Well, it would probably depend on who you killed and what the exact circumstances were. For the most part, I’m against killing but I also support self-defense. If you killed someone who was about to kill me, I would at least be appreciative. I can’t guarantee that I’d love you but I’d probably allow you to take me to a movie.
Of course, Alec Benjamin isn’t actually offering to kill anyone in this song. Instead, he’s singing about changing who he is to please the person to whom he is singing. He’s willing to “kill” who he has been and become someone new. That’s really not the best way to go about a relationship, of course.
As for the video, it’s got a nicely ominous atmosphere. A truck stop is always a good place to have an existential crisis.
If there’s one thing that totally annoys the Hell out of me, it’s when people on YouTube leave comments under songs like, “Who still listening in August of 2017?” I mean, yeah, I get it. It’s a good song. You’re still listening to it years after it was first released. You’re the best. Go get yourself a coke or something because you earned it! Seriously, it’s so stupid.
That said, it’s now March of 2019, I’m still listening to this.
The next time that you’re tempted to get mad at your Uber driver (or your Lyft driver, depending on which company you’re boycotting at the time), remember this video. Seriously, you have no idea what your driver may have just had to deal with. Sure, the driver’s picking you up now but, for all you know, someone may have bled to death in the backseat just an hour ago or so.
That is actually my number one concern when it comes to Uber. I always find myself wondering who was in the car before me and did they take a shower before entering a vehicle. That’s another reason why I refuse to consider using public transportation. I get that it’s good for the environment and everything but people are really disgusting sometimes. I mean, I’m all far saving the planet but people do all sorts of stuff when they know that they’re not the ones who are actually going to have to clean up after themselves.
For instance, the driver in this video — I mean, he’s got people crying in the backseat. He’s got people bleeding all over his car. He’s got a lot to deal with but, at the end of the video, we see why he puts up with it all and it’s a nice “awwwwwww!” moment. I like this video. If it was a feature-length film, the driver would be played by Jason Statham. Of course, I really wouldn’t want Jason Statham to be my Uber driver, just because it seems like he would constantly be stopping the car to get into a fight with other drivers. Add to that, I’d probably be tempted to ask him why he’s driving an Uber instead of making a movie and he’d probably get mad at me for prying.
If there’s anything that films set in the future always seem to have in common, it’s that there’s a lot of neon. In fact, the only futuristic films that aren’t full of neon are those films that take place after an atomic war, where everyone’s living in the desert and driving around on motorcycles. But even those films often seem to end with the promise that, once society is up and running again, we’ll get a lot of neon.
Personally, I’m hoping that I’ll spend my retirement years in a hot pink house with neon walls.
The other thing that the future always seems to have is a divide between the decadent rich and the rebellious lower classes, the majority of whom seem to spend a lot of time wandering down red hallways. Maybe one reason why everyone in the future always seems to be fighting is because there’s so much red around. Maybe if they used blue neon, everyone would calm down and accept their social status.
Who knows? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I imagine it should be the future in another two years or so.
Today’s music video of the day comes to use from Austin’s own Gary Clark, Jr.
The video for What About Us? takes place in and around a trailer park and it really does capture the feel of the place. Now, before anyone asks, I’ve never lived in a trailer park but I’ve visited more than a few. Trailer parks are often both ominous and hopeful at the same time. While you definitely see some people who have fallen on hard times, you also see a lot of acts of small kindness. There’s a community spirit to a good trailer park. When you’re on the outskirts of “acceptable” society, it’s always good to have people who you can depend upon.
This video was directed by Savannah Leaf, who also did the video for Clark’s This Land. The gorgeous black-and-white cinematography is credited to Isaac Bauman. Bauman has served as director of photography on several music videos. He’s got 66 credits listed at the Imvdb, including Avicii’s Broken Arrow.
Who is getting killed and who is doing the killing?
The video kinda starts out like a typical Friday the 13th-influenced slasher film so I’m sure that would lead many to suspect that Jason Voorhees or some other immortal backwoods zombie is lurking around in the shadows, carrying a machete.
I think it’s just as possible that the video could be an homage to a 70s redneck rampage movie. So, maybe the threat is coming from a toothless mountain mnn. I will say, however, the real-life toothless mountain men are always a lot nicer than they’re portrayed in the movies. Or at least, they are if they’re the type of mountain men who grow weed instead of cooking meth.
Or maybe it’s the dog. I’m tempted to blame the dog but that’s just because I have a long-standing fear of dogs. Way back when I was like ten, my family went to a lake and there was this big dog that showed up out of nowhere and followed us around everywhere and acted really friendly. But then, suddenly, it stopped, took one look at me, and started to growl. My mom told me not to move while my uncle tried to calm it down. Of course, telling a terrified ten year-old not to move almost always has the opposite effect and, before I knew it, the dog was charging right at me. Anyway, I kinda blacked out at that point so I’m not sure what exactly happened next. Apparently, my uncle was able to hold the dog off until its owners finally showed up and retrieved it. For years afterwards, I was absolutely terrified of dogs but now I’ve reached the point where they only make me nervous.
(It’s sad because, deep down, I really want to like dogs, if just because they make me feel so guilty if I don’t act happy to see them.)
Anyway, regardless of who is or is not getting killed or doing the killing in this video, this is still another wonderfully hypnotic mood piece from Chromatics and this atmospheric video is the perfect companion piece,
“Oh my God, Adi Ulmansky stole that kid’s skateboard!”
Good for her! That kid didn’t look like he really appreciated his skateboard and she let him keep his ice cream cone so what’s he crying about?
“OH MY GOD! ADI ULMANSKY HAS GOT A CHAINSAW!”
And again, good for her! Sometimes, you need a chainsaw to get through this crazy world of ours. My Heart was included on Adi’s Shit Just Got Real mixtape and you know what? Sometimes, when shit gets real, you need a chainsaw!
As I’ve mentioned many times in the past, my BFF Evelyn and I absolutely love Adi Ulmansky and this video shows why. She doesn’t let anything get in her way and if she cuts her finger, she just uses the blood for decoration. All of us should be so strong.
Add to that, the black cat in this video reminds me of Doc.
Through the Shattered Lens 