For those of you who haven\u2019t seen the video and don\u2019t want to see it but for some reason want to read my analysis of it, here\u2019s a synopsis: The first 25 seconds of the video is a roaming, black and white view of a quiet suburban night. The song\u2019s hushed instrumental intro plays as the camera goes into a house where our protagonist, Foo-Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, is asleep. The camera zooms in on his head, and the screen fades into color as we enter his dream. At this point we as a viewer unconsciously understand that we are are viewing things from Dave\u2019s perspective. During the first verse Dave, and thus the viewer, saves a girl from some thugs at a house party by slapping them with his oversized hands. In the second verse he does the same thing in a log cabin. A cabin which, by the way, is a homage to the setting from the Evil Dead (http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5688654\/<\/a>). In the songs triumphant final chorus we return to Dave\u2019s bedroom where he and his bandmates shed the costumes they\u2019ve been wearing in the video, instruments appear and they jam to the end of the song.<\/p>\n The video is directed by Michel Gondry, who would later go on to direct Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and his surreal style is pervasive throughout the video (http:\/\/teamrock.com\/feature\/2016-10-05\/foo-fighters-videography<\/a>). From the cartoonish costumes, to the scene in a which there is a massive telephone that Dave climbs on, to the wonderful moment where Dave\u2019s bed collapses to reveal that there was a drumset underneath it the whole time, the video takes you to another reality where the normal laws of our world don\u2019t necessarily apply. This otherworldly style is befitting of a \u201cpensive ode to a blossoming romance\u201d, because isn\u2019t the beginning of love rather like being on another planet (https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/10473-the-colour-and-the-shape-10th-anniversary-special-edition\/<\/a>)?<\/p>\n Anyway, what makes the video so satisfying is the connection established between the viewer and the protagonist. Because we feel like we\u2019re right there with Dave, we feel the victories that he has against the cartoonish bad guys all the more. The peaks and valleys of the video also follow the song\u2019s contours to a tee. The quiet, tense B-minor verses accompany Dave\u2019s struggles and his girlfriend\u2019s peril, while the jubilant D-major choruses play as he defeats the bad do-ers and jams with his bandmates.<\/p>\n However I know what you, dear reader, have been thinking the whole time you\u2019ve been reading this blog. You\u2019ve been thinking \u201cwhat did the YouTube commenters have to say about the video\u201d? Well dear reader it is the YouTube comment section so most of the comments were rather pointless, like Leanne Mutis\u2019s all-caps masterpiece; \u201cWHOS WATCHING IN 2017\u201d with no question mark. There were some comments, though, that demonstrate that the music video resonates with other people in the same empowering, if not goofy way it resonates with me. For example unnamed715 says \u201cmy favorite part is when he starts b**ch-slapping people with that big a** hand\u201d. User marsh marlou says \u201cI imagine myself driving in a a car with my dog with the windows open and this song blasting\u201d (the double a is their typo not mine). While both of these comments are lighthearted I believe they attest to the energizing experience that watching Everlong\u2019s music video provides.<\/p>\n By some combination of corniness, surrealism, and genuine emotion, the music video to \u201cEverlong\u201d is a perfect match for the song. The campy visual style and sets that don\u2019t look even remotely realistic balance perfectly with the adolescent sincerity of the song and Dave Grohl\u2019s genuine emotion at the end of the video. In short, I believe it is a timeless video, and I hope angsty teenagers of many future generations will find some solace in it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For further reading on Michel Gondry’s music videos:\u00a0https:\/\/bluechat.io\/list\/top-ten-music-videos-directed-by-michel-gondry\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JuXKInAOTpI\/VWYTSOLa-DI\/AAAAAAAABjk\/F_HdSXQ17Zk\/s1600\/Everlong_Foo_Fighters_2.jpg\")
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