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== Alternative Rock ==
== Alternative Rock ==
* [[The Smashing Pumpkins (Music)|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]]''.
* [[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]]''.
* [[Garbage]]'s "Special" looks like a clip out of ''[[Crimson Skies]]'' and it has nothing to do with the song.
* [[Garbage]]'s "Special" looks like a clip out of ''[[Crimson Skies]]'' and it has nothing to do with the song.
* [[CAKE (Music)|CAKE]]'s "Love You Madly" depicts an ''[[Iron Chef]]''-style cooking contest.
* [[CAKE (band)|CAKE]]'s "Love You Madly" depicts an ''[[Iron Chef]]''-style cooking contest.
* Big Country
* Big Country
** "In a Big Country". [http://tinyurl.com/cuzr8x Lyrics] are about encouraging someone who's feeling depressed. The video is some sort of spy drama involving scuba diving and rappelling down a cliff.
** "In a Big Country". [http://tinyurl.com/cuzr8x Lyrics] are about encouraging someone who's feeling depressed. The video is some sort of spy drama involving scuba diving and rappelling down a cliff.
* [[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]].
* [[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]].
* [[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.
* 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.
* [[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 (Music)|Foo Fighters]]' "Everlong" is a heartfelt love song... with a [[Surreal Music Video]] where the sparse romantic elements are played for laughs.
* [[Foo Fighters]]' "Everlong" is a heartfelt love song... with a [[Surreal Music Video]] where the sparse romantic elements are played for laughs.


== Country ==
== Country ==
* Shania Twain, "Gonna Getcha Good". Ah yes, I remember ''[[Tron (Film)|Tron]]''.
* Shania Twain, "Gonna Getcha Good". Ah yes, I remember ''[[Tron]]''.


== Dance/Electronic ==
== Dance/Electronic ==
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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.
* 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]].
* [[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 (Music)|Aqua]]. The lyrics involve references to medieval kingdoms and Robin Hood, but the music video is about how pirates treat their captives.
* "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.
* "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.
* [[Lady Gaga]]'s video for "Telephone" is the queen of this trope.
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*** The video for "A Favor House Atlantic" isn't just [[Soundtrack Dissonance|as far from the content of the song as you can get,]] it shows ''a fake band'' playing the song.
*** The video for "A Favor House Atlantic" isn't just [[Soundtrack Dissonance|as far from the content of the song as you can get,]] it shows ''a fake band'' playing the song.
*** And the video for "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR_Nxk2BpWM The Broken]" has giant mechas blowing teach other to bits.
*** And the video for "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR_Nxk2BpWM The Broken]" has giant mechas blowing teach other to bits.
* If anyone is willing to explain what [[Fall Out Boy (Music)|Fall Out Boy]]'s song [[Overly Long Name|"A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me"]] has to do with ''[[Our Vampires Are Different|vampire hunting]]'', please enlighten us.
* If anyone is willing to explain what [[Fall Out Boy]]'s song [[Overly Long Name|"A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me"]] has to do with ''[[Our Vampires Are Different|vampire hunting]]'', please enlighten us.
* A good number of Zebrahead's videos. Two good examples are "Broadcast to the World", which has the band as news reporters and has sock puppets destroying a city, and "Postcards From Hell", where the members of the bands are mysteriously dying. {{spoiler|At the end, it's revealed that they were murdered by a man in a teddy bear costume.}}
* A good number of Zebrahead's videos. Two good examples are "Broadcast to the World", which has the band as news reporters and has sock puppets destroying a city, and "Postcards From Hell", where the members of the bands are mysteriously dying. {{spoiler|At the end, it's revealed that they were murdered by a man in a teddy bear costume.}}


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