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February 15, 2008

New Whigs Video - "Right Hand On My Heart"

On "XR 2" M.I.A. asks "Where were you in '92?" Apparently the Whigs were making home VHS camcorder movies, hanging out with a bunch of rowdies playing croquet, wearing masks, tapping kegs, and jamming through their worthy, Jim James-y new single. M.I.A. would hate that answer.

Same tune they did on Letterman. For your next yard party:

The Whigs - "Right Hand On My Heart" (MP3)

Mission Control is out via ATO.

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This is a totally sweet video. The VHS concept is really well-executed. I am now officially ready for the weekend. And summer.

Posted by: Matt Wright at 02/15/08 4:56 PM  | Reply
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Greg Dulli will kick their ass. He fronted the Whigs! not these poseurs. They suck.

Posted by: karl at 02/15/08 4:57 PM  | Reply
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I used to always laugh at that line. "Oh, M.I.A., you were like 10 in 1992" I'd think. Then I looked her up on Wikipedia and found out she's 30, so she was 15 in 1992. Who knew?!

Posted by: no one in particular at 02/15/08 5:18 PM  | Reply
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Athens, GA represent!

Posted by: Lucas Jensen at 02/15/08 5:31 PM  | Reply
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I like this album quite a bit.

Posted by: Andrew at 02/16/08 12:35 AM  | Reply
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great video, song sounds pretty good as well.

Posted by: Luke at 02/16/08 12:32 PM  | Reply
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Pretty sweet vid. The captain must be jacked, lifting that keg over his head.

Posted by: Greg at 02/16/08 12:48 PM  | Reply
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Looking at the shakey cam makes me expect the Cloverfield monster to come out at any point and eat the band.

Posted by: Matt at 02/16/08 4:50 PM  | Reply
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jim-jamesy would be a good way to describe this song. i love it, but tell me if the beginning of this song doesn't remind you of the beginnig of my morning jacket's "Lay Low"

Posted by: jdubs at 02/18/08 3:41 PM  | Reply
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THE WHIGS ARE AWESOME!!!! I love the realness and rawness of the video. The captain is halarious. Shakey cam is GREAT!! The whole album is amazing!!!

Posted by: Dale at 02/20/08 12:26 AM  | Reply
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