A music video with a story and no emphasis on using B-roll is a thing of beauty.
Throw a sports theme into the mix, and we’ve got something even better.
Of course it all has to come together: music, lyrics, creative storytelling and sometimes a good sense of humour.
Some honourable mentions that didn’t make the cut: Vampire Weekend’s “Giving Up the Gun”, Bell Biv Devoe’s “Above the Rim”, Boy Jumps Ship’s “Call to Arms”, Kenny Chesney’s “Boys of Fall” and Drake’s “Best I Ever Had”.
The following are my five picks for top sports-themed music videos — keep in mind that does not mean it has an athlete doing a cameo.
| 5. | Song: “Luna” Director: Anna Ginsburg Artist: Bombay Bicycle Club Year: 2014 Sport: Synchronized Swimming Why: Swimmers keep excellent time |
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| 4. | Song: “Molly’s Shoes” Director: John Alden Milne Artist: Sea Perry Year: 2015 Sport: Hockey Why: Women playing hockey, Hanson Brothers-style |
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| 3. | Song: “Glory Days” Director: John Sayles Artist: Bruce Springsteen Year: 1985 Sport: Baseball Why: Reconnecting, reminiscing and reflecting before the advent of social media |
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| 2. | Song: “Dangerous” Director: Jonas Åkerlund Artist: David Guetta Year: 2014 Sport: Formula-1 Racing Why: Two bitter F-1 rivals obviously inspired by the film Driven, a biopic on racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. |
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| 1. | Song: “Hello” Director: Martin Solveig Artists: Martin Solveig and Dragonette Year: 2010 Sport: Tennis Why: Cinderella story featuring Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils, Olivia Sanchez and Mathilde Johansson. |