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Friday Fun: The best literal videos

Posted Fri 19 Jun 2009 9:23AM NZST by The Eclectic in The Eclectic
Half an hour on the internet can lead you to only one inescapable conclusion - some people have way too much time to spare!

And the time-wasters which have had those of us in the Yahoo!Xtra offices cracking up recently are the literal videos doing the rounds via e-mail and YouTube.

Some of them are fantastic and some aren't. Some people have done a fantastic job by making the vocals and music sound exactly like the original while some others are slightly less impressive - in fact they sound like I'm singing them.

Regardless, I haven't seen a single one which didn't made me crack up at some point.

And the biggest success of the literal video craze? It makes you realise just how full of themselves some artists were with their videos...

So here are my five favourite literal videos to help your weekend get off to a swinging start:

1. Meatloaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)



2. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart



3. Billy Idol - White Wedding



4. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For



5. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge



So what's your favourite literal video? Leave a comment so we can enjoy it too!
4 Comments

1. Marion - Fri 19 Jun 2009 4:48PM NZST
I dont know what literal means. They spely Red hot Chili Peppers wrong, I know its only a letter differance, but still...
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2. - Fri 19 Jun 2009 5:51PM NZST
Love the Bonnie Tyler one!
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3. Yahoo! Music User - Fri 19 Jun 2009 8:34PM NZST
Aha's Take on Me is good as well
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4. Steven - Wed 15 Jul 2009 6:58AM NZST
Another vote for Take on Me, and the "Rick Roll" video, the clip that launched 1,000 Web pranks.
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