10 Music Videos Banned By MTV

10. Foo Fighters - Low (2003)

Dave Grohl has never taken the moniker of 'rock star' too seriously. His videos with Foo Fighters have always bordered on the absurd. When the group aren't indulging in their proclivity to dress in women's clothing, they're dressing like old men or attempting to safely land aircraft while inebriated.

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The idea behind Low was as ridiculous as any other. Grohl originally wanted an uncut sequence of Jack Black dancing in drag, but he was persuaded to flesh the concept out, so to speak. The result was five-and-half minutes of debauched carnage. Grohl and Black played a couple of southern trucker types, shacked up with an unholy amount of booze and a healthy collection of women's clothing - all good harmless fun. Dave Grohl, in knee high stilettos is quite a sight... Cross-dressing wasn't necessarily the reason these guys got pulled off MTV, though.

As the booze flows more freely, it's pretty strongly implied that the two share a carnal desire for one another. Cross-dressing might have okay by this point, but two drunk dudes going at it, was another matter entirely.

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