The reason OK Go's videos are all commercials is because that's literally the only way they can afford to make such lavish videos at all. It's not just corporate greed or commercialization it's how they continue to exist.
I remember going to a They Might Be Giants concert with my Friend Ian. Half of the crowd left after the Opening act, we found out later that opening act was an early OK Go and they paid to see only them.
The reason they put “Rube Goldberg Machine” in the title of the video for “This To Shall Pass” is because they had another video for that song with a marching band
The fact that OK Go still exists proves that MTV made a mistake when they stopped showing music videos. They have a niche audience, yes, and they make money doing it, but, it's created just as many critics to how they've done it, too.
it kinda makes me sad because honestly i do really enjoy a lot of their music for the music itself. "writing on the wall" is about a relationship falling apart because the couple can't see each other's perspectives, and the video using all the optical illusions as a metaphor for that is amazing. "the one moment" similarly is about how sometimes relationships can come down to a single choice or decision, and not being able to let go of that time. they have some really emotionally driven songs that don't get a lot of attention because of their video work instead.
Even if OK Go technically qualifies as one hit wonder quantitatively I never expected them to show up on here. They've definitely carved out an odd niche.
The reason OK Go's videos are all commercials is because that's literally the only way they can afford to make such lavish videos at all. It's not just corporate greed or commercialization it's how they continue to exist.
Todd being salty about his high-school breakup for 17 minutes
I remember going to a They Might Be Giants concert with my Friend Ian. Half of the crowd left after the Opening act, we found out later that opening act was an early OK Go and they paid to see only them.
As a “low budget” as the original video seemed you Gotta admit that having that many treadmills had to cost something
The reason they put “Rube Goldberg Machine” in the title of the video for “This To Shall Pass” is because they had another video for that song with a marching band
This isn't "they were unsuccessful." It's "Todd is disappointed in the way they were successful."
That Chocolate Rain review's gonna be lit.
The fact that OK Go still exists proves that MTV made a mistake when they stopped showing music videos. They have a niche audience, yes, and they make money doing it, but, it's created just as many critics to how they've done it, too.
The problem is OK Go is one of those bands that I love but always forget.
it kinda makes me sad because honestly i do really enjoy a lot of their music for the music itself. "writing on the wall" is about a relationship falling apart because the couple can't see each other's perspectives, and the video using all the optical illusions as a metaphor for that is amazing. "the one moment" similarly is about how sometimes relationships can come down to a single choice or decision, and not being able to let go of that time. they have some really emotionally driven songs that don't get a lot of attention because of their video work instead.
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"It's a snapshot in a perfect moment of internet culture; it was a perfect song for the time."
They labelled it Rube Goldberg machine because they had 2 music videos for that song.
I never understood why OK Go couldn't seem to gain traction. These guys and Franz Ferdinand soundtracked my high school and early college years.
Todd: It's hard to call indie rock bands one hit wonders.
Todd saying "OK Go" kept setting off my Google Home.
I learned about Ok Go when "Get over it" was included in a sample CD I got with a pair of jeans
This was MySpace-era Indie Rock in it's absolute prime
Even if OK Go technically qualifies as one hit wonder quantitatively I never expected them to show up on here. They've definitely carved out an odd niche.
What, no mention of their cover of the muppet show theme song?