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Video: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: "Colleen"

A day in the life of Ted Leo, professional arm wrestler. You don't get as chiseled as the ex-Chisel singer by chowing down Taco Bell, after all. Backed by the jaunty chords of Living With the Living's "Colleen", Leo and his trusty biceps best all comers, a referee at the ready all the while. Things get a little dicey when a monstrous dude wearing a "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" t-shirt that might not be a Beatles reference wants a piece of Leo. But you can tell our hubristic hero might be headed for a fall when he's willing to bet the car he'll beat a smiling young woman who thinks she can pin him to the table. "Everybody wants something from Colleen," Leo sings, but everybody with something to prove wants a piece of the best arm wrestler in town. Especially when he's also Ted Leo. And especially when there's a huge pile of money involved.


[from Living With the Living; out now on Touch and Go]

Posted by Marc Hogan on Mon: 11-12-07: 10:16 AM CST | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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