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Video: The Teenagers: "Homecoming"

Was it love at first sight? Did she put up a fight? In the Kinga Burza-directed video for London/Paris dance-poppers the Teenagers' gloriously degenerate "Homecoming", yes and no (and no). With the digital Daft Punk lust of fellow Parisians Justice and the bright melodies of Swedes the Tough Alliance, the song is half travelogue, half LiveJournal entry: the lascivious European commenting on his American conquest, the SUV-driving American girl falling hard for his "skinny jeans...funky hair, and the cutest British accent ever." OMG, meet oh la la.

What the video may lack in visual shock value equivalent to the tune's manifold f- and c-bombs-- sorry, creeps-- it makes up in swank 1970s porno style. As the spoken-word narrative unfolds, the daisy dukes-clad girls comb each other's hair and toss pom-poms, while the smug European bastards just grin knowingly (but do they know Nada Surf made records after "Popular"?). Those kids from American Pie never even had a chance.

[from "Homecoming" single; due 05/20/07 on Merok]

 

Posted by Marc Hogan on Mon: 05-14-07: 02:00 PM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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