The guys in Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin may or may not still love the former Russian president, but the lack of loving relationships in this video is pretty darn clear. The SSLYBY fellas sweetly romance the gals from the band Eisley, but eventually botch things so badly that the breakups lead to murderous acts of vengeance. All the mimed injuries apparently rubbed off in a real way, as the instrument smashing portion of the video includes a mishap with a rock that left the guitarist with a broken hand. And, yes, that shot is included in the video. The making-of leaves the scene out, but there's an odd foreboding as the band play a sweet pop version of the Nirvana anthem "Lithium" — which was of course matched with a more successful music video bout of on-stage destruction. --> watch "Think I Wanna Die" (MySpace link)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
"Think I Wanna Die" (Polyvinyl)
Israel Anthem, director/editor | Travis Archer, producer | Teleprompt Films, production co | Bret Weeks, DP
