Top 25 Music Video Easter Eggs
Encoded Message on Board
- 7.2/10 with 1837 votes
Posted Friday, September 10 in Hot for Teacher (Van Halen)
After the verse that goes something like, "I wonder what the teacher is going to look like this year" the teacher comes in and walks from right to left. Notice the numbers on the chalk board behind her (stop looking at her). They are in a sine wave... more
Director's Name Written in Concert
- 7.2/10 with 115 votes
Posted Wednesday, December 13 in Cunning Stunts (Metallica)
In video 1, as the band plays the song 'One' and the guitarist is about to do the final solo about 5 minutes into the song, the camera crosses to the soloist (from the crowd's point of view). A person in the crowd holds up what seems to be a silhouette... more
Amish Parents
- 7.2/10 with 304 votes
Posted Tuesday, September 3 in Amish Paradise (Al Yankovic)
When Al says "You know I shun fancy thigs like electricity" and walks by three people jumping on electronic devices, two of those people are Al's Parents.
Hoody Hoo
- 7.2/10 with 225 votes
Posted Wednesday, September 22 in Hoody Hoo (Master P)
In Master P's video Hoody Hoo, there are a number of scenes with the female dancers dancing to a white backgroud. It seems like a bunch of dancers, but it is actually only two. The darker one plays herself, and the lighter one plays herself and all... more
Fat Boy Makes an Appearance
- 7.2/10 with 280 votes
Posted Tuesday, August 31 in Praise You (Fat Boy Slim)
During the Praise You video, where there are the group of dancers in a mall (or somewhere like that) Fat Boy Slim (aka Norman Cook) can be seen in the background watching.
Lyrics to Kryptonite?
- 7.2/10 with 53 votes
Posted Wednesday, February 19 in Loser ( 3 Doors Down )
Watch the video Loser by 3 Doors Down and about halfway throught the video you will see the teacher handing out papers you will a boy standing by his desk and for a few seconds you will see the original hand written lyrics for the song "Kryptonite" on... more
Could This Be Considered Self-Destructive?
- 7.1/10 with 74 votes
Posted Thursday, September 28 in Starsuckers, Inc. (Nine Inch Nails)
To begin, the director credits in the beginning of the video are for someone else, but at the end, it reads 'Marilyn Manson'. At the scene where he pitches CDs into the toilet, among the CD's is Marilyn Manson's 'Mechanical Animals'. The main part though... more
311 ETSD Extra Video
- 7.1/10 with 102 votes
Posted Saturday, August 28 in Enlarged to show Detail (311)
1. fast-forward after the credits at the end.
Don't Cry (Guns N' Roses)
- 7.1/10 with 672 votes
2. play, and you will see the all mixed up video! Posted Thursday, April 19 in Don't Cry (Gun N' Roses)
In the Guns N' Roses video, there is a brief shot of a sign which reads Where's Izzy? This was a joke referring to the band's rhythym guitarist Izzy Stradlin, who didn't like make videos. He didn't show up for the Don't Cry shoot and shortly afterwards... more
Dave's Mom Cameo
- 7.1/10 with 119 votes
Posted Wednesday, May 3 in Break Out (Foo Fighters)
In the beginning of the video where Dave is driving to the drive in, he gets flipped off by an old lady who passes him in the car next to him. That lady is no other but his own mother. She's been trying to get into other videos, but this is the first... more
Boy/Girl Is Singer
- 7.1/10 with 140 votes
Posted Saturday, February 5 in Supermans Dead ( Our Lady Peace)
In the video for Supermans Dead by Our Lady Peace it shows a Boy and a Girl being treated as test subjects. They are the same person and that person is know known as the Lead signer of Serial Joe, a small canadian attempt at punk rock. Just thought that... more
Hear Another Foo Song in the Video
- 7.1/10 with 172 votes
Posted Wednesday, September 22 in Monkey Wrench (Foo Fighters)
Watch the video and when Dave Grohl steps into the elevator, the song that is playing is Big Me, the second single off of the first Foo Fighters record!
