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

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan was the guitarist on David Bowie‘s Let’s Dance album
  • When Prince was a kid, his father put him on stage at a James Brown concert where he danced with the singer until security took him off the stage.
  • The Doors were the first to advertise a new album on a billboard.
  • Led Zeppelin came up with the title “Black Dog” after a gigantic, black labrador walked into their studio.
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