(L) Escapism (L)

I think this is one of my favorite music videos ever, if not my very favorite:



Here are eleven reasons why I like it so much:

1. OK, first up, the obvious one - the song. It's a tasty little tune with a rhythm that makes me want to move a little. It has woah's (see below) and lyrics that seem to almost empathise with me personally ("Why don't you stay with me tonight? 'Cause I know everything is not alright" - I am currently very lonely).
2. The whole writing over the top of the video is exactly the type of humour that appeals most to me; it's almost like something I'd do myself. It's a clever way to make a low-budget, lame video into non-stop hilarity.
3. The band aren't taking themselves seriously. I don't think any band should.
4. Racial slurs.
5. Among all the humour and (for want of a better word) wackiness, there is still something slightly poinient about the whole thing. Even though it's pretty much impossible to be an individual, since all clothes are mass-produced in order to turn a profit, it's always good to encourage people not to follow a crowd for the sake of it.
6. The "There's Waldo" bit, even though it should be Wally. Stupid Yanks.
7. The words "represent", "recognise", "bitchin'" and "word" are used, as well as one of my fa(ye)vourite phrases, "lover not fighter".
8. It shows that you don't need much money to make a decent music video, or a fucking script.
9. That when the band are dressed in "comical" clothes, the singer is wearing the same outift I wore to the Leavers' Ball.
10. It has subtitles for the woahs. Woahs are amazing, singing along with woahs is one of the best things you can do.
11. It was on P-Rock.