The video for "Dani California", a 2006 single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, documents the evolution of rock music through performances, on stage from the band, in a variety of settings and outfits resembling important figures and movements in the history of the genre. It is sometimes referred to as a quasi-chronology, meaning it only loosely follows the chronology, not following it to the letter. For example during the latter stages of the video when they're performing as themselves, the scene occasionally flashes back to previous eras which of course doesn't follow the chronological order.
The band mainly decided to depict eras, and as such their outfits are deliberately generic with little to no distinguishing features, but the video does contain homages to particularly important artists of the genre.
Timeline & Eras Referenced
Rockabilly (reference to Elvis Presley)
British Invasion (reference to The Beatles)
Psychadelia (reference to Jimi Hendrix)
Funk (reference to Parliament-Funkadelic)
Glam (reference to David Bowie)
Punk (reference to Sex Pistols)
Goth (reference to The Misfits)
Hair Metal (reference to Mötley Crüe)
Grunge (reference to Nirvana)
Modern (RHCP themselves)
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