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May 7, 2007

New YACHT Video - "See A Penny (Pick It Up)"

Stereogum Puppet Show DJ Jona Bechtolt (a.k.a. YACHT, one-half of the Blow) entrusted the directorial direction of his first clip from I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real. to Matt McCormick, he of the Shins' balloon-liberating "Australia" vid. In return of Jona's confidence, McCormick delivers this touching tale of touring copper, as YACHT the penny braves the rough streets of Portland with nary a pocket to call home. Until the cute girl 'picks him up,' a happy ending for our one-cent hero.

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i so love this YACHT person.

Posted by: jill at 05/07/07 3:20 PM | Reply
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Hey! I love this song...when it was called 'Miss You'

Posted by: WRV at 05/07/07 4:09 PM | Reply
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That's the best (only) portland promotional video I've ever seen.

Posted by: matt at 05/07/07 4:18 PM | Reply
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Caught him last night opening for LCD Soundsystem in Chicago - great performance, though at times seemed like karaoke on drugs.

Anyway - sweet video.

Posted by: uwmryan at 05/07/07 4:47 PM | Reply
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i really like this song (and this cd), but i don't know...sometimes it sounds so much like hissing fauna, i just want it to be of montreal singing it, because i know it would be better.

nice video, though.

Posted by: cherry at 05/07/07 5:15 PM | Reply
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Maybe not as amazing as he is being the other half of Blow, but still freaking amazing!

Posted by: Mara Siegler at 05/07/07 6:01 PM | Reply
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cute vid, and portland is a great city to live in

Posted by: Jennifer at 05/07/07 6:57 PM | Reply
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awesome video!

Posted by: vladislalalava at 05/08/07 1:17 AM | Reply
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Hey! I love this video...when it was called 'Coffee & TV'

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kWUil383us4

Posted by: octavio at 05/08/07 8:32 AM | Reply
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