Is this Girls Aloud song Better With or Sans Video?

I'm taking a poll. Why don't you take a listen before you help me decide?



At first, you might think it's a vapid Brit pop song. It is exactly that. I'm listening to it as blog. Keyword: listening. Not watching the music video, despite the fact that Girls Aloud has inherited Brit Girl Pop from Spice Girls.

Still listening... It's quite catchy. "In my dreams, we are forty stories tall. When you're around, woo, we're untouchable." Ah, it's a love song about a girl and her partner (whoever you want it to be) ... they have problems, but whenever they're together - everything is fixed. It's upbeat, it's got girl vocals and really, what could possibly make this better? Perhaps...a video? A music video? Is there a channel that only plays music videos? (I miss you, MusicTV)

Take a peek and see if this helps you understand the lyrics of the song better. You know, flesh it out a bit.



This video is pretty awesome. Awesomely bad. Are you at work and can't look at the video? Here's what I see..

What I see are 5 girls in clear bubbles that are supposed to be in space. They are dressed in space clothes -a la Milla Jovovich as Leeloo from the Fifth Element, but in black, because trust me, white is less flattering for everyone. The song talks about walking in the rain, but the girl is posing sexily in a space bubble. It's quite exhilarating. The lights streaking the background and bursting on the screen could give me a seizure!

PS Girls Aloud, space is a lot higher than 40 stories tall!! The clear space bubbles that they're in are penetrating the earth's atmosphere. Cheryl Cole, the wife of football (soccer) super star Ashley Cole (I prefer Joe), looks especially delightful. Children in a plane see these bubbles collide with the air in 5 different possibly dangeous courses to death, yet.... all the girls are still sexy.

Their bubbles hurtle toward their demise and suddenly the circuit is cut. Hmmmmmmm. Do you want those 4 mins back? Sorry.

Conclusion: It is visual stimulation. They are pretty. Is pretty enough though? In many cases, yes. In this case, perhaps not.
Relevance to the lyrics of the song? Zero.
I think I'll stick with just listening.