Dating Instructions
The music doesn’t do anything for me, but here’s a cool animated music video for The Longcut’s “A Tried and Tested Method”. Cleverly using infographics, it tells a story of modern dating. At least I think it does; I haven’t been on a date in… let’s just say it’s been awhile. Although, I’ve been on a few confusing and awkward date-like outings where I was sort of surrogate date or a platonic escort.
Royksopp’s “Remind Me” is similar, but not as effective. Both use a train entering a tunnel as a euphemism for sex and has been used everywhere from The Naked Gun to The Simpsons. They’re all references to Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. Which, for its time, had a lot sexual references.
Via The Skinny via Kottke.
5 Comments
Janelle said 657 days ago:
From the Irish Folk tune “She Was a Rum One:
“My trouble lies between my thighs
And e’er it is abidin’
It tickles me baith night and day
And it keeps me from my stridin’
...
She gi’ed to me my winter’s beef
Besides my winter’s fuellin’
Far better than that she’s gi’ed to me
Was a stable for my stallion.”
Bill Simmon said 650 days ago:
I prefer the Royksopp video because it’s infographics aren’t cluttered up by the obligatory shots of the band and an obvious narrative. But I’d not seen this and it really is good. Same goes for your blog — I’d not seen it and it’s good! I really like your journal work. Found you from Eva’s new blog. Blogrolling you now…
Eva Deadbeat said 649 days ago:
oooh, you g (most famous VT blogger round town), next stop, BIG TIME!
Eva Deadbeat said 649 days ago:
crap, that got cut off – you know what i mean though!
Candleboy blogged you! that is gooD!!!
S.R. Wild said 649 days ago:
Thank you Bill and thanks for stopping by.
Hot damn! I’ve had multiple visits to my blog today! And I thought no one but Mistress Kiki read this thing.
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