The music video (a tie-in to Dumb and Dumber) follows Jeff Daniels' Harry, who's visiting Canada, stopping a robbery at a church and getting unfairly blamed for it. Their cover of "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" is about a martyr in Italy who discredits the Vatican by coming into town and spreading wealth and generosity around, which eventually results in him being crucified on television.It could be some sort of metaphor about dysfunctional relationships, mind you. The video, however, is mainly about their frontman boxing Sandra Bernhard.
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The music video is a series of text cards describing the plot from Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video: a woman sees a man arrested for a crime he didn't commit, hugs a statue in a church the looks just like that man, and eventually convinces the police that the man is innocent. Blonde Redhead's "Silently" is kind of vague, but has something to do with romance, forgiveness, and possibly stalking.The video is about a strange doll that comes to life, leads the singer through a very weird landscape and abducts her. The Birthday Massacre's "In The Dark" is a song about a screwed-up relationship where everything is going wrong.The video is some sort of spy drama involving scuba diving and rappelling down a cliff. The lyrics are about encouraging someone who's feeling depressed. The music video, on the other hand, is about a synchronized swimming duo persevering despite getting attacked by a giant lobster in the middle of a competition. Asian Kung-Fu Generation's " Kimi No Machi Made" is about a guy who wants to fly over to his lover's town like a bird.The video is them serenading a Giant Woman in a bikini who eats them. Lit's Miserable is about being addicted to someone despite them making you feel terrible.The video is about two women (who may or may not be lovers) running across Scarborough to get to a meet-and-greet with the band, who are driving through the city making all kinds of joking references to Canadian life. The song, originally written by Bruce Cockburn, contrasts new love with the (then-probable) Cold War. Barenaked Ladies' cover video for "Lovers in a Dangerous Time".
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