8. Weezer - "Buddy Holly" (1994)
A stunningly accurate recreation of the popular 70's sitcom "Happy Days", this video pulls the rare trick of creating nostalgia for a show which, in itself, was nostalgia for the 50's. You could probably trace the origin of "nerd culture" back to this clip featuring a decidedly geeky looking, bespectacled band who looked more like computer techs than ladykillers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kemivUKb4f4
7. Eminem - "My Name Is..." (1999)
Who would pick up the mantel of hip-hop king after the unfortunate deaths of kingpins Biggie Smalls and 2pac? As it turned out, it was an unknown skinny blond kid from Detroit, who announced his arrival on the scene with this crudely hilarious video. Eminem effectively made "white rapper" a real thing with this video, erasing the memory of Vanilla Ice from the collective unconsciousness of a generation and creating yet another antihero target for worried parents to obsess about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNPnbI1arSE