Advent song for December 3: Boots
On December 3, 2018 December 2, 2018 By Laura MorganIn Christmas, Music, Reasons to be cheerful, Small pleasures
Did you know that for years and years The Killers released a charity single every Christmas? When I was compiling this list I spent a happy hour comparing them all, and narrowing it down was a tough job, partly because the videos are at least as good as the songs (and sometimes better). What I like best about The Killers is that I never know how much of anything is a joke.
For today's pick I've gone for Boots, from 2010, partly because it has a singalong chorus, excellent drums and East 17-esque bells, and rhymes "television" with "kitchen", but mostly because I love the video, which is the most Vegas thing you'll ever see, if you are looking for the Vegas beyond Elvis and wedding chapels. It looks like scenes from a film but it isn't, and I have no idea what's actually going on in it, although the fact that it stars Brad Prowly (aka Super Bad Brad), a much-loved New York City street performer, sort of gives us a vague nod at a plot, if you squint. But don't squint too hard, otherwise you'll miss Brandon Flowers singing on a roof overlooking the Strip at sunset, and that's a sight we should all feast our eyes on as often as possible.
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