10 Mötley Crüe Music Videos That Prove The Dirt Barely Scratched the Surface of Their Insanity

Recognized for its outrageous stories, Mötley Crüe has never been known for having a squeaky clean image, and it has MTV to thank for its gritty metal glam front. Just as the network was kicking off in the '80s, so was the band, which used the medium of television to pair downright terrifying visuals with its hard rock hits. As the group gets a musical biopic treatment with Netflix's The Dirt, we're going to see a ton of throwback imagery to its controversial music videos full of big hair, tight pants, and the occasional allusion to the occult. Here are the group's most notorious music videos, ranging from the nonsensical "Home Sweet Home" to the demonic "Looks That Kill."

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"Home Sweet Home"

"Home Sweet Home" is light and silly, starting off with the band being called up to get together. It then jumps into footage of Mötley Crüe rocking out. Though simple in concept, it was a smash on MTV's rotation.

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"Live Wire"

"Live Wire" mostly shows Mötley Crüe jamming out with sunbursts and sparkles glamorizing them, but it does open with a very terrifying bloody skull adorned with a pentagram.

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"Kickstart My Heart"

In "Kickstart My Heart," we see black-and-white live footage intercut with visuals of flipping cars and skydivers as the hard rock anthem progresses.

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"The Dirt (Est. 1981) (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)"

The band's latest music video is a playful and psychedelic mix of behind-the-scenes footage of The Dirt and past live concerts. It's quickly picking up views and is for sure a trippy experience with jarring visual effects.

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"Smokin' in the Boys Room"

"Smokin' in the Boys Room" aspires to campy fun, featuring a boy who gets sent to the principal's office for saying that his dog ate his homework. It winks at other '80s music videos with its zany illustrated visual effects layered onto filmed footage.

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"Girls, Girls, Girls"

"Girls, Girls, Girls" is about the band members riding their motorcycles to strip clubs all around town. One of the most scandalous music videos ever made, it more or less captures the group's notorious lifestyle of excess at the height of their popularity.

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"Primal Scream"

Shots of a flash-exposed monkey and Mötley Crüe rocking out in a shadowy dungeon? Sounds about right, given that the song is titled "Primal Scream."

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"Wild Side"

"Wild Side" captures a performance, but it's not a rote music video with someone just singing in front of a mic. You'll find rich tones and colors on top of impressive, energetic shots of the band getting wild on their instruments. The flames definitely add a memorable touch as well.

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"Without You"

Here, we see one of the band's softer and more subdued songs set to surreal visuals, such as a live jaguar, violin ensemble, and nods to ancient civilizations.

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"Looks That Kill"

"Looks That Kill" appears as though it was filmed right on the set of American Horror Story, featuring a post-apocalyptic world with torches and pentagrams. It definitely has some problematic visuals, as it features women being trapped in a cage by the band.