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Monday, January 28, 2008

One Shot

posted by on January 28 at 15:50 PM

The wordy new video for the Mountain Goats’ “Sax Rohmer #1” (from the forthcoming Heretic Pride) comes from a fine tradition of clever, cinematographically acrobatic single shot videos. Here is “Sax Rohmer #1”:

Here are a couple of its notable precedents (the first of which will require muting):

(ht: stereogum)

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Oh shnap, it's Lucas with the lid off!!!! Ha!!! You're killing me man. Haven't thought about that song in years! Nice work Grandy.

Posted by E | January 28, 2008 6:43 PM
2

"Bastards of Young"?

Posted by tallchris | January 28, 2008 8:50 PM
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"Bastards" had a still camera though. Kinda the anti of this genre, for lack of a better phrase.

Posted by mackro mackro | January 29, 2008 8:37 AM
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"Stay" by Lisa Loeb.

Posted by Asa | January 30, 2008 1:34 PM

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