a let down
this falls very short due to the problem of using a dead milkmen song. dead milkmen songs are musically and lyrically brilliant. it's great punk, and they were one of the wittiest bands ever. as a result, the song DWARFS the animation. in this case, the animation isn't nearly clever or inventive enough. it's one big one-liner that really isn't all that funny (well, the "can you hear me now" part was great, actually). all this animation did was remind me of junior high when the dead milkmen still put out records, and how much i enjoyed them WITHOUT music videos. nota benae: the "driver" in this video is made to look like some big punk rock - blue hair, and snarls. the dead milkmen were all self-deprecating geeks; not dolled-up punks. and i don't mean geeks like that blink 182 band, either. these guys were smart, and very literate. they were more like art-punks. that whole blue hair and leather and "i hate the world, man" attitude is all posturing, and frankly it ruins an otherwise wonderful genre.