Many people know Paula Abdul from the hit reality TV show "American Idol". Many also know her from her string of hit songs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, far fewer know her as one of the early pioneers of animated music videos.
Though not nearly as experimental or surreal as the videos for "Sledgehammer" or "Yellow Submarine", the 1991 video for Paula's song "Opposites Attract" off of her 1988 debut album "Forever Your Girl" features a mix of live action and traditional drawn animation, with Abdul dancing and singing with an animated cartoon character known as MC Skat Cat. In this respect, the video is very similar to the 1988 animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", which was famous for its interaction between real people and animated characters.
The video won a Grammy for "Best Short Form Music Video" in 1991, and the song, like many others off of the "Forever Your Girl" album, was extremely popular. Over time, it has become a notable landmark in animated music video history.
Take two steps forward, take two steps back, and enjoy the video!
Artist: Paula Abdul
Song: Opposites Attract
Animation: Original
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December 29, 2008
Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer"
Peter Gabriel's biggest hit in North America was the song "Sledgehammer" from his 1986 album "So". Part of the reason for the song's success was its wildly innovative animated music video, featuring stop-motion, live action rotoscoped, and clay animation. The clay animation was done by Nick Park and Aardman animation, now famous for its Wallace and Grommit films and California Raisins spots.
Peter Gabriel worked patiently with the animation team to create the video - it required holding poses and moving only very slightly at a time for hours on end. Apart from one brief sequence towards the very end of the video, everything is animated. The end result of the team's efforts was one of the most well-known animated music videos of all time.
Created only four years after the launch of MTV, this video is truly an old-school classic.
Artist: Peter Gabriel
Song: Sledgehammer
Animation: Original
Peter Gabriel worked patiently with the animation team to create the video - it required holding poses and moving only very slightly at a time for hours on end. Apart from one brief sequence towards the very end of the video, everything is animated. The end result of the team's efforts was one of the most well-known animated music videos of all time.
Created only four years after the launch of MTV, this video is truly an old-school classic.
Artist: Peter Gabriel
Song: Sledgehammer
Animation: Original
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