Director File ·· Ten Best Music Videos of 2007

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Liars "Plaster Casts of Everything"
directed by Patrick Daughters

Patrick Daughters does it again, but this version of fear and loathing owes more to David Lynch's Lost Highway than, er, whatever Gold Lion comes from.

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Dizzee Rascal "Sirens"
directed by W.I.Z.

W.I.Z's attention to detail here focuses on the British class system, which Obtusity better explains. While American rappers have told this tale many times, W.I.Z's impressive visual style sheds light on how Englishmen view their own outcasts. See also: Kaiser Chiefs' The Angry Mob, also by W.I.Z.

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RJD2 "Work It Out"
directed by Joey Garfield

Bill Shannon, a stealth sufferer of Legg-Calve-Perthes Syndrome, bobs, weaves, and struggles his way around Brooklyn's Borough Hall with more class and talent than one fellow can muster.

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Kanye West "Can't Tell Me Nothing (version two)"
directed by Michael Blieden

Zach Galifianakis and Will Oldham keep it real at the Galifianakis family farm. Stronger may have been more popular, but Cassie can't stay faithful in a room full of ho's.


	Justice "D.A.N.C.E." directed by Jonas and François / SoMe In 2007 "D.A.N.C.E." became the world's most top-secret hit, garnering it top nominations at both MTV awards shows. And whether or not you buy the gimmick, this video is dripping with talent. --------------- Liars "Plaster Casts of Everything" directed by Patrick Daughters Patrick Daughters does it again, but this version of fear and loathing owes more to David Lynch's Lost Highway than, er, whatever Gold Lion comes from. --------------- Dizzee Rascal "Sirens" directed by W.I.Z. W.I.Z's attention to detail here focuses on the British class system, which Obtusity better explains. While American rappers have told this tale many times, W.I.Z's impressive visual style sheds light on how Englishmen view their own outcasts. See also: Kaiser Chiefs' The Angry Mob, also by W.I.Z. --------------- RJD2 "Work It Out" directed by Joey Garfield Bill Shannon, a stealth sufferer of Legg-Calve-Perthes Syndrome, bobs, weaves, and struggles his way around Brooklyn's Borough Hall with more class and talent than one fellow can muster. --------------- Kanye West "Can't Tell Me Nothing (version two)" directed by Michael Blieden Zach Galifianakis and Will Oldham keep it real at the Galifianakis family farm. Stronger may have been more popular, but Cassie can't stay faithful in a room full of ho's. <-- Part One Published Dec. 19, 2007. This page (C) 2007 Kevin Holy. All rights reserved. Return to Q&A.