It's no (dirty little) secret that I am quite the fan of Mr Asher of the Monroes. His ability to churn out quality pop of varying genres while imbuing it with style, personality and enduring charm is no doubt a large factor in why he seems to be the name on every "next big thing" list at the moment. You can read my thoughts on his latest single Hush Hush here, but today is about the photogenic dude putting some dazzling visuals to that infernally catchy tune. And as always, I've broken it down for you so you can get maximum effect of what's going on...
- It's a boot! And a motorbike! And some blisteringly hot heat! I assume the heat is to demonstrate visually how hot the song is/Asher is/the video is. It works :)
- Asher has obviously had some sort of an accident. I hope he was wearing a helmet. Actually kids, while you should always wear a helmet on your bike or motorbike in real life, in pop videos people like Asher don't have to. This is because it will mess up their pop star hair :)
- Asher, with perfect pop star hair and some stunning sunglasses that I would quite like a pair of, hitches a ride on some monstrous tank type vehicle. He has to sit in the cavernous back area while a RoboFemBot looking lady slides into first gear to drive off :)
- Meanwhile, in a room with lots of chainlinks hanging down, Asher sings of his obsessive love and the magical thrall this witchety woman has cast over him...
- As the Monster Truck glides through the scorching valley like a knife through melted butter, Asher gives it some welly in ChainLink land :) On a serious note, I love how the light is used to temporarily obscure your vision - another visual representation of how love blinds when you are a slave to the passion...
- Monster Truck makes a pit stop at some deserted looking layby and Asher hops down off the back. If you pause at exactly 1m40s, you get an Asher Monroe cheeky smile that screams all thoughts of naughty thoughts!
- Oh my days! Asher has stumbled onto a secret Village People reunion! Oh no, it's just some construction workers - a gang formed of ridiculously goodlooking men and women. When Ed the roofer came to fix my tiles it was nothing like this. It was all beer belly and butt crack. Next time I'll have the one at 1m46 on the right of the guy with the bandanna please :)
- (no offence Ed, you did a bang up job!)
- Head twizzle alert! Some dude is spinning around on his head - good thing he has his construction worker hat on. Meanwhile RoboFemBot Lady parades around looking all sorts of sickening. Category is Chain Gang Chic Amazon Eleganza Extravaganza Realness :D
- While more impressive dancing (that I'll never be able to do except in cartoon format) happens, Asher has a shufty around and happens upon RoboFemBot Lady getting changed. His dirty little secret is that he did not look away. THE CAD :P
- While she is having a shower (desert dust is just the living end to get out of your hair if you don't want split ends), Asher does some singing in the indoor rain. You can see every single one of those chiselled abs so you might want to thank God for this scene, ladies and fella loving fellas :)
- 2 things - firstly, Asher still looks good with wet hair. Lucky git. Although sometimes my hair looks best when I get up first thing and I can never quite replicate that dishevelled chic that is happening from eyebrows up. Secondly, there is a Christ Like Pose alert! This is a time honoured pop tradition (see also Backstreet Boys, Take That, Westlife, et al) and can be evidenced at 2m43s...
- The final chorus explodes and there is some mindblowing dancing in the indoor rain. Beautifully shot, you get to see every little drop of water in slow motion for a few brief seconds and it's just amazing. Also amazing is the knee slide across the water - STUNNING.
- While Asher fixes his motorbike, RoboFemBot Lady pulls up in her sassy little VW Bug. Is this the beginning of a beautiful romance?? To be continued :)
(Read my breakdown of Here with You here)
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