‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°644 – 2010s Music Videos
Regard, Billie Eilish, Two Door Cinema Club, Devlin, Plan B, LSD, Bastille, The Weeknd, Hozier, DJ Snake, AlunaGeorge, Lana Del Rey, Knife Party
They are the performers of twelve amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos that were ranked in various charts, this week (37/52) BUT … in the Tens 2010s.
Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!
Tracklist
1 . Regard – Ride It |
‘Ya actin’ like a diva, sayin’ you don’t wanna pay’
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| A remix of Jay Sean’s 2008 single, “Ride It” by Kosovo-based DJ Regard, born Dardan Aliu, has gained virality on TikTok. The music video, directed by Meji Alabi and shot in Kiev, showcases dancer-actor Harry Parr navigating Ukrainian streets at night, from arresting a man in a steamy room with two women to dancing wildly in a strip club. |
| HEAR IT |
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2 . Billie Eilish – All The Good Girls Go To Hell |
‘My Lucifer is lonely’
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| Billie Eilish’s “All the Good Girls Go to Hell” is a song with a message about climate change and environmental awareness. Directed by Rich Lee in Los Angeles, the video features Eilish being injected with syringes, resulting in her transformation into a mythical creature with large wings. After landing in an oily swamp, the poor thing ends up ablaze, the whole scenario symbolizing wildlife’s vulnerability to human pollution. |
| HEAR IT |
Featured on the 2019 album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
3 . Two Door Cinema Club – Sleep Alone |
| Two Door Cinema Club’s new single “Sleep Alone” was inspired by lead singer Alex Trimble’s vivid dreams influenced by the cannabis he used to combat post-tour insomnia. The accompanying music video, directed by French filmmakers AB/CD/CD, is a thrilling dream sequence reminiscent of “Alice in Wonderland.” |
| HEAR IT |
Featured on the 2012 album “Beacon”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
4 . Devlin – [All Along The] Watchtower (w/ Ed Sheeran) |
| Long time friends, Ed Sheeran and rapper Devlin’s version, produced by Labrinth, of “All Along the Watchtower” uniquely samples both Bob Dylan’s original and Jimi Hendrix’s famous cover and intertwines Sheeran’s harmonies and Devlin’s lyrical prowess. The music video is directed by Corin Hardy. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2013 album “A Moving Picture”. Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site |
5 . Plan B – Deepest Shame |
‘I guess she only has herself to blame’
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| The music video for Plan B’s “Deepest Shame”, directed by Paul Caslin, features front man Ben Drew performing in a dim warehouse intertwined with scenes from the British crime drama “ill Manors” that Drew directed. The video highlights the character Michelle, portrayed by Anouska Mond, with new footage of a nude Mond in a basement, her body inscribed with writing. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2012 album “Ill Manors”. |
6 . LSD – Thunderclouds (w/ Sia, Diplo & Labrinth ) |
‘Hey now, put your hands in the air’
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| Pop supergroup LSD – a reunion of Sia, Diplo, and Labrinth – song “Thunderclouds” is a soulful and romantic anthem encouraging listeners not to fear life’s challenges. The music video, directed by Ernest Desumbila, presents animated adventures of the trio and Maddie Ziegler, Sia’s frequent collaborator, navigating a fantastical sky in a flying vehicle, facing storms but finding solace through love. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2019 album “LSD”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
7 . Bastille – Send Them Off! |
| English indie pop band Bastille’s “Send Them Off!” boasts an upbeat sound with a memorable horn riff and Dan Smith’s distinctive vocals. The lyrics delve into personal battles and inner demons, echoing themes from Shakespeare, like the irrational jealousy seen in “Othello”. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2016 album “Wild World “. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
8 . The Weeknd – Tell Your Friends |
‘They told me not to fall in love, that shit is pointless’
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| Co-written and co-produced with Kanye West, “Tell Your Friends” by The Weeknd is a song about ambition, fame, and success. The accompanying music video, directed by Grant Singer, features The Weeknd in a desert setting, engaging in dark acts like burying his own body and confronting a sinister figure. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2015 album “Beauty Behind the Madness”. |
9 . Hozier – From Eden |
| The lyrics of Irish musician Hozier’s “From Eden” explore love, temptation, and redemption, reflecting a tumultuous relationship. The music video, directed by henry/ssong and starring Hozier, Katie McGrath, and Tate Birchmore, portrays a Bonnie and Clyde-esque duo on the run with a young boy whose connection to the couple remains mysterious. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2014 album “Hozier”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
10 . DJ Snake, AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It |
‘Some people want me to be heads or tails’
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| A remix of AlunaGeorge’s 2013 song, this new version “You Know You Like It” is a collaboration between DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge’s members, singer Aluna Francis and producer George Reid. The music video stands out with its unique chracter : an hedonistic anthropomorphic ape leading a reckless life, indulging in video games, smoking, and being captivated by women. |
| HEAR IT | 
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11 . Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell |
‘I said, “Don’t be a jerk, don’t call me a taxi”‘
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| Directed by Chuck Grant, Lana’s sister and director of “Venice Bitch”, the 14-minute short surreal and sublime film illustrates Lana Del Rey’s songs “Norman Fucking Rockwell”, “Bartender”, and “Happiness is a Butterfly” and embraces Del Rey’s signature style: dreamy escapades in a retro, imagined California where Lana and her friends encounter policemen, one portrayed by Duke Nicholson, Jack Nicholson’s grandson. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2019 album “Norman Fucking Rockwell!”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
12 . Knife Party – Centipede |
‘Even tarantulas aren’t immune from an ambush’
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| Directed by Elliott Sellers, the music video for “Centipede” by Knife Party, the electro house/dubstep duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, starts with a 1930s film aesthetic and ends with the main character undergoing a grotesque transformation into a centipede after his destructive actions inadvertently harm his love. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2012 album “Rage Valley”. |
For THE FULL ‘VOUS AVEZ DIT BIZARRE’ COLLECTION click here
NB . You may wonder what are these “Quotes” attached to certain photos above. Well! For a specific song, we select a still image from the video on one side and choose a lyric from the song on the other side. We ensure that the lyric has a connection to the image, although sometimes the connection may be far-fetched or based on a double entendre, creating a humorous or meme-like combination when the two are merged together. Et voilà!
Bizarre Quotes • Ya actin’ like a diva, sayin’ you don’t wanna pay (Regard) • My Lucifer is lonely (Billie Eilish) • I guess she only has herself to blame (Plan B) • Hey now, put your hands in the air (LSD) • They told me not to fall in love, that shit is pointless (The Weeknd) • Some people want me to be heads or tails (DJ Snake, AlunaGeorge) • I said, “Don’t be a jerk, don’t call me a taxi” (Lana Del Rey) • Even tarantulas aren’t immune from an ambush (Knife Party)
Musicwise : Art Pop, Art Pop, Edm, Electro House, Electropop, Modern Rock, Pop Dance, Uk Dance
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