Sometimes I wish there was a way to capitalize numbers because I surely would have put some emphasis on TEN. It's our anniversary! Maybe it isn't 1000 episodes like Ellen just had today, but gosh dangit, I'm proud. To honor this not-so-big-but-sorta-big-anyway occasion, I am going back to my roots and once again featuring SWV. Sorry everyone, but for me they are R&B royalty and have about 12 videos I want to feature at some point and will probably just make every tenth milestone one by them. I feel it is my duty to indoctrinate the world to the sounds of SWV, because in a land without musical snobbery and "sure-thing" selections, SWV would totally be my favorite girl group of all time (SUCK IT SUPREMES). Let's watch!
Things to Note:
* The Opening Scene: So...much...happening. Was someone called Teeroni? Is that a nickname I could have been calling Taj all these years? Whoever says "sing it to 'em Coko" clearly has stolen Beyonce's speaking voice, and I believe Taj is the one wearing a hat with a PROPELLER on it. Also, what was one of them doing on the ground? Marbles? Jacks? Picking at an ant hill with a stick? I NEED TO KNOW
*HAHAHA at :18. What does one do at a SWV traffic sign? Maybe it's like those signs that warn you when there's a deaf child in the area or a deer crossing area: "Warning! Watch out for dancing women in oversized hockey and baseball jerseys with bustier bras?" Or maybe it just means "stop and be awesome"
* Ooh, Coko. That leg raise over the motorcycle at :30 seconds surely could have been a bit more ladylike. It's like a Nenah Cherry Buffalo Stance (note to self: make that a jam)
* I love the expressions of pure wonderment and awe when they are looking at the moving photos being developed. It is the same look I had when I saw their hair in that scene.
* I still haven't figured out if they are singing into a broken mirror or a bunch of spiderwebs throughout this thing (like at :34)
*HAHA at :55 seconds! Really, no words. Except thank you Lord.
* There is a very tender moment involving a cookie. I like that it is clearly presented to the camera and that her man clearly finds nothing strange about being tapped on the shoulder by a woman with a cookie in her mouth. I know I wouldn't.
* I like that during the scene with the telescope, someone off camera clearly hit the patio lights with their hand. Probably while doing the same dance move seen at 55 seconds.
*Am I wrong when saying that Taj looks totally cute at 2:26? Somehow the jagged bang ponytail and the circus tent overalls are working in a major way. Her rap is also amazing. Plus, she is killing them on Survivor right now. Unless some horrible unforeseen blindside happens, there is no way she's not making the final four.
*OMG Pause it at :40 seconds and realize that there is a leg sticking straight up in the air in the background. What's happening!?!
*The mildly terrifying moment at 3:00 when all the members are back to the expressionless lip syncing with faces so dead you feel as if they will surely be coming for your soul. You see!? They toasted for your blood.
*No, I really don't get the part with the girl and the lamp either. I fail to see where that moment is reprised anywhere else in the video. But who cares!? YELLOW SNEAKERS!
This entry really didn't amount to anything more than me just poking my finger at different scenes. Sometimes videos speak for themselves. And no, just because I featured this one does not mean I won't someday feature the Human Nature Remix of the song. It has a Michael Jackson sample and a video where they stumble around some rocks in riding clothes with a band behind them. SHOCKINGLY QUITE INSPIRED.
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