By now you've probably heard the Phoenix song "Lisztomania," and you've probably seen the Brat Pack tribute video that hit the Internet soon after its release, but it's always worth another few hundred listens. Leave it to a bunch of Brooklynites to create a tribute to the tribute. How delightfully derivative! That's right, here, contained within the same 4 minutes and 16 seconds, you get hipsters, '80s nostalgia, graffiti, rooftops, the Manhattan skyline, the Water Taxi, and dancing dancing dancing.
Who knew that German romantic poet Heinrich Heine could coin a term that would lead to such a catchy song? [via FreeWilliamsburg]
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whoa a waterboarding reference. do a swing flu one next!
quit hatin'. legalize it.
hug0chavez
Fuck the 80's.
kedward
AMEN!!
kedward
AMEN!!
ninrvana
Didn't pay attention to the video so much, but what a fun song! Thanks for switching me on.
sluggo
oh my god how annoying. I stopped it halfway through. Morons.
matty
Did I say Gap ad? I MEANT iPhone ad. Duh.
poopmast
Does every group of hipsters require one chubby asian girl?
ixvnyc
As opposed to one hot blond, one hot brunette, and one hot black chick, which is what you are used to from your MTV/Clear Channel brain washing formula?
longacre
I hear the Pentagon is considering using this video on Guantanamo as an alternative to waterboarding.
matty
looks like a gap ad.
angry_pickle
Nicely shot. But the music doesn't do anything for me; the garbled lyrics doesn't help.
tackledspoon
That was fun!
Trilby16
Not really nuts about either of the videos or the song. Thanks anyway.
dwayno
ugh
Clickety-Clickety Clack
I had never heard the song before and I wish I didn't see it with that obnoxious video accompanying it. Yes, we've all seen the Breakfast Club before, thanks.
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