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The 11 worst music video clichés
1. OPENING CREDITS
(See: Christina Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man” and Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky”
2. THE MID-VIDEO DRAMATIC SCENE
(See: Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” and Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal”
3. GRATUITOUS T&A
(See: Eric Prydz' “Call on Me” and Nelly’s “Tip Drill”
4. HUMANS DRESSED AS ANIMALS
(See: Daft Punk’s “Da Funk” and Bloodhound Gang’s “The Bad Touch”
5. LITTLE PEOPLE
(See: Method Man and Redman’s “Tear it Off” and Moby’s “We Are All Made of Stars”
6. CELEBRITY CAMEOS
(See: Anna Kournikova in Enrique Iglesias’s “Escape” and Eva Longoria, Christina Milian, Christina Applegate, Maria Menounos, Andy Dick and Ryan Seacrest in Jessica Simpson's "A Public Affair")
7. SMASHING GLASS AND MIRRORS
(See: Kalan Porter’s “Single” and Lindsay Lohan’s “Confessions of a Broken Heart”
8. RAPPERS COUNTING MONEY
(See: 50 Cent’s “21 Questions” and Fat Joe’s “Make it Rain”
9. SLOW MOTION
(See: Coldplay’s “Yellow” and Stereophonics’ “Mr. Writer”
10. RAIN
(See: Eminem’s “Stan” and Outkast’s “Ms. Jackson”
11. RUNNING FROM THE PAPARAZZI
(See: Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway” and Britney Spears’ “Overprotected”
