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Kanye West Final "Flashing Lights" Video Features Killer Soup In The Dining Room With The Butler And The Knife

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I just heard some sarcastic chuckling coming from the Videogum side of the virtual office. It was Gabe. We asked him what was so funny and he said "Kanye West." I asked him to be more specific and he said "Kanye West's 'Flashing Lights' video." I asked him if he knew there were already two versions and then he just smiled I think (I can't see through the internet). And then he sent us this description of VERSION THREE:

Kanye was like "Imagine if Addams Family Values was actually a horror movie" and the director was like "I couldn't possibly question your vision." Kanye West was like "I want a video that's a combination of The Others, something the Smashing Pumpkins would have been into in 1999 after they fell apart, and a commercial for the most disgusting soup," and the director was like "The soup is a vampire." Kanye West was like, "How bad of a video can we make?" and the director was like "you have no idea."

That's not funny, that is The Truth. It's Clue sans jokes, but at least not without its own unintentional comedic charm. Watch. This is the last one. Thank god.

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Damnit I thought you meant the band The Knife.....
I'm disapointed now..

Posted by: Wesley Useche at 05/29/08 4:02 PM | Reply
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yeah it's creepy and weird, but still manages to be better, more creative, and fun to watch than say, seventy five percent of what's out there right now.

Posted by: big frank at 05/29/08 10:50 PM | Reply
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okay, i couldn't even finish watching the third one. and it's just as much because of the song as the video. BORING.

Posted by: dangermusic profile link at 05/31/08 8:53 AM | Reply
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