BOMT is more iconic then both combined.

says who?

BOMT is more iconic then both combined.

fact

I agree - the whole concept of BOMT had everyone talking at the time and still remains the most memorable. My top two are BOMT and toxic. Toxic just gets it for me because of the story to it.

Meh at Oops being 4th, much more iconic than Everytime, and even Toxic.

 

The impact that video has, the Mars set that NASA has even mentioned recently, the iconic red catsuit, the titanic reference, heck its still referenced today. Not to mention the whole theme is clearly copied by some of the current artists...

Totally agree with Jonjo, one of the most iconic videos of our generation, let alone her videography. Clearly some people were voting based on the song rather than the video, no way is Everytime on its level. Even though I prefer the Oops video over BOMT, that's the only song I'd be ok with it being higher.

Edited September 14, 20168 yr by Euphorique

someone oops hasn't seeped into my concience as much as toxic and everytime have so i'm surprised @ people thinking it should be higher

Agreed Tyler! BOMT is indeed, by far, her most iconic video!

Schoolgirl outfit >>> more iconic than some careers

Top 3 coming up!

03 | 'Everytime!' (AVG. 9.80)

 

[76 million views on vevo]

 

Highest Scorers:

11 | SamJudd, HarryEzra, River Lea, JosephStyles, Jay, Cremey, Liam, Princess_lotti

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Lowest Scorers:

07 | Hurricane, Euphorique

 

On March 9, 2004, the synopsis of the music video for "Everytime" was released online. It portrayed Spears as a star hounded by photographers, who eventually kills herself by taking prescription drugs and drowning in a bathtub. The suicide scene was perceived to be Spears's response to the rumors that suggested she suffered from a mental disorder. After news of the concept broke, it was criticized by a number of organizations in the United Kingdom and the United States. Director of child protection charity Kidscape, Michele Elliott, said, "This is absolutely outrageous, totally irresponsible, completely stupid. If even one child follows her lead she will surely be held responsible. What is she thinking of?". She also commented the release of the music video could cause an increase in suicide rates, comparing it to the death of actress Marilyn Monroe in August 1962. MTV News' "You Tell Us" also received numerous letters from upset viewers, who criticized Spears saying they perceived the ending was a glamorization of suicide. On March 12, 2004, Spears announced through Jive Records she had removed the concept, "due to the potential for a fictional accidental occurrence to be misinterpreted as a suicide". She also clarified it was not her intent to present suicide in any sort of positive light.

 

The video was directed by David LaChapelle and shot on March 13 and 14, 2004, in Los Angeles. The lighting was described as "saturated, but low and naturalistic" to give the video a cinematic feel, referencing the 1995 film Leaving Las Vegas. It premiered on TRL on April 12, 2004. Spears called the show and explained the video explored reincarnation. She added, "It's more like a movie. It's different than anything I've ever done. It's dark, and it shows me in a different light. Of course, I'm going to go back and do dance videos, but I wanted to be inspired and challenged." An alternate version of the video which features Spears singing in the white hallway scenes was released on the 2004 DVD Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.

 

Eva Marie Everson wrote that the music video showed the reality "behind the glitz and the glamour". Dominic Fox commented, "Even in its bowdlerised form, the 'Everytime' video presents a moment of existential indecision, a fugue of suicidal ideation in which the singer fantasises about her own death". While reviewing the music video for her 2009 single "If U Seek Amy", James Montgomery of MTV called the music video for "Everytime" "underrated". Rolling Stone in their 2009 article "Britney Spears: The Complete Video Guide", called it "horribly prophetic and depressing" and added that the clip foreshadowed Spears's struggles with fame and mental instability during 2007 and 2008.

 

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The video for Everytime is beautiful, I have such clear visions of it from when I was younger as it's always stuck with me, even if I didn't really understand it at the time. The drowning herself in the bath part in particular is quite harrowing, and the fact that so much of the video mirrors what followed in later years :(

The 'Everytime' video gives me chills each time I watch it. The foreshadowing... :cry: (the crazed paps at the beginning / the stretcher & ambulance... so horribly "2007"... but it's also it's cool how the video portrays that she's performing in Las Vegas, which ended up being a positive aspect of her future career).

 

I just love it, such a memorable moment in her videography.

I also love this video. Like others have said, its harrowing when you think of subsequent years. It most certainly deserves this placing. Toxic and BOMT coming up. Two of the greatest videos of all time - great top two and not much in between them. Toxic for the win though IMO.

Everytime :cry: It breaks my heart everytime I watch it

Really good video, it would be even better if they kept the original ending scene, if fans didnt freak out so much about her "dying" in a music video.

 

But not on Oops' level, not even close #sorrynotsorry

Edited September 15, 20168 yr by Euphorique

Really good video, it would be even better if they kept the original ending scene, if fans didnt freak out so much about her "dying" in a music video.

 

But not on Oops' level, not even close #sorrynotsorry

 

I agree but for me Everytime video it made sense only post 2007...when it first came out it was just a beautiful video but then after her breakdown etc etc, I'm always on tears when I watch it.

Beautifully stunning and I agree with that reporter and thought it was really underrated as a music video. Stunning cinematography, beautiful direction, fit the song gorgeously. It was perfect. But I do think 'Oops...' should be above it. But other than that, I have no qualms in this video doing as well as it has done! :wub:

Oops is a fantastic video but I don't think it would be worthy of being ahead of Everytime for me, it's a hugely impactful video, even my dad remembers it clearly which says something as he's not a fan :lol:

Great video. Shame we didn't get that new David lachapelle video...