Okay, first I was like: They Might Be Giants "Constellation"! I didn't know they made a video for this song! Oh my gosh, I love this song!
For some reason it just looked like it was going to be an official video. Pretty far-fetched, considering they got the song name wrong.
Anyway, I settled in expecting to be delighted, by the inimitable video stylings of one of the best bands at that shit. And I watched. And something wasn't right. And my heart sank, ahhh dang. Fan-made photocollage video.
So disappointing, right? Except...I kept lingering in the initial expectation of it being a real video. I couldn't dislodge that expectation, that vibe, that mental ambience. And pretty soon, it was impossible to see it any other way. It seemed to me that - somehow - They Might Be Giants had way back then created a video for this song in the distinctive, pitch-perfect style of a fan-made video photocollage!
Viewed in this light, the video is hilarious! A triumph! They should totally make a video just like that! And who better to do it? They Might Be Giants, that's who!
John, John, just picture yourselves in an official video by a big-name video director that could replicate/live up to just this sort of standard:
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Apparently, my memory got the song name wrong.
See? I make mistakes, I leave 'em up for all to see. Mr. Mea Culpa over here.
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