In this day and age, the perfect video can make the difference between whether or not a listener will give a song a chance. A good visual accompaniment for a good piece of music can change the course of an artist's career. Nowadays, important musicians spend lots of time and money on making sure their vision is properly reflected on the official videoclips.

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But what happens to new artists? Not everyone has the funds to create audiovisual masterpieces, and particularly bands and musicians who are just starting out are probably the ones that most need a good video to give them exposure. In those moments, creativity is everything. And that's how these iconic music videos were made.

7 Sinead O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U"

In 1990, with the release of a Prince cover, Sinead O'Connor became the most talked-about female singer of the early '90s. Anyone who watched MTV back then has seen her video for the song "Nothing Compares 2 U." It has become an iconic piece because of how much emotion Sinead channeled through it. The song is about missing someone desperately, and not too long ago, she had lost her mother in a car accident. The video mostly showed her face as she sang, and at one point tears started falling from her eyes. While it was not planned, it made the video all the more moving. Because it was so simple, and because Sinead had yet to become a superstar, the production didn't cost much, but that didn't stop it from being one of the best videos of that time.

6 Hozier - "Take Me To Church"

With the song "Take Me To Church," Andrew Hozier-Byrne, aka Hozier, became an overnight success. The story of how this song and its video came about is very impressive. Andrew had released the song on Bandcamp for free, and because it seemed to take off, he decided to make a video about it. He wasn't a famous artist at the time, so he partnered with a theater group that was happy to be a part of the project.

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The whole video cost €1,500 (a little over $1,700 USD) and has since had over a billion views. The song is about worshiping your significant other and comparing the act of loving them with a religious ritual, and while Andrew talks about a woman in the song, the video pictures a gay couple escaping the persecution of a homophobic gang. Hozier has always been an advocate for gay rights, and this was just the beginning of his involvement in this great cause.

5 Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor"

Nowadays, the Arctic Monkeys are one of the most popular rock bands, and the song "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" has undoubtedly helped build their career. It was a single of their 2006 debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, and it came out in late 2005. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom pretty quickly, and to this day it's one of their greatest hits. The video was one of the simplest, cheapest, and yet incredible production they did. It's basically just a live performance in the studio, and it starts with singer Alex Turner introducing the band to a small audience and warning them not to "believe the hype" of their group. It was filmed with three Ikegami 3-tube color cameras from the '80s to make it look vintage, but that was pretty much the only expensive detail.

4 Fatboy Slim - "Praise You"

DJ Fatboy Slim was in quite a few bands before starting his successful solo career. He was in The Housemartins and Beats International, achieving number-one singles with both of them, and then in Freak Power and Pizzaman, groups that were well-known in England. After that, he went on to release his solo work, and a very important part of that was the 1999 song "Praise You," from his second album You've Come a Long Way, Baby. The video reportedly cost just $800, and it featured a dance group acting as a flash mob. One of the reasons he managed to produce it with such a low budget was because he didn't ask for permission to use the location where they recorded it, but since no one caused any damages, there were no consequences.

3 Coldplay - "Shiver"

Shiver was a single from Coldplay's debut album from the year 2000, Parachutes. Ever since its beginnings, Chris Martin's band has been making top-charting hits, and while "Shiver" was not their most popular single at the time, it has since become an iconic song and it's among the fans' favorites.

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The video was very understated and straightforward, and made with little money. It's just the band playing in a small studio, and in the background there's a yellow globe, much like the one featured in the cover of Parachutes. The video received a lot of exposure on MTV.

2 Oasis - "Shakermaker"

Even before the release of their debut album Definitely, Maybe, it was obvious that Oasis was going to become an important band. They had put out the singles "Live Forever," "Supersonic," and "Shakermaker," and all of them had been both commercially and critically successful, but the album took a long time to record because of disagreements within the band. Regarding the song Shakermaker, the band put out a nice yet simple and cheap video. It features them playing soccer outside the house where the Gallagher brothers grew up, and also shows a few shots of homemade childhood videos. At one point, Liam Gallagher shows the camera the album Red Rose Speedway from one of his favorite artists, Paul McCartney.

1 Florence + The Machine - "Kiss With A Fist"

Florence + The Machine is, without a doubt, an uncomparable band. Not only because of their very original sound but also because of their enthralling aesthetic and Florence Welch's incredible stage presence. The band released their debut studio album, Lungs, in 2009, and while the songs were complex and mesmerizing, the videos were made according to the budget of a band that had yet to become a commercial success. The song "Kiss With A Fist" was one of the singles, and the video was impactful, but simple. It featured Florence standing in front of a white-coloured background, dancing erratically with a big flower arrangement and at times getting angry. The song is about the toxic side of love, and about two people pushing each other's buttons but still having a profound love for one another.

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