London Calling – The Capital’s Most Iconic Music Videos

The Verve - “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

One of the most recognisable music videos of all time is also one of the simplest ever made, featuring only one continuous shot of lead singer Richard Ashcroft strolling down Hoxton Street. You can celebrate the video’s 20th anniversary this year by donning your most outrageous leather jacket and prancing down Hoxton Street, although try not to shove any market traders in the process.

Amy Winehouse – “Back to Black”

Perhaps the highlight of the late singer’s final album of the same name, 2006’s “Back to Black” features a monochromatic video primarily filmed in Stoke Newington, by Chisholm Road and Gibson Gardens, whilst the heartbreakingly melancholic graveyard scenes were filmed in the nearby Abney Park Cemetery.

The Libertines – “Don’t Look Back Into The Sun”

Back in 2003, the Libertines unveiled what would become of the most popular indie hits of the last decade with a rebellious and exhausting video to match. The amateur-style camcorder frantically tries to keep up with the duo as they swagger around Oxford Street's HMV store and Trafalgar Square in their signature imperial jackets.

Coldplay – “Fix You”

The first half of Coldplay’s enigmatic “Fix You” features lead singer Chris Martin prowling around Tooley Street near London Bridge station, before jogging across Waterloo Bridge and seamlessly into the Reebok stadium, with the video culminating in a live performance.

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