3 Hours of MTV II

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Usher again

Coldplay - The Scientist again

Christina Milian again

Universally Speaking is where I recognised the guy from By The Way from, he's the plucky loser who keep trying to get into the RHCP concert

Outkast again

Sugababes again

Nothing gets heads nodding, like a great G-Funk track, and Forgot about DRE is definitely one of those. Possibly the best video with a fake news report in the middle. Which stars Eminem to much better effect than the actual track.

Blink 182 again. I wish this track was 10% less catchy, then I wouldn't like it.

After Thank You's up-to-the minute R'n'B, there is a very 80's feel to Jamelia's next single Superstar, and the video underlines that, more by well-observed details than cliche Wild Boys

Look out, nu-metal has it's own Placebo, and it's name is The Rasmus. The opnly good thing about the video for In The shadows is that the lead singer, in profile, looks like a Jamie Hewlett cartoon.

Linkin Park - Numb. Nu-metal, where is thy sting? Oh, there he is. Cracking Tune, mind.

Snow Patrol again

Destiny's Child - Jumpin Jumpin: Always in movement, a picture of the moment.

Black Eyed Peas again

Britney again

Someone would presumably be fired if I found anything interesting to say about the video for The Voice Within other than "it's one very long shot" or "Christina Aguilera has large breasts", so best leave it at that.

N.E.R.D. again

I don't remember seeing TLC's Unpretty before, but the video for this Waterfalls-like number does a bit of cake-related trickery in pushing "everyone is beautiful as they as are" while dwelling quite a bit on how foine the trio themselves are. Points for straightfaced use of "the man" in the chorus, though.

Jamie Cullum - Frontin' Stop this sick white boys funk filth now!

Jamelia - Thank You again

The Darkness again

When I said there should be more horn in music, I'm Really Hot is what I meant. PRAAARP! Standard glorious Missy madness applied to Kill Bill in the video.

Ray of Light still sounds like music that a forty year old shouldn't be making.

Nelly Furtado again

Travis - Love Will Come Through again

The Strokes - 12:51 again

George Michael again

Usher again

Outkast again

Basement Jaxx - Plug It In one joke for one joke

The Hives again

Tefe Dobson again

Sugababes again

Black Eyed Peas again

Collage videos are tricky at best, and having the collages sprout mouths and singthe song hasn't got any easier since Joel Veitch started ruling the roost with his RatherGood creations, but Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out has a lovely retro victoriana feel too it, to go along with the rehashed white stripes song

Christina Milian again

Family Affair is not in essence a different video, or a differnet song, from Jumpin Jumpin, but while the DC girls disappear in the moment, this is all about Mary J Blige. Who is the person not getting the drama, you see.

The song If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys is a pretty simple love song, not a million miles lyrically from Money Can't Buy Me Love, but the video is pretty confused, providing Alicia with a considerate and extravagant boyfriend who then goes out at night to get more milk and then gets sent off to pokey because he swaps cars with a drug dealer. What?

Britney again

I think Janet Jackson has spotted an opportunity, and her new video for Just A Little While reminds us that she is also a Jackson, and can work wonders with Black & White-style guitars. It also keeps clearly in mind subtle differences that indicate that she will never end up in court, embarassing herself and making us all wonder a bit about this whole stardom thing, and is it really a good idea? It does this by starring her breasts a lot. But the thing is, she's also followed Michael down the dark path of cosmetic surgery, and when she smiles during the video, you can hear a certain creak, and see a flash of her brother in her. And nobody actually wants that, certainly not in an ode to how much she likes that unspecified lovin'.

Founatins of Wayne again

Blink 182 again

Jamelia - Thank you again