This is my vote for the best music video ever made. Why? Because it has everything you could ever ask for in a conceptual rock video, silly. Behold:

• Top-of-the-line logo typography
• Riveting love story/drama unfolding in front of the band as they tear it up
• For the ladies: The Zach Galifianakis-looking singer stuffed into a very tight gold lamé jumpsuit will keep you swooning
• For the guys: The Laraine Newman-looking actress dressed in Sissy Spacek’s clothes will totally do it for you (boner alert!)
• Unique LA setting (not used in 12,000+ action films)
• The thrill-a-minute pace and seamless, action-minded editing
• Smoke Machine
• Aggressive beer can drinking
• Random people walking on and through the set adds that surprise factor and excitement
• Girl hand-dancing across screen at 2:35
• Drummer borrowed Dee Snider’s pants for the shoot
• Lots of FIRE! (in case you missed it, the song has something to do with burning)
• Umlaut
• Greatest special effects ever used for a car-based, self-immolation
• Best use of a dummy for a car-based, self-immolation
• Oblivious hippies dancing in front of a raging car fire (inspiration for Burning Man, no doubt)
• Ends with a flaming album cover (again, this song is about burning)

Have any other examples of “Good Band, Bad Video”?

Fun Fact: BÖC was originally named “Soft White Underbelly”

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