8 Hilariously Awkward (And Popular) Music Videos

By Cameron Carpenter /

5. You're Only Human - Billy Joel

http://youtu.be/YhxjNYvJbgM Billy Joel's video is a (then) contemporary It's a Wonderful Life, as he, in a black trenchcoat and hat, stops a boy's suicide and shows him what his life could be. What follows is a forgettable song, awkward jumbling of Joel having no idea what to do with his hands, and Adam Savage being pulled out of the ocean by a meaty lifeguard. The best moments easily come in at around 1:30, where Joel plays a finger-pointing game with the boy in question, and then sort of falsely moves at 1:32 where the guy is supposed to grab his hand. And then 1:54 has an incredibly nonsensical and brief moment of Joel throwing up a microphone and strangely juggling it in his hands before he gives up and the camera cuts away.