~~~i entirely agree.  i love mexican wine as a song,
but much like 'stacy's mom,' i have now had it super
messed up by the images of women (four of them, no
doubt) super suggestively shaking themselves around in
next to nothing in what seems to me a blatant pander
to the super sexually charged atmosphere of the MTV
world.

and sorry that i'm so out of it, but i entirely missed
the 'rio' deal, and i was AROUND when that video was
around.  i'm thinking the young humans watching the
mtv these days (when there IS the M on) haven't got a
CLUE to the slight homage alluded to there.  

recently, i've been finding that people in the age
range from 19-23 have NO clue about recent pop culture
history.  i'm not even talking about reagan getting
shot or the challenger blowing up. 

to wit: a couple of days ago, i was watching 'little
house on the prairie' (whatever, i won't even defend
it anymore...my watching, that is) and my friend's
cousin walked in the room (23 years old?) and had NO
IDEA WHAT THE SHOW WAS.  "i've heard of the books,
but..." this absolutely flabbergasted me.

anyway, i'm digressing.  point being, there was way
more ass shaking and shots of members of the band
staring at chicks than real content there.  and i HATE
when a band becomes popular and the fans cry "sell
out", but.... this is really disturbing.

i also would postulate the lack of a gold record
despite seeing the boys all over the place would
actually be a true example of the downloading
phenomenon hurting them.  i'd wager a guess that a lot
of their 'fans' got on board for 'stacy's mom' and
only care to hear that song, and got on their
computers and sucked it down.  or, maybe bought it via
iTunes, at best.  

on a nice note, i got back from a vacation on tuesday,
and heard "hey julie" on someone's car radio on a
spring day in chicago with both our windows down on
lake shore drive.  

my .05,
jocelyn
--- Anna Borg <anna@tallboyrecords.com> wrote:
> That video was pretty much garbage...several bands
> have already done a mock of "Rio" and they really
> have
> to stop using pre-teen girls in their videos, no
> matter how "innocent" it appears.  They couldn't
> possibly have had much say in it.  I pray they had
> no
> say...no wonder Chris Collingwood is drinking so
> much.
> 
> According to the RIAA website, they haven't even had
> a
> Gold record yet.  They hate touring, but it's the
> only
> way they are going to make any money.  I wonder how
> much that video cost to make?  I'm guessing in the
> quarter million dollar range, considering the Yacht,
> crew, etc.  How will they EVER recoup that amount? 
> "Mexican Wine" is a weaker single compared to
> "Stacy's
> Mom"
> 
> They better have an amazing publishing deal...
> 
> 
> anna
> 
> --- Jocelyn Geboy <smussyolay@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > ~~~i wanted to thank you for the link.  sometimes,
> > however, ignorance truly IS bliss. 
> > 
> > SIGH.
> > jocelyn
> > --- bryan <munki100@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > >
> >
>
http://launch.yahoo.com/artist/default.asp?artistID=1009453
> > > Check out the video for "Mexican Wine"
> > > 
> 
> 
> =====
> Anna Borg
> AIM: cakeab
> TallBoy Records
> P.O. Box 27757 
> Los Angeles, CA 90027-0757
> 
> http://www.tallboyrecords.com


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