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{{trope}}
This describes the situation where a [[Music Video]] follows a distinct conceptual
Many videos which qualify as homages might fit into this category; in fact, quite a few of our [[Notable Music Videos]] are examples of [[Lyrics
{{examples|Examples: }}▼
== Alternative Rock ==
* [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], "Tonight Tonight". The video is essentially a shot-for-shot remake of the 1902 sci-fi short ''[[A Trip to the Moon]]''.
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* [[Starflyer 59]]'s "No New Kinda Story". The lyrics are pretty vague, but seem to be about the singer's life being no different from a story. The video is a tribute to ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'', with a man getting poisoned by his car's air conditioning and then losing [[Chess with Death|a chess match against Death]].
* [[Asian Kung-Fu Generation]]'s "''Kimi No Machi Made''" is about a guy who wants to fly over to his lover's town like a bird. The music video, on the other hand, is about a synchronized swimming duo persevering despite [[Crowning Moment of Funny|getting attacked by a giant lobster in the middle of a competition]].
* Cracker's "Low" is basically a [[Love Is a Drug]] song. The video, however, is mainly about [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdlqjiQPAc their frontman boxing Sandra Bernhard]... {{spoiler|and losing pretty badly}}. It ''could'' be some sort of metaphor about dysfunctional relationships, mind you.
* [[The Birthday Massacre]]'s "In The Dark" is a song about a screwed-up relationship where everything is going wrong. The video is about a strange doll that comes to life, leads the singer through a very weird landscape and abducts her.
* [[Foo Fighters]]' "Everlong" is a heartfelt love song... with a [[Surreal Music Video]] where the sparse romantic elements are played for laughs.
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== Hard Rock ==
* The Darkness' [[Guilty Pleasures|"I Believe In A Thing Called Love"]] features an alien attack straight out of the 1950s.
* [[Def Leppard]], "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" (second version). The giant silos, a guy walking through a machine shop/factory, weird bondage fetishes on a raft with two guys wearing gas
== Heavy Metal ==
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* Will Young's "Friday's Child" opens with Will learning to swim and moves on through him improving, winning medals and eventually swimming the English Channel.
* [[Lights]]'s "Ice". The lyrics are about a boyfriend who's a male [[Ice Queen]], the music video is about Lights fighting her [[Evil Twin]].
* "My Oh My" from [[Aqua]]. The lyrics involve references to medieval kingdoms and Robin Hood, but the music video is about how pirates treat their captives.
* "Take Me To Your Heart" from [[Rick Astley]]. The lyrics are about dating, but the music video is about studio work.
* [[Lady Gaga]]'s video for "Telephone" is the queen of this trope.
** The "Alejandro" video might top "Telephone" in sheer lyrics/video disconnection.
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== Power Metal ==
* [[
== Rock ==
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Music Video Tropes]]
[[Category:Lyrics
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