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Bohemian Like You

I plucked a computer game out of a discount bin some years ago. The game -- a simulation of the Le Mans road race -- WARHOLSwas a dud, but I really liked the song that kicked off the opening title sequence, "Bohemian Like You," by The Dandy Warhols. (Crappy "3-D" website here.)

Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought so: the song was soon featured in Vodafone ads in Europe and no less than three automobile (Chrysler, I think) ad campaigns in North America. Which is kind of ironic (the Le Mans/Chrysler angle, at least) in that the first verse of the song goes thus:

you`ve got a great car
yeah, what`s wrong with it today?
i used to have one too
maybe i'll come and have a look

They didn't highlight that part of it, needless to say, preferring to focus on the bouncy "IlikeyouIlikeyouIlikeyou whoo-hoo!" chorus.

I didn't think there was a video of the song, but it turns out they did do one, a rather ahem! frugal affair (approx. budget = $14.92, plus probably some free drinks for the folks in the karaoke bar). Witness.

Warning: Nudity, albeit with most of the interesting bits pixelated out.

Warning: People in karaoke bar.

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