Music Videos
The majority of Stevens' music videos were filmed long after the song's original release in audio form, primarily for newly-made video compilations. All music videos feature live-action Ray Stevens until 2004's "Power Tools". Starting with that music video, animated Ray Stevens was featured in a series of limited animation music videos. Ray wouldn't appear in live-action again until 2009's "We The People" music video. Stevens' music videos have become viral and most of them have garnered more than half a million unique views with several music videos reaching views of more than a million. Stevens' journey into political humor, beginning with 2009's "We The People", ushered in a new creative avenue for the artist and since that time most of his creative output is in the political/topical vein.
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Santa Claus Is Watchin' You" | |
| 1988 | "Surfin' USSR" | |
| 1990 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | |
| 1990 | "Sittin' Up With the Dead" | |
| 1992 | "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival" | |
| 1992 | "It's Me Again, Margaret" | |
| 1992 | "Everything Is Beautiful" | |
| 1992 | "The Streak" | |
| 1995 | "Shriner's Convention" | |
| 1995 | "Gitarzan" | |
| 1995 | "The Woogie Boogie" | |
| 1995 | "Dudley Dorite of the Highway Patrol" | |
| 1995 | "The Dooright Family" | |
| 1995 | "We Don't Take Nothin' Off Nobody" | |
| 1995 | "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" | |
| 1995 | "Can He Love You Half as Much as I?" (live action version) | |
| 1995 | "I Used to Be Crazy" | |
| 1995 | "Ahab the Arab" | |
| 1997 | "Virgil and the Moonshot" | |
| 1997 | "Too Drunk to Fish" | |
| 2000 | "Juanita and the Kids" | |
| 2000 | "The Pirate Song" | |
| 2000 | "The Haircut Song" | |
| 2000 | "Freddy Feelgood (and His Funky Little Five Piece Band)" | |
| 2000 | "The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone, Parts 1 and 2" | |
| 2002 | "Osama Yo' Mama" | |
| 2002 | "Hello Mama" | |
| 2003 | "Bridget the Midget (Queen Of The Blues)" | |
| 2003 | "Deerslayer" | |
| 2003 | "Hang Up and Drive" | |
| 2003 | "Erik the Awful" | |
| 2003 | "Gone for Good" | |
| 2004 | "Thank You" | |
| 2004 | "Power Tools" | |
| 2006 | "Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens" | |
| 2006 | "Misty" | |
| 2006 | "Harry the Hairy Ape" | |
| 2006 | "Along Came Jones" | |
| 2006 | "Barbeque" | |
| 2006 | "Gourmet Restaurant" | |
| 2006 | "This Ain't Exactly What I Had in Mind" | |
| 2006 | "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills" | |
| 2006 | "The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty" | |
| 2006 | "Can He Love You Half as Much as I" (cartoon version) | |
| 2009 | "Smokey Mountain Rattlesnake Retreat" | |
| 2009 | "Hugo the Human Cannonball" | |
| 2009 | "The Moonlight Special" | |
| 2009 | "The Camping Trip" | |
| 2009 | "We The People" | |
| 2010 | "Caribou Barbie" | |
| 2010 | "Throw The Bums Out!" | |
| 2010 | "Come to the USA" | |
| 2010 | "The Global Warming Song" | |
| 2010 | "God Save Arizona" | |
| 2010 | "Nightmare Before Christmas" | |
| 2011 | "The Skies Just Ain't Friendly Anymore" | |
| 2011 | "Obama Budget Plan" | |
| 2011 | "Mr. President - Mr. President" | |
| 2012 | "Obama Nation" | |
| 2012 | "Grandpa Voted Democrat" | |
| 2012 | "White Christmas" | |
| 2012 | "Blue Christmas" | |
| 2012 | "Merry Christmas" | |
| 2012 | "Redneck Christmas" | |
| 2013 | "Red Hot Chili Cookoff" | |
| 2013 | "Guilt For Christmas" |
Read more about this topic: Ray Stevens Discography
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