Director Michel Gondry, who made a name for himself making music videos for the likes of Chemical Brothers, Björk, Daft Punk and others, has compiled a list of 25 music videos that you should see, and it’s got some classics:

1. Michael Jackson – ”Billie Jean” (1983)
   
2. Peter Gabriel – ‘Sledgehammer” (1986)
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Give It Away” (1991)
4. Beastie Boys – ”Sabotage” (1994)
5. Björk – “It’s Oh So Quiet” (1995)
6. Herbie Hancock – “Rockit” (1983)
7. Jean-Luc Ponty – “Individual Choice” (1983)
8. Talking Heads – “Burning Down the House” (1983)
9. Téléphone – “Un Autre Monde” (1984)
10. The Cure – “Close to Me” (1985)
11. New Order – “Perfect Kiss” (1985)
12. Beastie Boys – “Fight for Your Right to Party” (1986)
13. Run DMC (Feat. Aerosmith) – “‘Walk this Way” (1986)
14. Paul Simon – “You Can Call Me Al” (1986)
15. Michael Jackson – “Leave Me Alone” (1987)
16. Madonna – “Like a Prayer” (1989)
17. Tone Loc – “Wild Thing” (1989)
18. Young MC – “Bust a Move” (1989)
19. Massive Attack – “Unfinished Sympathy” (1991)
20. Lenny Kravitz – “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” (1993)
21. Jamiroquai – “Virtual Insanity” (1996)
22. The Pharcyde – “Drop” (1996)
23. Aphex Twin – “Come to Daddy” (1997)
24. Devendra Banhart, ”A Ribbon” (2004)
25. R. Kelly, ”Trapped in the Closet” (2005)

There’s a lot of great, innovative stuff on Gondry’s list, but nothing is creepier than the video for Aphex Twin‘s Come to Daddy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Az_7U0-cK0