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New She & Him Video - "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"

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You'd probably watch if it was two and a half minutes of Zooey sleeping, but with its animated beheadings, undead nuns, and Pac-Man ghosts, She & Him's first music video is much more fun/morbid. Director Ace Norton's blog hinted at the costume changes and green screen, but not that the singer ends up in a pool of (cartoon) blood. Tonight Zooey and Matt stopped by FNMTV to premiere the clip and kick it with LL Cool J. She should be in pictures.

Your move, Desmond.

She & Him - "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (MP3)

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So . . . no deal on the sleeping Zooey vids?

Posted by: barry at 07/12/08 12:09 AM  | Reply
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That video made me cringe.

Posted by: Hugh at 07/12/08 11:15 AM  | Reply
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Mark my words--she will be my bride one day.
-Creepy Internet Guy (07/12/2008)

Posted by: Creepy Internet Guy at 07/12/08 11:29 AM  | Reply
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As much as I like her and LOVE this song, this video is a bad Carpenters nightmare come to life.

Posted by: Ali at 07/12/08 12:03 PM  | Reply
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Mark MY words--she will be MY bride FIRST.
-Creep Internet Guy #2

Posted by: Creep #2 at 07/12/08 1:18 PM  | Reply
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I Seez Her First!

Posted by: Elwood D. Pennypacker at 07/12/08 2:05 PM  | Reply
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You boys stop scaring her!
Another kind of funny / weird ghosty one is "Set you free" by the Black keys, although, it's Zooey-less....

Posted by: pseudosu at 07/12/08 6:13 PM  | Reply
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oddly enough she still looks as awkward as she does on stage

Posted by: hester at 07/13/08 12:17 AM  | Reply
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is there some sort of wierd reverse polygamy sect that has a ton of husbands for one bride. because i would definitely be willing to share!!!

Posted by: NUMBER 3 at 07/13/08 12:45 AM  | Reply
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Did anybody watch this on MTV it was weird? Before they showed the video they were interviewed by Pete Wentz in front of a live audience then he introduced the video to smoke and rockets going off. After the video he threw it back up to the skybox where the Game and two other guys discussed it.

Posted by: Me at 07/13/08 2:26 AM  | Reply
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Crap, make that, "your touch" by the Black Keys.....(ghosts, humor, bizarreness, better music)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dKXlgSd3iA&feature=related

Posted by: pseudosu at 07/13/08 2:41 PM  | Reply
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i thought they really produced the album perfectly and knew what they were doing with the whole retro country two-piece thing, in a way that made them seem pretty authentic. but that video was awful and cheesy in a bad way. still a great song though.

Posted by: ah at 07/13/08 2:59 PM  | Reply
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The real question is...what did The Game have to say about this. Love zooey, love M. ward, really like this album....and this video sucks. She clearly needed more and better direction/direction period, and a better overall match for the music tone wise. Did no one submit a better idea than this? Seriously? Stupid ace norton.

Posted by: John Law at 07/13/08 4:11 PM  | Reply
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The Game said he liked it and now he knows how to get blood into his videos just make it cartoon blood.

Posted by: Me at 07/13/08 9:30 PM  | Reply
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Wow. Cute overload.

Posted by: Andrew at 07/13/08 9:52 PM  | Reply
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It was still better than The Happening

Posted by: barry again at 07/14/08 12:38 AM  | Reply
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As soon as she puts on that cowboy hat, two things happen to me: I don't want to listen to the crappy song anymore, and then all I can think of is "Cuntry Boner".

Posted by: Simon at 07/14/08 3:08 AM  | Reply
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i love it. i thought it was going to be really generic, but it's creative and fun and really fits the song, i think. great job.

Posted by: victor profile link at 07/14/08 11:26 PM  | Reply
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she's cute and all, but i was expecting something much more ambitious from she & him.

Posted by: Aaron Doobz profile link at 07/16/08 5:21 PM  | Reply
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i dig it. something different to watch and its short enough that it doesnt over do it or like drag on.

Posted by: ElliotP profile link at 07/16/08 8:50 PM  | Reply
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hey, it was still better than The Happening

Posted by: TritePseudonym at 07/17/08 11:12 AM  | Reply
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It's strange -- sometimes in this video Zooey looks so awkward that I find myself thinking: "Sheesh, that girl could use some acting lessons." But -- get this!-- she IS an actress! And really only 2/3rds that awkward.

And I enjoyed the video. It was bad, but good.

Posted by: @meli@ at 07/17/08 11:21 PM  | Reply
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I just skip the video and rent Hitchhiker's Guide....

Posted by: Sammy at 07/18/08 12:59 PM  | Reply
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