Basically, often when I'm listening to a song, I think, 'That would make a really cool AMV,' or even, 'That would make a cool *insert series title* AMV'. But I don't actually have the skill or time to do this, sooo.....I will put these ideas up here, and any anime-music-video-maker who is inspired by them should feel free to use them! I don't want credit or anything (although a link would be nice) but please email me so I can see the results!
Some of these ideas are pretty original, some are not. Some are serious, some are clearly not. So, without further ado, here are the combinations that came to mind (there will be many more):
Saliva - Always: Hikaru no Go (Hikaru and Akira, obviously)
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams: Trigun (Meryl's POV)
Splendor - I Think God Can Explain: Trigun (Mainly Wolfwood, I guess)
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Cowboy Bebop:
Elliot Smith - Everything Reminds Me of Her (Mainly Spike's POV, but it could apply, with some gender-bending, to almost anyone in the series)
Emiliana Torrini - To be Free (Faye)
Bush - Comedown
Rufus Wainwright - One Man Guy (Jet, of course)
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The White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl: FLCL
David Bowie - Changes: Ranma 1/2 (I know, I know, I'm terrible...^^)
Puddle of Mud - She Fucking Hates Me: Inuyasha (or any of those love/hate-relationship-centered anime, really)
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Rurouni Kenshin
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm: (Soujiro)
Weezer - The Good Life
The White Stripes - I'm Finding it Harder to be a Gentleman (Mainly Kenshin, in an irreverent sort of way)
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Allister - Overrated: Naruto (Naruto!)
Oleander - I Walk Alone: Naruto
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag : Evangelion (*don't ask* I'm not actually sure if this would work, but for some reason this song reminds me of Shinji O_o)
Nine Days - Any song (257 Weeks is my favorite,though I don't actually like them that much), but make it look like an actual music video with Yamato (aka Matt) from Digimon 2nd Season singing. Anyone who's seen the dub will get it and be amazed...^_~
Note: If you are the author of any AMVs similar to those described here, please understand that my mistake stems from ignorance rather than a desire to plagiarize. Just email me and I'll take the offending material down ^_^