Bahamas – I Got You Babe
2013 · Directed by Scott Cudmore
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Best comments
1.“I really thought this was gonna be a Sonny and Cher cover. I was pleasantly delighted.”
More comments
- 2.“I'm in this video at 1:58. I'm so famous.”
- 3.“My dad's been listening to this on repeat. He busted through my door to go 'Bahamas, eh?' when I was listening to it.”
The story
First thing: this is not the Sonny & Cher song. Same title, different song entirely. Afie Jurvanen, the Canadian songwriter who records as Bahamas, wrote his own I Got You Babe for his second album, Barchords, released in February 2012 on Brushfire Records. It's a laid-back love song with a guilty conscience. Barchords went gold in Canada and picked up a Juno nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year.
Director Scott Cudmore made the video, with Michael Leblanc shooting it, and the credits list both a Canadian and a Cuban producer. What you get is a sunny tropical beach in ultra slow motion: people stretching in the sand, lifting weights, smoking, sipping drinks and breaking into silly dances. Complex called it a little odd. That's the appeal. Nothing happens, and it happens very slowly.
