts to the band eating outside during which we witness a boyfriend finally getting to the restaurant to see his girlfriend the video was so baffling that MADtv parried it soon after its release [Music] [Applause] [Music] number seven I love you vanilla ice the song itself may make you shake your head throughout especially considering it's a ballad by an artist known for rapping but it's video adds many extra degrees to that head shake [Music] produced by Michael Bay yes that Michael Bay things start off weird when you notice that there's a guy sitting on top of a telephone booth then after a few minutes of Vanilla Ice and others attempting dance moves the video takes a turn for the creepy when the rapper stealthily jumps off a phone booth and lands right beside the girl those moves probably would have been better suited for his ninja rap song with wardrobe that goes from jackets that could probably pass for bed cover patterns to what looks like a mix of various national flags this video should be viewed only with the lowest of expectations [Music] number six do what you like take that from the beginning of this low-budget video you get the feeling that anything can happen well you'd be wrong because only one thing can happen and it does Gary Barlow Robbie Williams and the rest of take that ultimately stripped down move their behinds and play with jelly which gets all over their bodies Robbi space alone would have been worth the price of admission if we had to pay to watch the music videos that is if the video was made for attention it certainly worked because the group got just that after the video was banned from being played at certain times of the day juxtaposed with the band's other videos do what you like is likely the black sheep they want forgotten but it's somehow still made it onto their second video compilation in 2005 number 5 hold you down DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown August Alsina future and Jeremiah baby you small very small yes this is the video that spawned that famous meme and a full viewing of it makes it easy to see why in what's an already cringe-worthy music video we get to a part where DJ Khaled talks to his lady friend while giving her stacks upon stacks of money you loyal you greatly appreciate that it's hard to believe this was the best take of the moment they could use as one of them is overacting and the other is barely acting add in some shameless product placement for the headphone brand that shows up regularly throughout the video and the whole thing's got us wondering why anyone would keep saying DJ Khaled's name hold on say my name [Music] number four break it up Carl Lewis who didn't like flattop haircuts in the 80s this video shows American Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis working out kind of he's mainly just sitting at the machines and doing a few reps in a gym with an unrealistic male to female ratio and then for seemingly no reason the video is interspersed with actual footage of Carl Lewis participating and winning a track and field event there's also an equally random scene in which an older lady with comically large sunglasses starts blowing bubbles into Lewis's face with an immediate cut to them flirting in a jacuzzi he ultimately leads her into a sauna for privacy whatever floats your boat Carl I could paint you pictures that I guess they could never write a song and then number three be be talk Miley Cyrus this is one of those videos that you cannot unsee it features Miley Cyrus dress as an adult baby and trying to look as innocent as possible [Music] since the song itself is about Cyrus being unhappy with how her partner baby talks to her it's video just seems like an excuse for Miley and friends to roll around on the ground and dress up in bibs and bonnets [Music] however with its lyrical content in mind we're sure we're not the only ones bewildered and slightly disturbed by the sights and sounds of a baby cursing and singing or more like talking about sex [Music] number two milf money Fergie this one is a doozy and what was meant to be an empowering message to women we get explicit sexual ization and innuendo in this song and video the acronym milf is meant to refer to moms I'd like to follow as in role models instead of well you know [Music] so yes while the celebrity moms that are crammed in along Fergie are rich and somewhat powerful the video doesn't really portray them as the role models they're supposedly trying to promote here meanwhile the use of milk throughout the video is an overuse and maybe even misplaced innuendo as there isn't a real milk man in tow instead we get a milf man that actually doesn't actually have much to do with the beverage [Music] so in essence there really is no reason for the video to ultimately turn into a got milk spoof either before we unveil our number one pick here are a few honorable mentions [Music] [Music] you [Music] [Applause] [Music] number one dangerous def leppard break [Music] this video states that it takes place in 2215 but if this is how things will look in the future we might as well give up now [Music] while def leppard has given us some iconic tunes this video is just a disappointment it feels as if a high school graphic artist compiled it together the night before his or her project was due as it features animation that's reminiscent of 3d arts from the 1990s except that well the video was made in 2015 [Music] it ends with one of the many battling androids getting shot off the top of a dome and falling into water when she resurfaces alive and well the blank look on her face represents everything we also feel after watching this video [Music] so do you agree with our list what other music videos made you question what the artists and directors were thinking you put me in these situations for more thoughtful top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com who buy your mama house go buy your whole family houses put this morning as savings account

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Length: 12min 16sec (736 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 13 2016