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12 August 2013

This music video for Capital Cities' "Safe & Sound" is incredibly happy-making. 100 years of dancing awesomeness.
That was fun!
posted by The Whelk 12 August | 15:56
Great video, showing off so much different dancing goodness with very smart use of video trickery, but maybe a couple too many black-and-white-to-color transitions and filling the stage a little too early, muddling some of the standout performers. But those are minor quibbles.

Most likely, the video producers took a "too much is never enough" approach because the stupid song (a single refrain, 4 lines, under 40 words of lyrics) is so so so repetitive. At least it held off the audio torture of the tedious repetition for half the length of the clip.

Will watch again with sound muted.
posted by oneswellfoop 12 August | 17:55
Honestly, BoPo, I dunno what's wrong with me. That video only irritated me! I thought that song was insipid, and the video reminded me of the "fight" scenes in Transformer movies - so much going on that I can't focus on anything. I googled that band and google tells me they are an "indie pop duo"...that's what indie pop sounds like now? Evidently I'm not susceptible to "happy making" today :-(

/end grumpy old man

The thing is...normally, I really like your music taste and it's often outside of my taste, but really cool. I can't sort out how YOU can like this so much and I can be so grumpy with respect to it!
posted by richat 13 August | 07:47
Glad to see they did not neglect the "just sort of jump up and down" style of dancing, which is pretty much all I do these days.
posted by JanetLand 13 August | 09:00
This brought back fond memories of awed moments beholding what people can do with their bodies. Even if some of them are wearing sorta dated outfits.

Thanks, BP.
posted by bearwife 13 August | 12:48
That was really fun. I've heard the song a million times and would never have associated it with a video like that. Tall cute guy is tall and cute.
posted by iconomy 13 August | 16:21
I'm in favor of anything that reminds people how amazing dance is.
posted by Miko 13 August | 22:29
What made you smile today? || O CANADA!

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