Let's hope the hula-hoopers in the video for the new Beach House song, "Silver Soul," left patches of unpainted skin on the bottoms of their feet. Remember what happened to Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger! (Actually, as Mythbusters proved a few years ago, there is no such real thing as "skin-suffocation.")
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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But, it's been known to happen to caberet dancers!!
Look, I'm having a tough week. Could you please not debunk any more James Bond myths until Monday?
Thanks.
The tambourine sound in this song reminded me a little bit (in a good way) of Mazzy Star and the hula hoopers reminded me of Perfume Genius (just less trippy/gay/obsessive).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wZBGEqLCCs
(I also believed the thing about skin-suffocation, and probably still do?)
Totally. I thought same thing. Beach House are sounding more and more like woozy, hazy, Mazzy Star.
That is an accomplishment because Mazzy Star ran everything through woozy and hazy effects. They were a desert full of purple smoke.
For all the otaku out there, this is not a tribute or theme song for Gintama.
This is my first Beach House listen. Their name initially transmitted boring vibes and traditional descriptions of them compounded those boring vibes, but an actual listen reveals nice and dreamy stuff. This is what I get for being dismissive.
Um, actually Mythbusters did prove there is such a thing as skin suffocation. The medic they had present during the demo forced them to stop when Jamie started getting sick from the paint.
Hmm. I don't think that's right. I guess one can get sick in other ways from being covered in paint. Fumes, maybe? Or even chemicals seeping in through the skin? But I don't think it's suffocation. Here's Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/goldfinger.asp
I don't know about skin suffocation. But I do know that you get some CAH-RAZY zits if you leave it on for too long.
it's like high school pt. two