Video: The Decemberists: "O Valencia!"
When the Decemberists held their green screen contest so fans could finish their video for "O Valencia", they only promised to air it on mtvU. We've haven't seen the winning entry yet, but in the meantime, it looks like the band have created their own official video for the song. Maybe Colin Meloy and co. just came up with a concept they liked too much to leave in the hands of amateurs.
The love-on-the-run video for "O Valencia" follows the lyrics pretty closely, which means its story is less humorous than you'd expect, and even gets a bit maudlin towards the end. But the introduction of comedic characters ("The May Day Bratva Folk Band" and "The Piano Wire Girls of Burnside") and the inter-film tableaus are a lot like those in "16 Military Wives". Both videos were directed by Aaron Stewart.
Video: > The Decemberists: "O Valencia!"[from The Crane Wife; out now on Capitol]