The burning man in the Spike Jonze video for Wax's "California" hauls ass (in slo-mo) down Gardner Street in Los Angeles before rounding the corner onto Sunset Boulevard heading west. The video was banned from daytime airplay on MTV.

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The Fatboy Slim video for "Weapon of Choice," featuring a then 57 year old Christopher Walken dancing and flying around a hotel lobby, was filmed at the Downtown Los Angeles Marriott on South Figueroa Street. The video, directed by Spike Jonze, won six MTV video music awards in 2001 including Best Choreography and Best Direction.

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Björk dances in and out of this San Fernando, California Goodyear tire shop in the music video Spike Jonze directed for "It's Oh So Quiet." According to Björk, that's Ernie from Sesame Street inside the dancing mailbox, but Björk is from Iceland, so take that with a grain of salt.

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In their video for "Drop", The Pharcyde ended their walk through downtown Los Angeles in an alleyway between the Chester Williams Building and what is now the CB1 Gallery across from the Alexandria Hotel. Director Spike Jonze filmed them walking backwards starting here, continuing down South Broadway and ending at St. Vincent Court. The video was reversed and plays in the opposite order.

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The Pharcyde continue their backwards/forwards walk through downtown Los Angeles in the Spike Jonze-directed video for "Drop" passing the Los Angeles Theatre on South Broadway. Ad Rock and Mike D from the Beastie Boys have cameos.

Pharcyde - "Drop" directed by Spike Jonze

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