1. Nine Inch Nails Happiness In Slavery
https://youtu.be/t1th4CtsG3Q?t=26s The video for Nine Inch Nails' Happiness In Slavery makes the video for Nine Inch Nails' Closer look like a scene from a kids TV show. It's so violent, in fact, that it's incredibly difficult to actually find on YouTube, as so many versions of it are flagged for being inappropriate. Released in 1992 from the album Broken, the song takes its title and some lyrics from Jean Paulhaun's preface to Story Of O, a French erotic novel first published in 1954. If you want to see extended torture...including a man's nipples being ripped off, his flesh being torn up and his penis being removed, well...look no further. Sadly, that's not an exaggeration, either you see everything. It appears to be some sort of sacrifice or blood ritual...but the video's meaning pales in comparison to its content, making it a very tough watch, and earning it the number one spot on this list.
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