The New Music

You’ve gotta love Andrew W.K. If not for his righteously anthemic hyper rock then for his amazing kids show Destroy Build Destroy, his colourful Fox News appearances or just for his unrelenting optimism.

Regardless of what he does, the man knows how to get a reaction out of everyone, especially with his music videos. Let us not forget the elated spirit of “Party Hard” or the ridiculous length of his mic cord in “She Is Beautiful”. With his new single, “I’m A Vagabond” Andrew has done it again.

Sticking with using himself in his signature dirty white shirt/jeans combo as the focal point, Andrew shows us his karate chops by incorporating his martial arts expertise (?) into his inimitable choreography. It’s a pretty simple single-camera shoot that allows a cameo by his guitarist to hammer home that delicious solo over the crawling, epic song structure. But the money shot comes at the end, when “he” pulls out a $100 bill from “a” mouth. You’ll understand the quotes when you watch the clip. It’s very… rubbery.

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Posted on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 at 2:13 pm by Cam and is filed under The New Music, Video.

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