History Main / LiteralMusicVideo

* A gag in ''Series/ATouchOfCloth II'' involves Jack going into a BadGuyBar with [[HipHop cliched rap music]] playing on the soundtrack. The rapper, however, just describes what's going on as the characters PowerWalk through the bar, even commenting on the MaleGaze sexism.
* Music/VanceJoy has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ_1HMAGb4k Riptide]]", which portrays all of it's actions and even a GagSub to portray the WordSaladLyrics to a T.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke7IcLc8Zt8 Africa]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHbzkhRxTgg Alone]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6XBbqoGRk Friday]] (link is dead)
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLZ_8DQ8QEM Ghostbusters]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olsqjmn-MYY Girlfriend]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0TYun-Nq1Q Head Over Heels]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTPko-aXvJM I'd Do Anything For Love]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJz0q8O5PzM Jingle Bell Rock]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PES6kOo8RA Land Down Under]]

%%* [[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eab2a63415/loser-literal-video-version Loser]] (creator Dustin [=McLean=] joked on his website that Music/{{Beck}} created a video where the literal lyrics "almost make more sense than the original!")

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92MHSkD7X3Q No Surprises]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E81lkSorS4 One Week]] (link is dead)
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ2yWvGnkI Penny Lane]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVaDxYMkVhc Sabotage]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7aGFrVSTAY Safety Dance]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaNSgkEH1po We Built This City]]

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66T2dvRyaos&index=4&list=PLstf9XZUTmuhEqKayMejmHhpoEMlsOvau theme]]

* [[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eab2a63415/loser-literal-video-version Loser]] (creator Dustin [=McLean=] joked on his website that Music/{{Beck}} created a video where the literal lyrics "almost make more sense than the original!")

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHAcNbHKF0 Hooked On A Feeling]] (with David Hasslehoff!)

* [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Babs]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wZ2ilDQFOQ Seed]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR0OtO9DRjc theme]] (an official StationIdent from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}).

* ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma6Dai_Wk3k opening theme]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR0OtO9DRjc theme]] (an official StationIdent from Creator/Nickelodeon).

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR0OtO9DRjc theme]] (an official ChannelIdent from Creator/Nickelodeon).

* [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Love]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkLuCM45_r0 Is an Open Door]]

* The [=YouTube=] channel WebOriginal/EddieAtTheLMV inverts the trope with their animated music videos. To name a few, there is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnZalFYWv_k She's Kinda Hot]] by Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVCmczPclQM Doo Wah Diddy Diddy]] by Music/ManfredMann, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFhn1hnZ3gw Need You Now]] by Music/LadyAntebellum.

-->''[=McTout=] blows on his bagpipes,''\\
''whilst Elspeth & Angus watch those notes go floating across the Waves.''\\

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmGTZ5KZ2tk Never Gonna Give You Up]] (yes, there had to be a RickRoll)

Literal Music Videos are a collection of music videos in which the vocals are replaced with a GagDub describing the action occurring on the screen. Alternatively, a music video where the images literally display all of the action described in the lyrics.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GlJbyMrytA Making Love Out Of Nothing At All]]

* Non-remix example: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGNXJLS8xZs Dermot & Dave's Eurovision Song]], whose lyrics consist entirely of LampshadeHanging on the [[ClicheStorm songwriting clichés]] and random imagery ("Calculator Bear!")

* ''OnePunchMan'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-39ZqRU6Ww&list=PLstf9XZUTmuhEqKayMejmHhpoEMlsOvau&index=3 opening theme]]

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* ''AttackOnTitan'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma6Dai_Wk3k opening theme]]

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66T2dvRyaos&index=4&list=PLstf9XZUTmuhEqKayMejmHhpoEMlsOvau theme]]