Aqua Warn Against The Dangers Of Color-Coordinating Your Dinner Parties’ Menus


There’s apparently a lot of symbolism in the video for “My Mamma Said,” the new video by the reformed Barbie-loving Scandinavian outfit Aqua—you’ve got the crisp white tablecloth marred by a bug, some mysterious milky beverage poured and sipped, blowing leaves, and lots of hard, longing looks. Fortunately, said overthinking doesn’t mar the song, a mournful little pop track about love lost and found that’s wound around a “Clocks”-ripoff sample. True, Rene Dif’s vocals are probably better-suited to instructing Barbie to go party with him, what with their being goofy on a level not seen since Einar Örn Benediktsson’s heyday. But I was listening to Robyn right before clicking “play” on the above clip, and I’ll be damned if the two didn’t fit together pretty nicely. [YouTube / MySpace]

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8 Responses to “Aqua Warn Against The Dangers Of Color-Coordinating Your Dinner Parties’ Menus”

  1. by brasstax at 4:46 pm

    Wow, I… totally don’t hate this.

  2. by michaela at 5:16 pm

    Um, me neither. It’s kind of Scissor Sisters-ish.

  3. by BradNelson at 6:13 pm

    I once met someone who totally repped for the second Aqua album as a pop masterpiece, and I always suspected he might’ve been right.

  4. by fre2daa at 6:15 pm

    I just can’t listen to this with a straight face. Bald guy being all serious and shit!

  5. by Thierry at 9:18 pm

    @fre2daa: Speaking of which, bald guy totally invented Pitbull, didn’t he? Don’t tell me you can’t hear a revamped version of “Barbie Girl (feat. Pitbull)”…

  6. by fre2daa at 1:03 pm

    @Thierry: Pitbull: Origins.

  7. by k-rex at 11:20 pm

    Why does bald guy keep saying “multiverse”? Is this song about The Chronicles of Riddick?

  8. by chachwitablog at 10:26 am

    OMG I like this. Kind of a lot?

    Now I have to go on an Aqua listening spree - “Heat of the Night” here I come!

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