New Streets Video For “The Escapist”
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So, if you read the Skinnerblog (Mike Skinner’s myspace bloggy), you already know a lot about this song and video. If not, here’s a recap. Mike, A.K.A. The Streets, decided to film a video of himself walking from London to the south of France for the video to “The Escapist” (this included many rules, like no changing of dirty t-shirts). The song was actually written for a film of the same name, but was rejected in favor of Coldplay’s version (the second half of “Death and All His Friends” on their new album).
That brings us to today’s post, which included the completed video that made its world premier last night on BBC 4. Skinner’s forth record, Everything is Borrowed, will be released in the UK on September 15. You can download the track for free here.
Excellent.
Posted: July 30th, 2008 under New Videos.
Tags: The Escapist, The Streets