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Finally watched 'em all...

1. Perform This Way - Obvious choice for the top slot even if it I don't think it stands up quite as well next to most of Al's big-budget videos.
2. Ringtone
3. CNR -
4. Skipper Dan
5. Whatever You Like
6. Another Tattoo
7. If That Isn't Love
8. Party in the CIA
9. Craigslist - I love the style of it but I just think they could've done a lot more with it.
10. TMZ
11. Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me - I'm really, really surprised to see people ranking this one so high or even in the middle. To me, this should have been immediately rejected and not released. Yes, it's more than just the lyrics on a screen but there's so little creativity involved. This is the single worst Al video ever.
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Seriously? I`d do all of those in the same order, but TMZ is last and SFTCTM is before-last. I agree it doesn`t have any creativity, but I watch it through way better than TMZ.
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And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
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we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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anthontherun wrote:10. TMZ
11. Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me - I'm really, really surprised to see people ranking this one so high or even in the middle. To me, this should have been immediately rejected and not released. Yes, it's more than just the lyrics on a screen but there's so little creativity involved. This is the single worst Al video ever.
I agree. At least TMZ has a (immature) plot structure. SFTCTM is just glamorized lyrics.
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I really like the SFTCTM video, but then I like kinetic typography.
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I think there is a lot going on in that typography and it's probably the best such video I've seen. Way better than the one for smurf You.
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SFTCTM is really awesome. Now I really love that video. The only thing that I felt (first time I saw it) is that It could be something different, maybe with a plot or more. But still... the video is great...
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On the other hand, the song is about e-mails, so a kinetic typography video was almost obligatory. What else would we show, a guy who keeps deleting spam e-mails? Kinda difficult to find a worthy concept for that song.

Besides, the added elements make it more particular than other kinetic typography videos. There is the hourglass, the garbage can, the hearts and unicorns, among others... But again, I`m a defender of what I like.
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Iamabrawler wrote:What else would we show, a guy who keeps deleting spam e-mails?
I would've preferred that. Kind of a "Virus Alert" type thing.
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You mean the Flash video?
This time, there`s no such thing as interaction with the "real world". It`s just a big complaint against spam e-mails. That`s unlike virus alert, that adds wackiness in the fact that the "stinky cheese" virus acts on the real world of the song...
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And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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