Jump off that sofa

[koganbot]

"Publicis London "I've Got a Feeling"" (Watch on YouTube)

This is the first time I've paid attention to any of these lyrics other than "mazel tov": watching this, I was wondering just how or if the person assigned to a particular segment connected to its meaning: Is tonight gonna be a good night for this fellow? And these women are singing "Look at her dancing/Just take it... OFF," but they're not dancing, much less taking it off. Jump off that sofa, rock it don't stop (w/ guitar), etc. No doubt there are hundreds of vids on YouTube with kids acting out the lyrics. I just hadn't previously thought to look until Tom Tumblr'd this.

Also, every now and then girlboymusic will post vids along these lines that are more inventive and expert, shot in single take like Orson Welles so all the lip synccers have to be spaced throughout the building, rehearsed and choreographed, waiting for the camera to show up so they can do their turn. I hope she links 'em again. But on those I'm so enthralled by the staging that I'm ignoring the words.

EDIT: Here's the better version that she linked:

"LIPDUB - I Gotta Feeling (Comm-UQAM 2009)" (Watch on YouTube)

I suppose I should have noticed that the large cut-out poster signs spelling out "DO IT" underlined that the song itself was saying "do it" at the same time.

NB: But I still haven't reconciled myself to BEP's misusing "gotta." I had the problem with Eve's "Gotta Man" ten years ago. Look "gotta" means "got to," not "got a." "I got to feeling" makes no sense.

Comments

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

If you didn't pay attention to the lyrics in the one I posted, you missed out -- everyone was choreographed to act out or symbolize the line their appearance coincided with. (Also, you should really watch the making-of.)

[koganbot]

I was too amazed by the choreography to think of anything else. I'd probably have gotten to the lyrics if I'd done multiple viewings.

Could you provide links? I foolishly neglected to bookmark.

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

The video.

Making of.

(Also, you can always go to my LJ and click the "watch this" tag -- that'll bring up all the videos I've posted.)

[koganbot]

Many thanks!