My 10 Favorite Videos of All-Time

OK, so maybe this is a list I can't really totally stand behind because, seriously, do I even remember what my Top 10 Videos of All Time are? Probably not. But still, it might be fun to try to put one together based on what I do remember, based on what has stuck in my mind despite all those years of heavy drug use. You know how it is. Also, as a background point - I will not include the video of myself doing my monologue. I feel like that's a cop-out, although the rap video I appear in...it might just make an appearance. You might also be wondering what inspired me to work on this? I admit - it was the video put up on Gawker of the end to the NYU "protest" about everything/nothing that happened last week. Because it's just so freaking good, I'll put it at the end, as something that's both current and amazing, and so that you can look forward to it. So this list, it isn't in any particular order:

Apple: Think Different
OK, so technically this is an ad, but it doesn't make it any less awesome. Years later, I still get goosebumps when I see this thing and hear the commanding voice of Richard Dreyfus narrating in the background.




Shoes
One of the greatest YouTube videos of all time. I became a little obsessed with the creator of it for like two weeks but then realized the rest of his stuff just couldn't live up to it. It's just so freaking campy and random. In three syllables - a...ma...zing.




Japanese Prank Show
Oh those crazy Japanese people with their unabashedly embarrassing prank shows. No one tops the Japanese when it comes to pranks...and digital cameras. This one I've watched at least ten times and still cry everytime. Please be patient and sit through the whole thing because the build-up to the final few minutes is what makes the final few minutes that much funnier.




Light 'Em Up
It helps that I was in this video, but independent of that, I just think it was an awesome song. Yeah, fine, I admit, being part of the process makes it cooler in my mind.




Amazing Guitar
I've watched this one at least ten times also. I don't know how he does it.



Romance of the Jedi
There was this relatively short-lived period of time in my life when I became obsessed with spoof movie trailers. This one started the obsession and remains my favorite.



Best Monologue Ever
From "Scent of a Woman." Best monologue ever (at least in any film I've seen). Everytime a certain someone I'm related to catches this on TV, he starts crying. That's when I start laughing. What can I say? We're an emotional people.



Where the Hell is Matt
The original came out a few years ago, but ever since that self-made Internet hit, Matt Harding has made a living out of travelling around the world and doing a stupid dance in exotic locales (and in the process, making us all freaking jealous of the fact that we spend most of our lives sitting in front of computer screens). This is the latest one he's done, which might just be his best (in no small part thanks to the near-perfect soundtrack that accompanies the clips).




Charlie Bit Me
Just because.



NYU Occupation!
A bunch of rich kids got bored and took over the 3rd floor of the NYU student center. Hilarity ensued.