I went overseas for work earlier this year- watched a bit of german mtv while I was there. Browsing their website (www.viva.tv), I found piles and piles of pretty sweet videos. The below are only my personal tastes, but if my nonexistent german translation serves me, there are *1722* online videos. hot damn!

phrases I've been able to puzzle out on my own:
suchen = search
mehr = more
webclips = totally sweet music videos
If you're not afraid of browsing a website in a foreign language, or are satisfied with Babelfish, this is for you!

A quick shoutout- Creator of Antville, heck yeah, you rock. Pete in the south, Pete in the north, this website is the BEST!

The following are arranged as follows-
0) short description of the music video if its a lesser known band

1) band name and title

2) link to music video playback preference page (Realplayer and Windows Media Player, High and Lowqualities)

3) link to the high quality Realplayer version (works well with RealAlternative)

4) link to the high quality WMP version (which I personally did not get to work, but all the power to ya if you do).

If you're too lazy to pick and choose, here is a zip of all of the realplayer shortcuts (useful for setting up a playlist).

Ladies and gentlemen of the press, enjoy!
Spectre

<<<best of the best>>>
apocalyptica - wie weit (gentlemen with cellos rocking out to german robot girl vocals)
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farin urlaub - dusche (i have no idea what this guy is saying, but i cannot stop laughing at how much awesome this is)
www.viva.tv
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asian dub foundation - fortress europe
www.viva.tv
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jimmy eat world - pain
www.viva.tv
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mylo - drop the pressure (funny/trippy, would hate to have a hospital staff like this)
www.viva.tv
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geri halliwell - scream if you wanna go faster (excessive speed with a blondey, sure!)
www.viva.tv
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the chemical brothers - let forever be (already on antville, but for those tuning in... Gondry)
www.viva.tv
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infernal - from paris to berlin (just imagine Tron with girls in swimsuits that glow and yeah, thats this one)
www.viva.tv
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exilia - cant break me down (metal band)
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - doedel up (animated, hella funny)
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - open your eyes
www.viva.tv
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apocalyptica - bittersweet (ouija board and an etheral blonde, excellent!)
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apocalyptica - seemann
www.viva.tv
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silbermond - symphonie mit id (softerish, no idea)
www.viva.tv
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exilia - coincidence (metal)
www.viva.tv
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exilia - stop playing god
www.viva.tv
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natasha bedingfield - i bruise easily
www.viva.tv
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mac and rekorder - the game (no idea, also softerish)
www.viva.tv
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sandy - unexpected
www.viva.tv
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sandy - tell me
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sandy - unnatural blonde
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geri halliwell - ride it
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - break the line
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - quietly (live)
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - quietly
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guano apes - no speech
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - lords of the boards
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - living in a lie
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - rain
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guano apes - big in japan
www.viva.tv
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kate ryan - goodbye
www.viva.tv
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nelly furtado - explode (animated, interesting)
www.viva.tv
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guano apes - pretty in scarlet
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guano apes - you cant stop me
www.viva.tv
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wow, i mean, you're well meaning, but, c'mon, have some restraint with your posting. that went for pages!

         

yeah dude, I have watched MTV before too, but I don't post EVERYTHING I have ever seen. You are a funny man!

         

the problem with theses vids is just, that they're not rellay interesting at all. german music television (especially viva) got crazy over the past years (and i don't mean this in a positive way). acts like guano apes, sandy or apocalyptica are really rubbish and so are most of their vids.

and that farin urlaub-video you are liking: you really have to understand some german to get the whole thing. farin is the singer of the popular (and former punk-) band "die ärzte" (aus berlin (aus berlin)) and they always had a special humor expressed in their songs. that's the same with this vid...

         

even worse they apear to be all streams

         

the next thing will be postings of ringtone ads.

         

not being in germany, I kinda appreciated him posting these links. but be that as it may, to help ya out with the lyrics for 'dusche' - he's talking about his appliances plotting to kill him, so he's hiding in the shower.