2. Express Yourself by Madonna
Madonna’s music video for “Express Yourself” first aired in May of 1989 and was made on a big budget of $5 million, which would be the equivalent of over $10 million in modern money. The video, interestingly, was directed by David Fincher, who has also directed huge movies like The Social Network.
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When it was first released, this music video was aired every single hour on MTV for three weeks straight. It shows Madonna singing in a smoky, industrial environment and was inspired by the Fritz Lang movie, Metropolis.