Love for the Director
- 7.1/10 with 48 votes
Posted Thursday, July 29 in Get Out (JoJo)
In the video "Get Out" by JoJo, look for the graffiti in the bathroom. She's standing in the bathroom towards more of the end of the song. In the background on the wall there's some graffiti that reads "I love (shape of heart)Erik" which is a reference... more
How This Video Reminds Me....
- 7.1/10 with 136 votes
Posted Saturday, January 12 in Wasting My Time (Default)
During the music video for Default's "Wasting My Time" the fellow who is running throughout the video runs past lots of other people and objects running in slow motion.
Killing Me Softly Video
- 7.1/10 with 652 votes
At one point, he runs under a bridge where there is a fellow being beat up, but... more Posted Thursday, August 5 in Killing Me Softly (Fugees)
The movie the Fugees are watching in the Killing Me Softly video is the original video they filmed for the song before making the final one you see on MTV or VH1.
Names in Wall
- 7.1/10 with 340 votes
Posted Monday, February 21 in Freak on a Leash (KoRn)
Well, as most fans know, there are a lot of things to notice in the "Freak on a Leash" video. I happened to like this one. In the very very VERY beginning, where the cartoon kids are running through the town, there is a cement wall with various things... more
Hot XXX Action Baby, Yeah!
- 7.1/10 with 87 votes
Posted Tuesday, September 21 in I Wish I Could Fly (Roxette)
After Roxette finishes her main chorus for the second time, the music winds down. After it starts winding up again, look for moving figures and flashes of light. You will see a man and a woman, the woman's breasts fully exposed several times, making... more
Can You Spot Him?
- 7.1/10 with 59 votes
Posted Thursday, March 2 in Moffatts, The (Miss You Like Crazy)
1 - watch for the part when they are in the stupid recording
U2's Singer "Bono" - Football Player?
- 7.1/10 with 131 votes
2 - when the guy holds up the CD for "Miss You Like Crazy" that is their dad Frank Posted Wednesday, September 12 in Stuck In A Moment You Cant Get Out Of (U2)
On the "Stuck In A Moment You Cant Get Out Of" video you will notice most of the action falls on a football kicker who misses the final shot, causing his team to loose.
Burn My Eyes
- 7.0/10 with 63 votes
There is an over the shoulder shot where you can see the jersey with the kicker's... more Posted Wednesday, February 23 in From this day (Machine Head)
First of all, you should excuse my bad english (I'm Italian).
Video on Windows 95
- 7.0/10 with 439 votes
During the video you can see lots of flying screens with an eye inside. At the end of the video, those eyes explode and flare up. Problably this is a reference to the album "Burn My Eyes"... more Posted Wednesday, March 22 in Buddy Holly (Weezer)
If you have the windows 95 CD, you can see this entire video. Just insert the CD, and click on the D drive in My Computer. Then click on funstuff, videos, mpeg and there should be a file named Weezer.mpg. This is the entire Buddy Holly video.
Fonzi Dance Scene
- 7.0/10 with 174 votes
Posted Friday, August 27 in Buddy Holly (Weezer)
About 3 minutes into video Fonzi is dancing in front of the stage. Watch the band closely at this point especially their shirts. At multiple points it shows the original band from the original scene. Notice the lack of sweaters and guitars.
Director?
- 7.0/10 with 354 votes
Posted Friday, November 5 in Falling Away From Me (Korn)
Just watch the Korn video on MTV, and toward the end, there is a sequence where Jon's upper body is flashing many times on the screen during the sequence. I think I saw Fred Durst's face flash by for a second. Since Fred Durst directed the video, this... more
Noel Gallagher Love Beatles? Find Out!
- 6.9/10 with 164 votes
Posted Friday, September 3 in Stand By Me (Oasis)
First, start your Oasis "Stand By Me" music video enjoy the song like normal. Watch out for the egg after the end of the first chorus "Nobody know.. yeah nobody know...", the screen will show Noel is walking with a sign board "21 August" in the background,... more
Director/Husband Cameo
- 6.9/10 with 97 votes
Posted Tuesday, April 22 in Goodbye Earl (Dixie Chicks)
When the two cops come in the video to arrest Earl, one of them is the director of the video, Evan Bernard, and the other is Natalie's husband Adrian Pasdar.
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