Sometimes I wind up on a music video that there really isn’t much to say about. This is one of them.

It’s a very simple idea. Just round up a bunch of different people to see how the react to the song. Of course, that’s a little oversimplifying things. The title of the song itself is a contradiction. You’ll notice that several times they put two different opinions of the song side-by-side that are opposites of each other. The best example is at the end when the German tourist gives some pointers, but generally likes the song. Then it cuts to the lady who thinks Cake is going to be a one-hit wonder. You’ll notice that kind of juxtaposition throughout the video.

According to Wikipedia, it was felt that the music video wouldn’t hold up over multiple viewings. That’s why they went and shot one in New York, Mexico, and Toronto. I could only find the New York and Canadian ones, which I have included below.

Both the original and New York ones were directed by John McCrea, who is the lead singer of the band. He directed a few other ones for his band.

The Mexican one was directed by Alejandro Romero who apparently used a fake name called los Hermanos Ponderosa that is also used by director Gustavo Hernandez. Jo Ann Thrailkill produced that version of the music video. She has produced about 130 music videos. Wikipedia also adds that it was edited by Alejandro Davalos Cantu.

Enjoy!