So, what’s going on here?
I have to admit that my initial response to this video was to make a joke about how it was a look at a typical Thursday night at Johnny Depp’s place but I actually like this video too much to be snarky about it. It may be an odd video but it’s a good kind of odd, I think You have to earn the right to indulge in the surreal but I think this song and the video have done just that.
Watching this video, I get the feeling that I’m not so much looking at the end of the world as I’m looking at the day after the end of the world. Society’s gone. All the good clothes are gone. You just have to wear whatever you can find. But the music is still playing and the boats are still drifting and that’s a good thing. It’s interesting that one thing that every post-apocalyptic vision seems to share in common is that people still desire entertainment.
Myself, I’ve already made my plans in case society collapses. It mostly involves watching movies until the Earth plunges into the sun. I’m thinking I’ll probably want to watch comedies. I mean, if you know the world’s about to end, I think you would want to laugh as much as possible before the end comes. Then again, I imagine some people would want to spend the end of the world watching movies about the end of the world just so they can brag about the irony of it all on twitter right before bursting into flame.
While the song is bluesy number about Tennessee, the title is a reference to how Adam Ant felt under the influence of his bipolar medication. Speaking as someone who shares the struggle, Cool Zombie is the perfect way to put it.
Enjoy!
