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* I'm amazed Mindless Self Indulgence's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0AX81gv5aM Shut Me Up video]] hasn't been on here yet. Everything in the video is just a bit off, and the guy's movements are so exaggerated and such that it's like watching a cartoon with realistic people.
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* Björk's strange angular motions in her music videos.
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** The "mannequin" is actually singer [[http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/darling_sarah/bio.jhtml Sarah Darling]]. (She also isn't Asian.)
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* Steven Wilson of {{Music/Porcupine Tree}} is in love with this trope, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UoKIiw-p2g the video for his song Index]] proves it most of all. It IS the trope! Steven himself even seems to look like he's one of the mannequins surrounding him, given how unnaturally still he's sitting as he sings. The death-march-like beat and sadistic lyrics only add to the {{High Octane Nightmare Fuel}}..

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* Steven Wilson of {{Music/Porcupine Tree}} is in love with this trope, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UoKIiw-p2g the video for his song Index]] Index]], from his latest solo album ''Grace For Drowning,'' proves it most of all. It IS the trope! Steven himself even seems to look like he's one of the mannequins surrounding him, given how unnaturally still he's sitting as he sings. The death-march-like beat and sadistic lyrics only add to the {{High Octane Nightmare Fuel}}..
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* Steven Wilson of {{Music/Porcupine Tree}} is in love with this trope, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UoKIiw-p2g the video for his song Index]] proves it most of all. It IS the trope! Steven himself even seems to look like he's one of the mannequins surrounding him, given how unnaturally still he's sitting as he sings. The death-march-like beat and sadistic lyrics only add to the {{High Octane Nightmare Fuel}}..
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* Intentionally used in the music video for "Black Hole Sun" by {{Soundgarden}}, which features an eerie "off" suburb populated by clearly insane grinning people. It's actually a relief when they all get sucked into the sky. One magazine actually called it the best horror movie of the year!

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* Intentionally used in the music video for "Black Hole Sun" by {{Soundgarden}}, Music/{{Soundgarden}}, which features an eerie "off" suburb populated by clearly insane grinning people. It's actually a relief when they all get sucked into the sky. One magazine actually called it the best horror movie of the year!
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*How did we come this far without Does It Offend You, Yeah's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfX48mciYis Weird Science music video?]]
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* The music video for ''Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy'' by {{Big & Rich}} features a creepy-looking Asian "mannequin" that ISN'T a mannequin. Just...the eyes...

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* The music video for ''Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy'' by {{Big Big & Rich}} Rich features a creepy-looking Asian "mannequin" that ISN'T a mannequin. Just...the eyes...
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* The music video for ''Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy'' by {{Big & Rich}} features a creepy-looking Asian "mannequin" that ISN'T a mannequin. Just...the eyes...
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* WeirdAlYankovic intentionally creates this effect for his "Perform This Way" video, a parody of LadyGaga's "Born This Way". The video has a female dancer wearing a bunch of outlandish outfits, with Al's face digitally superimposed over hers. Not only is it obviously fake in and of itself, but it's also disturbingly out of sync in some places.

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* WeirdAlYankovic intentionally creates this effect for his "Perform "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_BmTGv43M Perform This Way" Way]]" video, a parody of LadyGaga's "Born This Way". The video has a female dancer wearing a bunch of outlandish outfits, with Al's face digitally superimposed over hers. Not only is it obviously fake in and of itself, but it's also disturbingly out of sync in some places.
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**** That too, but it's beaten by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlVHwzliC_s this one]].
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_os8HqfxHc&feature=player_embedded#at=164 This Japanese music video]].
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** Also on the subject of Muse, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmwRQqJsegw Feeling Good]] may be even worse.
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* The puppet-people in the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhVSJUvGwo Falls Apart]] by Thousand Foot Krutch. This troper wasn't expecting anything of the sort the first time she started the video, and was thusly scared of it for a month or so.

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* The puppet-people in the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhVSJUvGwo Falls Apart]] by Thousand Foot Krutch. This troper wasn't expecting anything of the sort the first time she started the video, and was thusly scared of it for a month or so.so.
* WeirdAlYankovic intentionally creates this effect for his "Perform This Way" video, a parody of LadyGaga's "Born This Way". The video has a female dancer wearing a bunch of outlandish outfits, with Al's face digitally superimposed over hers. Not only is it obviously fake in and of itself, but it's also disturbingly out of sync in some places.
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** It's "Hataraku Otoko", the theme song of ''HatarakiMan''. You can go [[http://www.puffyamiyumiworld.com/songs/hatarkuotoko.html here]] to see some pictures from the video.
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** ESPECIALLY "Bad Romance" and "Alejandro", in which she uses computer effects to enlarge and shrink her eyes. It's really unsettling to see her with these huge bug eyes in one video, and these squinted tiny ones in another.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM The music video for E.T. by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West.]] When they show close-ups of her face with the obvious CGI and makeup, it's CREEPY AS HELL! That scary albino alien dude also sends some chills. But the icing on the cake is when Katy removes her robe/dress at the end and inexplicably reveals that she has a FAUN BODY! It was frightening to see those thin hoofed legs. Who ever expected THAT?

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM The music video for E.T. by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West.]] When they show close-ups of her face with the obvious CGI and makeup, it's CREEPY AS HELL! That scary albino alien dude also sends some chills. But the icing on the cake is when Katy removes her robe/dress at the end and inexplicably reveals that she has a FAUN BODY! It was frightening to see those thin hoofed legs. Who ever expected THAT?THAT?
* The puppet-people in the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhVSJUvGwo Falls Apart]] by Thousand Foot Krutch. This troper wasn't expecting anything of the sort the first time she started the video, and was thusly scared of it for a month or so.
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* Cradle of Filth takes this [[UpToEleven up to 11]] with their video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZhUeMaixk From cradle to enslave. Danger, NSFW.]]

