Famous Directors Who Directed Music Videos Quiz

Answer: Self Control

MTV initially refused to air the music video, claiming the reason for the ban was that the original version was too sexually suggestive and risqué for public airing. After the record label provided an edited version, the network agreed to air the video.

Answer: I Touch Myself

Before he achieved success as a film director, Bay began his career in music videos. He made his first music video, "Soldier of Love", at age 24. The video was successful in reviving the career of Donny Osmond. The success of the video also landed him a position with Propaganda Films. Bay followed the Osmond video with collaborations with Tina Turner, The Divinyls, Wilson Phillips and Meat Loaf.

Answer: Bad

Michael Jackson explained that the inspiration for the song came to him from an article that he read in "Newsweek" magazine. It was the story of a young man from a bad neighborhood who was successful in getting into college. When the young man came home for a school break, he was killed by other young men in his neighborhood who were jealous of his success.

Answer: I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

Most White Stripe fans would be surprised to learn that "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" was written by Burt Bacharach in 1962. Those not familiar with the White Stripes, or their music, will recognize this song as the one butchered by a tone deaf Cameron Diaz in "My Best Friend's Wedding".

Answer: Under The Bridge

"Blood Sugar Sex Magik" was the breakout success album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It sold over 15 million copies, and it verified their arrival as a mainstream success. The video for "Under the Bridge" was chosen as "Breakthrough Video" and "Viewers Choice Best Video" at the 1992 MTV Music Awards show.

Answer: Into the Great Wide Open

"Into the Great Wide Open" was memorable because it featured Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Gabrielle Anwar, Chynna Phillips and Matt LeBlanc. In under five minutes the video tells the story of a young man coming to Hollywood, falling in love, learning to play guitar, becoming an award winning artist and losing everything. Depp and Dunaway appeared in the video during a break from filming "Arizona Dreams".

They would later go on to star in "Don Juan DeMarco".

Answer: Bones

All of the members of The Killers are big fans of Tim Burton. When deciding which song to make a video of for their album "Sam's Town", drummer Ronnie Vannucci suggested approaching Burton to direct it. The other band members agreed and rushed a rough version of "Bones" to Burton and agreed to let him do anything with it that he wanted to.

It turned out that Burton really liked the song and after meeting with the band, developed the idea for the video.

Answer: Sabotage

Although shutout at the 1994 MTV music awards for every category that it was nominated in, the song "Sabotage" still made its way onto Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the top 500 songs of all time. (It came in at number 475) "Sabotage" also appears in the video games "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock", "Madden NFL 10" and "Rock Band", assuring its place in American pop culture.

Answer: Dancing in the Dark

"Dancing in the Dark" won Springsteen his first Grammy Award, for Best Rock Vocal Performance in 1985. It also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. "Dancing in the Dark" was also voted "Song of the Year" in the 1985 reader's poll of "Rolling Stone Magazine".

Answer: Black or White

The "Black or White" video was broadcast on MTV, BET, VH1, and Fox on November 14, 1991. The morphing sequences created a new technology that would be used in the film industry. "Terminator 2" and "Interview with a Vampire" are examples of this new technology. "Black or White" premiered simultaneously in 27 countries, and was seen by an estimated 500 million viewers.