This video played a large role in cultivating my fandom (read: obsession?) for this artist. Its tongue-in-cheek hilarity made it one of my favorite MVs ever. The song by itself is already funny, but the song WITH the video is all kinds of brilliantly hilarious. He mocks his own former pop star status and plays the role of the self-absorbed celebrity desperately clinging to relevance well—which, of course, requires a level of self-awareness. Funnily enough, I became his fan after his fall from the mainstream spotlight. After listening to a few solo songs by this artist and deciding his voice was glorious, I looked him up on YouTube and found this, which made me an instant fan. I’ve heard Australians claim that they like to make fun of themselves, and this certainly lends itself to the stereotype.
Darren Hayes - Pop!ular:
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