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* Cradle of Filth takes this [[UpToEleven up to 11]] with their video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZhUeMaixk From cradle dailymotion.com/video/x25sj6_cradle-of-filth-from-the-cradle-to_music "From Cradle to enslave. Enslave." Danger, NSFW.]]
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** The video no longer exists. It would be great if there was a name of the song or a new link.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM The music video for E.T. by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West.]] When they show close-ups of her face with the obvious CGI and makeup, it's CREEPY AS HELL! That scary albino alien dude also sends some chills. But the icing on the cake is when Katy removes her robe/dress at end and inexplicably reveals that she has a FAUN BODY! It was frightening to see those thin hoofed legs. Who ever expected THAT?

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM The music video for E.T. by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West.]] When they show close-ups of her face with the obvious CGI and makeup, it's CREEPY AS HELL! That scary albino alien dude also sends some chills. But the icing on the cake is when Katy removes her robe/dress at the end and inexplicably reveals that she has a FAUN BODY! It was frightening to see those thin hoofed legs. Who ever expected THAT?

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM The music video for E.T. by Katy Perry.]] When they show close-ups of her face with the obvious CGI and makeup, it's CREEPY AS HELL! That scary albino alien dude also sends some chills. But the icing on the cake is when Katy removes her robe/dress at end and inexplicably reveals that she has a FAUN BODY! It was frightening to see those thin hoofed legs. Who ever expected THAT?

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM The music video for E.T. by Katy Perry.Perry ft. Kanye West.]] When they show close-ups of her face with the obvious CGI and makeup, it's CREEPY AS HELL! That scary albino alien dude also sends some chills. But the icing on the cake is when Katy removes her robe/dress at end and inexplicably reveals that she has a FAUN BODY! It was frightening to see those thin hoofed legs. Who ever expected THAT?
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM The music video for E.T. by Katy Perry.]] When they show close-ups of her face with the obvious CGI and makeup, it's CREEPY AS HELL! That scary albino alien dude also sends some chills. But the icing on the cake is when Katy removes her robe/dress at end and inexplicably reveals that she has a FAUN BODY! It was frightening to see those thin hoofed legs. Who ever expected THAT?
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*** Don't forget the Boogie Man. The way he nearly glides over the earth to get to the cop....brrrr.
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** Case in point: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ "We Are the Robots"]]. German version [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHEoMpMvz7A here]].

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** Case in point: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ "We Are the "The Robots"]]. German version [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHEoMpMvz7A here]].
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* Purposely invoked via makeup and image manipulation with the photos of the various characters in the liner notes for DavidBowie's ConceptAlbum ''1. Outside'', as well as on the album itself with their spoken-word "segues" between songs, which are digitally tweaked to vary the voices further. This both obscures and highlights the fact that Bowie is playing all of them, including the women; the low point of the valley here is Baby Grace Blue, the 14-year-old girl whose murder kicks off the story.

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* Purposely invoked via makeup and image manipulation with the photos of the various characters in the liner notes for DavidBowie's ConceptAlbum ''1. Outside'', as well as on the album itself with their spoken-word "segues" between songs, which are digitally tweaked to vary the voices further. This both obscures and highlights the fact that It doesn't take long to realize Bowie is playing all of them, including the women; the low point of the valley here is Baby Grace Blue, the 14-year-old girl whose murder kicks off the story.
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* Purposely invoked via makeup and image manipulation with the photos of the various characters in the liner notes for DavidBowie's ConceptAlbum ''1. Outside'', as well as on the album itself with their spoken-word "segues" between songs, which are digitally tweaked to vary the voices further. This both obscures and highlights the fact that Bowie is playing all of them, including the women; the low point of the valley here is Baby Grace Blue, the 14-year-old girl whose murder kicks off the story.

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* Any of ''LadyGaga's'' videos.

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* Enter Shikari's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAVne8dOzEA video]] for ''Thumper'' is a mix of a "regular" (albeit DeliberatelyMonochrome) PerformanceVideo and an exaggerated cartoon version of the band performing. It's... deeply unsettling to say the least.
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** Even before then, you can just tell there's something...wrong with how the backs of their heads look.

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* The popularity of a certain “surrealistic realism” can elicit this response from certain Italian progressive rock album covers of the early 70s. Most notable candidates: ''[[http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nuova_idea/clowns/ Clowns]]'' by Nuova Idea and ''[[http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/semiramis/dedicato_a_frazz/ Dedicato a Frazz]]'' by Semiramis (and its [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OSHxdIibNgQ/S-MRJ9cYz1I/AAAAAAAAB8w/ps04Z9hVP0g/s1600/Semiramis_-_Dedicato_A_Frazz-%5BInside%5D-%5Bwww%5B1%5D_FreeCovers_net%5D.jpg detailed inner gatefold]]) are the most prominent examples.

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* The popularity of a certain “surrealistic realism” can elicit this response from certain Italian progressive rock album covers of the early 70s. Most notable candidates: ''[[http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nuova_idea/clowns/ Clowns]]'' by Nuova Idea and ''[[http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/semiramis/dedicato_a_frazz/ Dedicato a Frazz]]'' by Semiramis (and its [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OSHxdIibNgQ/S-MRJ9cYz1I/AAAAAAAAB8w/ps04Z9hVP0g/s1600/Semiramis_-_Dedicato_A_Frazz-%5BInside%5D-%5Bwww%5B1%5D_FreeCovers_net%5D.jpg detailed inner gatefold]]) are the most prominent examples.


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* Any of ''LadyGaga's'' videos.

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