So says Garageland, a New Zealand indie rock band with a penence for little toy monkeys (Mr Splinky!), influencial bands such as the Pixes, The Clean and The Velvet Underground, and happy, bright tunes that make you want to snap your fingers and go out and smile the world up.
And who would say otherwise? In their music video Life is So Sweet, our protagonist, Mr Jean Paul Paul Jean Jean Paul (yes, this isn’t a typo/tired fingers post at 3am in the morning mistake) dons the spy shades and shadows a mysterious man around the main section of Sigatoka Town (correct me if I’m wrong, could be Nadi…any help from the West? Just where is he shadowing?), and the Outrigger Reef Fiji Hotel. In fact, half of the music video seems like a giant ad promoting Outrigger Reef Fiji, showing off its swimming pool, lovely yard and even the awesome dance club complete with rotating lights and black walls.
Inbetween his ‘Chuck’ tailing moments, Mr Jean Paul happily skips on a sunny beach with histrusty radio on his shoulder, admires the local women (see 1:52) and even manages to do a ninja flip/tumble in the greenery.
I have to admit, he did have a lot of fun. Almost makes me want to join a indie band so that I could make crazy ninja flips and do bad 80s dance styles in a music video.
Almost.
#1 by Nongkyndong on October 17, 2008 - 1:29 pm
ah hahahahaha!
#2 by Allen on October 18, 2008 - 7:36 pm
yeah, that’s sigatoka. We saw it as a fitting place for shooting the video.
#3 by Anonymous on October 20, 2008 - 12:20 pm
this clip is so SICK!!!! luvin’ it
lol
#4 by Anonymous on October 20, 2008 - 12:24 pm
shalalalalalala….