The concept of having celebrities partake in music videos is not as uncommon as one may think. Many celebrities have used music videos to promote themselves and their character, including likes of Jennifer Aniston, Pamela Anderson, Ben Affleck and also Halle Berry. Many of these celebrities and actors have made good music videos, but not great ones such as Mumford and Sons.
One band that didn't neccesarily start the trend of having celebrities in music videos but they surely contributed to it is the Beastie Boys. It was one of the funnier music videos that have been released. The likes of Seth Rogan and Danny McBride are just a few of the names that appear in this hilarious music video that has little no to meaning behind it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdgLMslbDuY
In comparison to Mumford and Sons, this video still does not compare in my books. Even though the Beastie Boys has a completely different style of music, the music video itself still lacks the character of 'Hopeless Wanderer'. In addition, the cinematography involved throughout the filming of Hopeless Wanderer compared to the Beastie Boys is vastly different and I think that contributes to Hopeless Wanderers greatness as a video clip. Finally, although hilarious, the Beastie Boys video clip not only sheds light onto the growing number of bands using celebrities in music videos, but it will take an exceptional music video to top that of Mumford and Sons
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