For those of you who have never seen a literal music video, I’m pleased to present you with your first taste. A literal music video takes a music video and changes the lyrics to match what is actually going on in the video. Many times, it is just textual lyrics at the bottom of the video, but for the best instances, the vocals are actually replaced. This is what separates literal music videos from magical literal music videos. Here are two such magical literal music videos via DustFilms:

a-ha – Take On Me

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Tears for Fears – Head Over Heels

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