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August 14, 2008

New Fujiya & Miyagi Video - "Knickerbocker"

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On first listen of the refrain to the new F&M single -- "vanilla, strawberry, knickerbocker glory" -- I had hopes we had just met the world's best motorik-infused tune about triumphant, flavored underpants. Because there was a void in my life for that. Commenter Joey S. set it straight, though, telling us "a knickerbocker glory is a sundae thats popular in the u.k." Although I still like my reading better, he's right, and here's the video to prove it. The "Knickerbocker" clip is a little like "Konichiwa Bitches" in that every lyric gets corresponding, literal imagery. As the Japanese-but-not-Japanese band name would suggest, Fujiya & Miyagi enjoy playing with words -- so the first person singular is an eyeball with one pass, a needle's eye with another; the ice cream and Lena Zavaroni, however, stay true to form.

They make good videos, although I still think they could have done one image of a pair of knickers standing on the Olympics medal stand. Probably why I'm not a video director. Fujiya's next LP, Lightbulbs is out in the US on 9/16 via Deaf, Dumb + Blind. And then there will be a tour:

10/22 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
10/23 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/24 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
10/25 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/27 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
10/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour

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Ahhh. Love them.

Posted by: Dana at 08/14/08 4:53 PM | Reply
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Reminds me of Kokomo by Beach Boys? meets Neu!, of course.

Posted by: vespajason at 08/14/08 9:39 PM | Reply
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Somehow, even though their songs often sound similar (and mostly neu-like), I love each and every new song I hear. This one's a sweet, sweet ice cream toe-tapper. It's also incredibly helpful to see a video of the lyrics being spelled out in figurative or literal representations.

Posted by: oonceoonce at 08/16/08 7:40 PM | Reply
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