R.E.M.: Man Sized Wreath (2008)

The video for "Man-Sized Wreath" is a commentary on modern media. A digital stick figure is hounded and pursued by menacing blocks throughout. How many times have we seen a story that won't subside or has a public, or private, figure been stalked by the press or paparazzi?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFF8iwdhc0k

885. American Idiot by Green Day (2004)

Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong heard Lynyrd Skynyrd's "That's How I Like It" on the radio and was horrified. How could anyone be proud of being a redneck? So, Armstrong weaved a story about "Jesus of Suburbia" into an entire album. "American Idiot" attacks the American government and propaganda. The song accuses citizens of being mind-numbed robots doing as they're told and consuming all they are spoon-fed by the government and media. Of course, a comparable and perhaps more compelling argument could be made about those that share Armstrong's point of view!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkmEZs_Kcms