Okay, look, I fully expect to possibly lose some cred over my posting this, but this video, directed by Anthony Mandler, for John Mayer’s latest release, “Who Says,” is just visually stunning, and the song is actually a pretty damn good one too. I think it perfectly captures a random night out in New York City, and there’s a melancholy quality to this song that seems to fit so well with this day, though I can’t quite put my finger on exactly what that is. The song itself also gets bonus points for citing two of my favorite places in the world, Baton Rouge and Austin, but I digress.
About this video, I think my friend/graphic designer/socialite Ashley Simko said it best:
If you’ve never walked across one of the bridges at night, woken up to an apartment that’s still destroyed from an impromptu party the night prior, or danced until daybreak, then you’re probably missing out. To me, this video just happens to be a small reminder of that.
I couldn’t agree more.
About Mayer, who just yesterday outed himself as an ornery interview subject with an ass-rape fetish: I keep going back and forth on this guy. I truly don’t know whether to love him or hate him. Regardless, he deserves a tip of the cap for this one.
Haha. You like John Mayer.
I'm with you on the inability to decide on Mayer, probably because he's half tabloid boy, half serious musician. And we generally tend to hate people that get too big. But this is nice work, and a very listenable song. He's sounding kind of jaded and beat up, and that's a good thing to be if you want to be a bluesman.
its got a good beat & i can dance to it…..when can we get an article on fall/winter 2009 guido fashion?
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