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August 16, 2007

New Andrew Bird Video - "Imitosis"

Maybe there's some sorta male teacher trend in videos in response to Van Halen's reunion and all those resurfacing memories of Waldo and classroom bikinis. Or maybe not. Whatever the case, "Imitosis," directed by the bug-loving Britta Johnson, finds Andrew (nice socks, dude) chirping about palindromes in a student-free classroom with violin, glockenspiel, electrodes, and some Thomas Pynchon name dropping.

Difficult to tell what those geometric scribbles, prison-style crosshatches, and crazy-ass numbers mean (and, hey, why's Professor Pynchon blowing up so many little balloons beyond using 'em for that one moment of percussion?), but whatever makes those bejeweled spiders and beetles and assorted crawlies jig around the Bunsen Burners and the Vaseline-like stuff with lil' flags and feathers and slick moves seems like successful science to us.

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is that tobey from the office? cause that looks like tobey from the office, but more bald...

Posted by: adam at 08/16/07 4:25 PM  | Reply
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as far as music videos go this one isnt all that bad.
love the song, but i loved it even more live on Conan back a month or so ago.

Posted by: aaron at 08/16/07 4:49 PM  | Reply
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glockenspiel.

Posted by: Sara at 08/16/07 5:51 PM  | Reply
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Okay #1, I find Andrew Bird strangely attractive.

#2, for the split second that I saw the drummer (or was paying attention enough to notice), I thought it was Zach Galinikiankis. (Or however the hell you spell his name.)

#3, It's definitely not Tobey.

#4, I breed jeweled spiders in my dresser drawers.

Posted by: Ashley at 08/16/07 6:11 PM  | Reply
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you're right, sara! metal keys, not wood ... i was too busy watching those bugs. fixed.

Posted by: brandon at 08/16/07 6:13 PM  | Reply
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drummer is martin dosh! he's the bestest.

Posted by: amrit at 08/16/07 6:33 PM  | Reply
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good video, but doesn't touch Dr. Stringz

Posted by: phil at 08/17/07 12:05 AM  | Reply
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well, nothing can touch dr.stingz. Andrew bird is a living legened.

Posted by: Brian at 08/17/07 12:50 AM  | Reply
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you and me both Ashley. but then, i honestly find him good-looking so maybe it's just me.

very cute video, i loved it. thanks for this!

Posted by: ave at 08/17/07 11:22 AM  | Reply
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very nice video..!

Posted by: cheap domain at 08/17/07 11:39 AM  | Reply
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Anyone know what happened to the old drummer, Kevin O'Donnell? HE is the bestest.

Posted by: pollyesther at 08/17/07 4:02 PM  | Reply
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