OKGO Plays Mouse Trap

Since when do music videos ever depict anything else except broken or happy hearts, rump shaking or putting the most dramatic twist on a song. Not to say that some, and I do mean some, of those videos are really good and well thought out, but OKGO takes the cake (again) with their new video for This Too Shall Pass.

Remember the treadmil video? Yeah, I remember the video but not the song too. Well, this video pokes fun as well as sets a whole new standard for music video creating.

As 1 continuous shot it makes the whole thing even better, and with attribution to State Farm at the end makes it all the more hilarious. The whole thing reminds me of the classic game Mouse Trap. A crafty setup of domino’s, bowling balls, chairs, T.V. and piano smashing all topped off with paint splatter makes me think of my childhood. God, I miss being a kid. OKGO brings the brighter side of life to our T.V. and computer screens with this video and also, I think, is bringing back the fun that artists are supposed to have with music videos. There is no more creativeness anymore, and like I said before it is all about the over dramatizing.

But lets be real, after watching it for the first time do you even really know what the song is about until you listen to just the track? OKGO is a great band and though their videos are awesome it takes away from the music, which is the reason they got famous to begin with.

I digress, this music video is one of the best that I have seen lately (next to NeverShoutNever!’s song What is Love?) and will certainly hold a place on my youtube playlist.

So to sum up, thumbs up to you OKGO for knocking another funny and creative music video out of the park!!! Along with that having another awesome single.

Night all

~T