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July 9, 2009

New Calvin Harris Video - "Ready For The Weekend"

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The video for Calvin Harris's "I'm Not Alone" featured the Scottish electro singer-songwriter as a knife-wielding mad scientist surrounded by female dancers/test subjects (and, for some reason, a kid with his teddy bear). In "Ready For The Weekend," the title track from his forthcoming second album, the dancing girls don red leotards to match Harris' magic red mirror/portal, red shirt, red furniture, etc., until they change into blue and yellow zip-up bathing suits, expanding the palette and multiplying endlessly, just in time for the weekend.

The "Ready For The Weekend" single is out 8/10. The album of the same name is out 8/17 via Fly Eye/Columbia/Sony. (You already know this. It was advertised during the entire clip.)

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I love Calvin but I'm really not digging this song or the video. The mirror/window thing is cool, but it kinda reminds me of a target commercial.

Posted by: Igloo McCoy at 07/09/09 4:16 PM | Reply
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Calvin is hila.rious...

Posted by: ArvindT profile link at 07/09/09 4:39 PM | Reply
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Better than the last single, at least.

Posted by: makebeeleaves profile link at 07/09/09 5:09 PM | Reply
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Jesus this song is AWFUL. Eye candy is OK in it, but seriously, this is steaming bad.

Posted by: digital-derek at 07/09/09 5:31 PM | Reply
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Ugh. This is a Michel Gondry rip off. The guy is a dork and the song is terrible. Go to youtube and rewatch the brilliant video for Let Forever Be to see this done properly.

Posted by: brando at 07/09/09 5:55 PM | Reply
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SubSickAlien

I'm sorry but for as horrible as this song might be and as cliché as this video might be, I just can't resist watching it for one reason and one reason only...

GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!

Posted by: SubSickAlien profile link at 07/09/09 9:30 PM | Reply
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Yes.

Seems custom made for a Target advert. Looks like it has the same director too.

Posted by: -Spirit-of- at 07/09/09 10:00 PM | Reply
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Catchy hook.

They don't have Target commercials in Great Britain, therefor Im sure he doesnt know about or care about any visual similarities.

Posted by: Paul at 07/10/09 4:33 AM | Reply
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