Friday Music Video: Wake Me Up When September Ends (2005)

Well, it's September 30th, so I couldn't resist. This week's video is Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" from their acclaimed "American Idiot" release.
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Well, it's September 30th, so I couldn't resist. This week's video is Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" from their acclaimed "American Idiot" release.
Joan Jett made her MTV debut with the iconic "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" music video and became one of the era's most influential female rockers.
From her groundbreaking 1995 "Jagged Little Pill" LP, Alanis Morissette released the fun, quirky and influential music video.
In 1983, English prog rock band Yes released their comeback song and music video, "Owner of a Lonely Heart."
Inspired by the Bob Fosse classic "All that Jazz," Paula Abdul released "Cold Hearted," one of the great dance videos of the MTV era.
In the "Dancing in the Dark" video, Bruce Springsteen pulled a pre "Friends" Courtney Cox for an impromptu dance and a pop culture moment was born.
In 1987 Sting released his best music video, "We'll Be Together," starring his real-life wife, Trudie Styler
We lost an icon this week. Chad looks back at the legacy of Olivia Newton-John and her most well-known music video, "Physical."
Van Halen's rock anthem "Jump" dominated MTV in 1984, setting the template for the hair metal music video.
Run DMC and Aerosmith collaborated on "Walk This Way," a music video that metaphorically shows the collision of two music genres.
In 1985 the Norwegian band A-Ha released "Take on Me," one of the most acclaimed and innovative music videos of all time.
In 1996 the Smashing Pumpkins released their groundbreaking and influential "Tonight, Tonight" music video.