Iconic Music Videos That Defined The Past Few Decades

“Hotline Bling” by Drake (2015)

“Hotline Bling” posed the ultimate question: can Drake actually dance? Maybe, maybe not, but either way, the stunning minimalist color blocking in his 2015 music video quickly escalated the rapper to the height of Internet sensation, clocking in with over 1.5 billion views to date. The video inspired an infinite cascade of magnificent memes—and besides, at the end of the day, at least we got to see Drake wearing a turtleneck.

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The More You Know

  • “A Boy Named Sue” wasn’t written by Johnny Cash. Shel Silverstein wrote it.
  • Most department stores tend to play slower music, in order to slow down customers and keep them shopping longer. The opposite is true for restaurants.
  • All members of Nirvana were kicked out from their own release party for starting a food fight.
  • Dolly Parton once entered a drag queen celebrity impersonator contest AS HERSELF and lost.
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