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Eric Wareheim Makes MGMT A Video For "The Youth"

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Obviously you guys all own the Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Season One DVD, so you're as excited as we are about these videos the guys have been making lately. They don't star in "The Youth" unfortunately (that's a right reserved to Ben Folds, here Eric just takes a directing credit), but it does blend their typically awesome, great production style with MGMT's fashion sense, bringing a quartet of choreographed kids to Casey and His Brother's set (I think). Also, much more SFW than that Flying Lotus clip (I know).

That's it, kids! I wanna meet that dad. Oracular Spectacular is out via Columbia.

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am i allowed to say i like this?

if not, i hated it. very inappropriate.

Posted by: la la landon profile link at 10/10/08 4:18 PM | Reply
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that was actually really cute
and now i have a little dance to do whenever i hear this

Posted by: Destrokk at 10/10/08 4:34 PM | Reply
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Eric Wareheim is directing a lot of videos these days. Eric is on his way to becoming the next Michel Gondry/Spike Jonze.

Posted by: Geoff at 10/10/08 5:27 PM | Reply
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It's like Little Miss Sunshine meets Napoleon Dynamite.

MGMT can do no wrong in my eyes.

Posted by: Adrienne at 10/10/08 9:42 PM | Reply
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dude, when she slaps that kid for break dancing. That was it, the defining moment. so pure.

Posted by: Ford at 10/10/08 10:56 PM | Reply
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vig

new kid anthem haha! seriously,this vid can be shown on NICKelodeon channel or other kid programs. it's also good for school's performance. no, i'm kidding! it's really nice song and lovely vid.

Posted by: vig profile link at 10/10/08 11:39 PM | Reply
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Love MGMT, this video and this song, but am I the only one reminded of THIS?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeRGd4Rn7fA

Posted by: TamRa at 10/11/08 10:01 AM | Reply
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This song blows, and Eric Wareheim will never be as great as he was on Tom Goes to the Mayor.

Posted by: Jeff at 10/11/08 8:54 PM | Reply
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i really like it should wim best dancing video

Posted by: chris at 10/11/08 11:11 PM | Reply
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Get sexy, kids! doo doo doo doo!

Posted by: Liam at 10/12/08 2:51 AM | Reply
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this'll probly make me seem like an asshole, but... wait... this is stereogum? ah.
it's doo DAH doo doo, dammit.

Posted by: brad at 10/12/08 9:17 AM | Reply
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Not going to lie, that blonde girl creeped me out.

Posted by: Amy D. at 10/12/08 5:53 PM | Reply
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I enjoyed this video a lot more than I enjoy MGMT.

Posted by: tautou at 10/14/08 3:02 PM | Reply
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