1. "Ghosts" by Michael Jackson Length: 39 minutes, 31 seconds
Topping out at nearly forty minutes in length, Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" remains as the undefeated, crown-wearing champion of long music videos. Directed by special effects legend, Stan Winston, "Ghosts" tells the tale of a fearsome and all-powerful supernatural Maestro who's presence isn't welcomed by a small town and its authorities. "Ghosts" is packed with an onslaught of dance numbers by Jackson and his ghoul family. The songs featured in "Ghosts" were taken from Jackson's "Blood on the Dance Floor" and "HIStory" albums. Be on the look out for an early Mos Def cameo.
2. "MTV's 25th Birthday Celebration" by The Streets
Length: 20 minutes
In order to celebrate MTV's 25th birthday, Mike Skinner from The Streets, director Alastair Siddons, and a group of 25 people from the United Kingdom piece together an epic record breaker of a music video which depicts five individual stories that were created by different people whom had only one week, a video camera, and bare creativity. Kidnapping, police trouble, childhood memories, local myths, stolen cars, freak accidents, and even Bigfoot participates in this video.
3. "Bad" by Michael Jackson Length: 16 minutes, 23 secondsMichael Jackson teams up with film director Martin Scorcese to bring this "West Side Story" inspired classic music video which has Michael Jackson playing a private school student who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when he arrives in a derelict subway station where he is influenced by a local troublesome gang and their adversaries.
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