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The Strokes target billionaire influence in puppet-filled music video
The Strokes released a video for “Lonely in the Future” after appearing on Saturday Night Live.
The clip was directed by Warren Fu and made with puppets from Splitting Image, the company behind a British TV show of the same name.
It satirizes billionaires and their influence over media, war and culture.
Puppets of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Rupert Murdoch appear, with Musk and Bezos shown in a subplot as lovers.
The video also features puppets of Lou Reed, Stanley Kubrick and Bach, whose work was misunderstood or underappreciated in their time.
Rick Rubin, music critic Anthony Fantano, Greta Thunberg and the band members also appear.
The video’s focus on billionaire influence connects celebrity figures with debates about power in media and culture.
The Strokes released a puppet-filled music video for “Lonely in the Future” that targets billionaire influence.
The clip portrays billionaires and their influence over media, war and culture.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Rupert Murdoch appear as puppets.
Musk and Bezos have a subplot as lovers.
The video was directed by Warren Fu and uses puppets from the company behind the British TV program Splitting Image.
- Who
- The Strokes released the video, directed by Warren Fu.
- What
- A puppet-filled music video for “Lonely in the Future” criticises billionaire influence.
- When
- It was released on the weekend of the band’s Saturday Night Live appearance.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The video skewers the billionaire class and its influence over media, war and culture.
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The Strokes appeared on Saturday Night Live.
The band released the music video for “Lonely in the Future.
- Song
- Lonely in the Future
- Director
- Warren Fu
- Billionaire figures portrayed
- Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Rupert Murdoch
- Puppet company
- Splitting Image
- Themes
- Billionaire influence over media, war and culture