Behind the scenes of M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”

For some reason, bus drivers touring with musicians are always funny—just look at Roger Menees from the Justice documentary, “A Cross The Universe”:

(Those of you who’ve already seen the documentary might remember he tried to get the world record for lowest note, and he actually made it!)

The common denominator here is of course Romain Gavras, the French director behind two more of my favorite music videos, M.I.A’s “Born Free” and Justice’s “Stress”:

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New M.I.A. video, directed by Romain Gavras

Apparently the new music video by Romain Gavras for M.I.A.’s track “Born Free” is very controversial and grotesque (from what I gather on Twitter at least).

The premise seems to be a thought experiement: “What if American troops searched apartment buildings for redheads, gathered them up and drove them off to a camp?” The idea of turning the premise of freedom fighters vs. terrorists around is indeed interesting, but I don’t find this video particularly provocative.

But I might be cold-hearted, or whatever. See for yourself:

Compare it to his video for Justice’s “Stress”, which I find deeply disturbing:

(It really isn’t for the faint of hearted – I’ve warned you!)

/via the fantastic Fuck You Very Much.

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