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That was excellent. I suppose it helps that the song was good too, but the concept and art made the song that much better.

That was excellent. I suppose it helps that the song was good too, but the concept and art made the song that much better.

I really love Joel Trussell’s animations but unfortunately didn’t particularly care for that vid clip :(

Just think Joel’s past music clips have been far, far, far more interesting. I was watching this one waiting for some sort of clever twist or some sort of intriguing interpretation or anything really but nothing seemed to happen.

Did I miss something ? All I got from this was balloons with faces that cheat with other balloons.

Got nothing against the Gossip and I still love Joel Trussell ! Just felt this one missed the mark.

I really love Joel Trussell’s animations but unfortunately didn’t particularly care for that vid clip :(

Just think Joel’s past music clips have been far, far, far more interesting. I was watching this one waiting for some sort of clever twist or some sort of intriguing interpretation or anything really but nothing seemed to happen.

Did I miss something ? All I got from this was balloons with faces that cheat with other balloons.

Got nothing against the Gossip and I still love Joel Trussell ! Just felt this one missed the mark.

I guess you’re right Mike. Joel’s other animations burnt Gossip’s music video to a krisp. However, on the other hand, music videos are a collaborative effort and, in many (I’d argue most) collaborations an artist isn’t given all that much leeway in terms of creative license.

I know nothing of what went on behind the scenes but, it’s a good bet that a studio exec for the record label put their foot down and claimed that the music should read louder than the video. The roller rink & balloons just SCREAM nostalgia; which is great because, this simple concept works great with Gossip’s 80′s pop inspired sound.

I totally agree that without the sound the animation just doesn’t hold any magic, oomph, get up and go, or what have you but, the fact remains, this is a good music video.

Of course, nothing could change my opinion (and hopefully yours) that had Joel Trussell been given free artistic reign with possible direction/inspiration from the band that the music video would have been MUCH MUCH better. After all, as poppy as the song is, the lyrics are fairly deep.

[p.s.It would be very difficult but, I'd even argue that the concept he was given could have been improved upon; some of the concept is just filler and, it feels like JT didn't have more than a 20 min. conversation with the band.]
p.p.s.I’ve thought about this WAY TOO MUCH

I guess you’re right Mike. Joel’s other animations burnt Gossip’s music video to a krisp. However, on the other hand, music videos are a collaborative effort and, in many (I’d argue most) collaborations an artist isn’t given all that much leeway in terms of creative license.

I know nothing of what went on behind the scenes but, it’s a good bet that a studio exec for the record label put their foot down and claimed that the music should read louder than the video. The roller rink & balloons just SCREAM nostalgia; which is great because, this simple concept works great with Gossip’s 80′s pop inspired sound.

I totally agree that without the sound the animation just doesn’t hold any magic, oomph, get up and go, or what have you but, the fact remains, this is a good music video.

Of course, nothing could change my opinion (and hopefully yours) that had Joel Trussell been given free artistic reign with possible direction/inspiration from the band that the music video would have been MUCH MUCH better. After all, as poppy as the song is, the lyrics are fairly deep.

[p.s.It would be very difficult but, I'd even argue that the concept he was given could have been improved upon; some of the concept is just filler and, it feels like JT didn't have more than a 20 min. conversation with the band.]
p.p.s.I’ve thought about this WAY TOO MUCH

Hey, I appreciate the extra thought you put into it Durtin :)

And that makes a lot of sense to me, I hadn’t considered how much flexibility they would have given Joel.

A real big shame, seems like a waste of his awesomeness.

Hey, I appreciate the extra thought you put into it Durtin :)

And that makes a lot of sense to me, I hadn’t considered how much flexibility they would have given Joel.

A real big shame, seems like a waste of his awesomeness.

While it may not be as animation-heavy as you’d like, from what I gather Joel was responsible for directing the live action as well as the animation. And if you’ve seen the work he’s done with fruit, this video seems to fall right in line with that.

While it may not be as animation-heavy as you’d like, from what I gather Joel was responsible for directing the live action as well as the animation. And if you’ve seen the work he’s done with fruit, this video seems to fall right in line with that.

That’s good to know John. Now we just have to go out and find whichever punk decided to put the emphasis on live action vs. animation and give them a piece of your minds… Five bucks says that they were also the ones who opted for the idea of a roller rink over a carnival/theme-park location too.

That’s good to know John. Now we just have to go out and find whichever punk decided to put the emphasis on live action vs. animation and give them a piece of your minds… Five bucks says that they were also the ones who opted for the idea of a roller rink over a carnival/theme-park location too.