let's dance

I love how at this latter stage in their career, they were able to look at themselves in a more lighthearted manner. The videoclip for this track is a parody of the late-90's boyband phase that they bought into. Not only is it refreshing to have a sense of humour about what they've done previously, but it's also something great to have a chuckle at.

The gist is that the members of Five and their management are brainstorming ideas for a videoclip, and any thoughts they have are instantly morphed into existence.

By now, 'Five' had become four. So what do they do? They replace Sean with a cardboard cut-out.

The clip is laden with gratuitous sexuality from the outset, which itself is parodied later on when the dancers are replaced by men (a suggestion by a homosexual who happens to be in the room).

Other funnybits are when it starts to rain, summed up with the gesture by J in disbelief when it happens, as well as Ritchie's blunt suggestion to be dancing on a street, and when an innocuous suggestion to have more 'action and gunfire' leads the dancing group to be fired upon.

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festival checklist

For big music festivals, regardless of the genre, there's always particular types of people making an appearance.



1) You. For every festival you go to, you are there. It is only natural, and within the bounds of physics and basic comprehension of existence.

2) Asshole. Normally tall, or moves around a lot. He is always getting in your way no matter how well or close you position yourself to the front of the stage.

3) Clueless. Doesn't know the band, doesn't care. He is here with friends who do know the band and do care. He seems to enjoy himself, but really he's wondering what else he could have done with the money.

4) Sicko. Utilises moshpits to touch others. The older and shadier they are, the more inclined they are to go for boob.

5) Diehard. Has been going to every festival since its inception. Has been rocking hard since before your parents met, and now with creaking bones, tries to ignore you and your young kind as he enjoys the final years of hearing.

6) Ugly chicks. Being here is probably the only situation where they cannot avoid being in the sun.

7) Hot chicks. Craving attention with fake tans and tank tops even if the climate they live in does not lend itself to that sort of appearance. Normally seen with boyfriends who are merely a utility to protect them in moshpits or provide a pair of shoulders to sit on to get more attention.

8) Hands in the air like you just don't care: Been there since gates at the bus stop drinking because it's 9 bucks to get a premix at the bars inside. Sometimes tripping balls (depends on music type) but is there for the express purpose of arm flailing, regardless of who is on the card.

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9) Tattooed: loves using this situation as a chance to show you their ink.
10) The Kid: awesome parents teaching them young the finer arts of rocking out.
11) #1 fan: Gets to the rail early, and doesn't move from their front position for the entire set, silently mouthing every lyirc of every song, but doesn't move their arms for fear of being shunted from behind by people having a good time.
12) Touchy chicks: Actually think that people will stop bumping into them if they appear to be offended when being shunted in a moshpit.
13) Crowdsurfers: The lighter the better.
14) That Guy: You see him everywhere at the same places you go. You wonder if he notices you too.
15) The Juicer: "Hey ladies - my balls are [i]tiiiiiny[/i]" (note: almost exclusively found at electro festivals)
16) The Bag Guy: Carrying other people's shit because they don't have enough money for coat-check... because they spent it all on merchandise as soon as they got there, rendering this dude to a day full of back breaking agony.
17) The Casualty: Either copped a bump to the head while moshing, or just couldn't take the heat. Normally seen just outside the crowd with a friend or two sitting down with some bottles of water.
18) The Summer Goth: In full make-up and wearing leather and black, even though festival season co-insides with [i]summer[/i].
19) Music LOVAH: Just there to say they've seen the band, or say how good/bad the band is live (note: very hard to pick, might be dozens of them in the image)
20) The Lucky Fucker: The one who comes away with the guitar pick or drum stick thrown into the crowd. Jealousy is proportional to their proximity to you when they grab it.
21) The Unlucky Fucker: That poor soul who just happens to be in front of you in the crushy part of the crowd during a particularly intense set. Cops the full brunt of your elbows and fists as he cannot move while you bounce around lively. It is recommended that before the set ends, you slink away so he doesn't get a good look at you.

come to daddy

Unfairly known more for it's videoclip than it's actual beat, Come to Daddy really isn't that scary. Sure all those little girls have old Irish man faces. Sure that big dog would make anyone who has been bitten before shit their pants. Sure that old lady reminds us of our own grandmothers whom we'd never wish any harm upon. And sure that big yelling thing that bursts out the television looks like an emaciated catwalk model being told there's a rip in her dress...

... but if you think about it that way it isn't scary at all.

Plus, Film is the best track on the EP.

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