Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Fatboy Slim

The song of the day is Praise You from the 1998 album You've Come a Long Way, Baby by English DJ, musician, and producer Fatboy Slim (Norman Quentin Cook). The music video was directed by Spike Jonze with Roman Coppola, and Jones starred in the film under the pseudonym Richard Koufey. The video was shot “guerilla style” without permission from the property owners and in front of puzzled onlookers. It features a fictional dance group called “The Torrance Community Dance Group”, and the video’s intro describes it as "A Torrance Public Film Production". The film was shot in front of a theater and at one point a theater employee turns off their portable stereo.

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