Onomatopoeia
Sinister Sirens
Animated Music Videos
Crooning 'bout Critters
One Hit Wonders
Video Screenshots
100

This style of music, which came from African-American communities, was a fixture in R&B music in the 1950s and 1960s.

Doo-wap

100

This band stayed in "Hotel California" only to have their souls trapped. 

The Eagles

100

This music video was a mix of live action, sketchy static comic book art, and fluid animation.

“Take on Me” by A-Ha (1985)

100

This 1972 song by Loudon Wainwright III may have made people roll up their car windows on long trips.

 "Dead Skunk"

100

This 1982 song was for all the lonely people, so get ready, and leave those umbrellas at home.

"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls? 

200

The opening line to this song was "Womp-bomp-a-loom-op-a-womp-bam-boom!"

"Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard

200

This band tells us not to fear the reaper. 

Blue Öyster Cult

200

This music video featured the stop motion animation technique, creepy close ups of the musician, lots of fruit and dancing chicken carcusses.

“Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel (1986)

200

This 1953 song performed by 10 year old Gayla Peevey was about a girl wanting a certain animal for a holiday gift. No crocodiles, or rhinoceroses will do.

"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas"

200

This sizzling singer was too hot for Malan, New York and Japan.

"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred

300

This type of pedal, used by many guitarists, is intended to imitate the human voice

Wah-wah pedal

300

This San Francisco Band's lead singer is a "Friend of The Devil."

Grateful Dead

300

This comedy metal band created this claymation masterpiece before it had to change its name for copyright issues.

“Three Little Pigs” by Green Jelly (1993)

300

The band Heart sang about this fearsome oceanic fish, notorious for its sharp teeth, in 1977.

"Barracuda"

300

The curious crooner who sings this song enjoys a morner doobie and prays for revolution.
 

"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes

400

This song featured the catchy phrase, "Whoomp chak a laka chak a laka chak a laka chak."

"Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team

400

This band warned to sleep with one eye open, gripping your pillow tight because the Sandman was off to never never land. 

Metallica

400

This fun and quirky stop-motion animation music video used only Lego bricks. Like love this song is fleeting at only 1:55.

“Fell in Love with a Girl” by The White Stripes

400

This 1971 road song by Lobo told of the travels of a guy, a girl, and their pet riding cross country together in their car. The guy, according to the song, loved being a free man.

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"

400

This deeevoted vocalist couldn't dance for another.

"Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite

500

"Wham, bam, thank you ma'am" appears in this David Bowie song. 

"Suffragette City"

500

This band sang the tale of a "Subterranean Homesick Alien." 

Radiohead

500

A collaboration with the creators of the hit animated show, Rick and Morty, this music video serves as a visually stunning, colorful mini-episode backing the song.

“Oh Mama” by Run the Jewels (2019)

500

This orchestral interlude composed in 1899 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was used for the theme song for the TV show "The Green Hornet" in the 1960s.

"Flight of the Bumblebee"

500

Think twice. That's the only advice the bizarre belter of this tune gives.

"Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley