# OK Go's new video **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087 "2014-06-18T18:55:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/1 "2014-06-18T18:55:48Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m86ae_e_ptU/maxresdefault.jpg "OK Go - The Writing's On the Wall - Official Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m86ae_e_ptU) I think it’s worth watching a few times, at least pausing it several times. Again with these guys it seems that their song is secondary to their video though I really like This Too Shall Pass and Here It Goes Again and not just because of the videos. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/2 "2014-06-18T19:12:29Z")
Nailed another one. Had me from the first few seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/3 "2014-06-18T21:45:50Z")
Okay, that was cool. Think it was really one long take? ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/4 "2014-06-18T21:46:49Z")
It’s weird, they’re almost more directors than musicians. If they ever got together with Gondry, they might accidentally literally blow my mind. Cool video. HUGE fan of ‘This too shall pass’ (although I prefer the marching band version) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/5 "2014-06-18T21:48:24Z")
Some really nice examples of optical effects. Loved the mirrors and the cubes most. Good example of forced perspective with a mirror near the end. At least the music is okay if nothing to write home about, unlike many other YouTube goofy visuals videos. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/6 "2014-06-18T21:54:22Z")
Wow very very cool. These guys are amazingly creative (or have very creative friends at the very least). I loved the celebrating at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/7 "2014-06-19T01:02:13Z")
Thanks for sharing-- enjoyed the optical illusions. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/8 "2014-06-19T01:48:00Z")
WTF, my head is still spinning. That was very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/9 "2014-06-19T02:16:44Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > Wow very very cool. These guys are amazingly creative (or have very creative friends at the very least). I loved the celebrating at the end. I thought the celebrating - and applauding the crew who helped pull it off - was a great touch. IIRC, “Here It Goes Again” (still my personal favorite video by these guys…the music’s hit-or-miss for me) was directed by the sister of one of the band members. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/10 "2014-06-19T08:19:14Z")
Yeah, got to say that that’s the best music video I’ve seen for some time. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/11 "2014-06-19T09:20:02Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > …though I really like This Too Shall Pass… I don’t really like the Rube Goldberg video that got all the praise, I like the [alternative version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY) way more (song and video). ---
**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/12 "2014-06-19T13:03:17Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > Okay, that was cool. Think it was really one long take? Yep, it definitely was. Single take videos of ridiculously complex setups and choreography are OK Go’s “thing.” If you haven’t seen any of their previous videos, go to Youtube and check out the treadmill dance for “Here It Goes Again,” the 3-minute Rube Goldberg machine of “This Too Shall Pass,” or the outdoor live-action stop motion of “End Love.” My personal favorite is the massive live performance of [“Needing/Getting”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejbOFk7H6c) done while driving a car, the video for which isn’t a single shot per se, but _was_ built entirely from footage and audio recorded during a single take. It’s one of the most creative musical performances I’ve ever seen. As an aside, people often find OK Go’s actual music a bit hit-or-miss, but I personally love their songs. Stylistically, they’ve veered over time from the jagged dance rock popular during the mid-Aughts to an airy, more studio-focused style, but they’ve consistently been one of the most uninhibitedly _joyous_ bands to emerge during the internet era. Listening to their music never fails to put a giant, stupid grin on my face. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/13 "2014-06-19T14:37:14Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I don’t really like the Rube Goldberg video that got all the praise, I like the [alternative version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY) way more (song and video). I love this one too. More marching bands should incorporate Ghillie suits. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/14 "2014-06-19T14:42:34Z")
Very nice! I love their creative videos. I really like White Knuckles but I’m a sucker for all the dogs. Thanks for posting. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/15 "2014-06-20T00:35:11Z")
You can tell it was done in the same space and by the same crew that did their _This Too Shall Pass_ Rube Goldberg video. I love all their stuff, especially their video for _End Love,_ But this is in their top two or three for me. Love optical illusions and forced perspective. Also, their last album _Of the Blue Colour of the Sky_ was pretty damn good too. I hope their new one is at least as good as they seem to get better with subsequent releases. Downloading their EP now… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/16 "2014-06-20T00:42:08Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > You can tell it was done in the same space and by the same crew that did their _This Too Shall Pass_ Rube Goldberg video. I was wondering if it was the same place. I thought i recognized some of the structures but then there could be a large number of warehouses built to a similar plan. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-gos-new-video/691087/17 "2014-06-20T15:07:30Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I thought the celebrating - and applauding the crew who helped pull it off - was a great touch. > > IIRC, “Here It Goes Again” (still my personal favorite video by these guys…the music’s hit-or-miss for me) was directed by the sister of one of the band members. Yes, she’s directed several of their videos. If you watch _Skyscrapers_, that’s her doing the dancing as well.