The Shy Retirer by Arab Strap
“People are sometimes befuddled when I tell them this is my favourite (ever?) music video. I think partially because was made with such slender means, partially the unpatronising affection it has for its subject, the moment he becomes a homemade constellation, perhaps related to me being someone often accused of 'talking to yourself on facebook'. But mostly, I think, it's how its scenes reflect the words without illustrating them. And the words...”
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People are sometimes befuddled when I tell them this is my favourite (ever?) music video. I think partially because was made with such slender means, partially the unpatronising affection it has for its subject, the moment he becomes a homemade constellation, perhaps related to me being someone often accused of 'talking to yourself on facebook'. But mostly, I think, it's how its scenes reflect the words without illustrating them. And the words...
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this cunted circus never ends / i won't remember anything you say
Lo-fi... must have spent all the money on the video.
You know I'm always moaning, but you jump-start my serotonin
