She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel, have unveiled the video for their wistful new single, "I Could've Been Your Girl" taken from the retro-folk outfit's latest fourth studio album, "Volume 3," which was released earlier this month. Deschanel, unabashed Quirky Girl, may have grown her bangs out a bit in "I Could've Been Your Girl" video, but we're pleased to report that despite almost ten years' worth of cutesy dresses, brightly colored flats, and "gee-whiz"-style sexless witticisms, we are not sick of her yet.
For certain segments of the population, including some of us who may be reluctant to admit such things, an adorable Deschanel dance routine is pretty much audio-visual crack cocaine. And that group of people should enjoy the living hell out of She & Him's new video for "I Could've Been Your Girl." Deschanel herself directed this one, in which she tries and fails to get the attention of her bandmate M. Ward. This probably makes band practice awkward. There's no surprise that anything Deschanel puts her name on is as adorable as it gets, and this is certainly no exception.
The music is a swaying, polished update on '60s girl-group sounds by way of '00s indie pop and the fairly charming video lets this former theater major showcase her love of classic Broadway dance routines. The 'New Girl' actress made her debut behind the lens for the retro-inspired video, which looks like it's straight out of the '60s with the costumes and dance numbers. It's musical time travel, Hello Giggles-style, and if you've read this far that probably means it's your style, too. Deschanel says it's inspired by her favorite '60s musicals. She dances throughout the clip, and M. Ward, appears as a mean-looking café patron. (He's credited as "The Star".) And Deschanel has no respect for M. Ward's coffee time.
The promo has the adorable poster girl utilizing every manic pixie move and dancing the twist and the Charleston in the handbook as she tries and fails to get M. Ward's attention in a restaurant, but it seems a sad, disgruntled M. Ward, who just wants to drink his cup of coffee. Grooving with a vibrantly colored team of backup dancers, the "Don't Look Back" singer visually illustrates the emotional tailspin of "I love him, but he doesn't know I exist..." as only Deschanel could. Well, at least now we know what to do the next time we see a cute guy on the subway. This totally beats writing a Missed Connection.
For certain segments of the population, including some of us who may be reluctant to admit such things, an adorable Deschanel dance routine is pretty much audio-visual crack cocaine. And that group of people should enjoy the living hell out of She & Him's new video for "I Could've Been Your Girl." Deschanel herself directed this one, in which she tries and fails to get the attention of her bandmate M. Ward. This probably makes band practice awkward. There's no surprise that anything Deschanel puts her name on is as adorable as it gets, and this is certainly no exception.
The music is a swaying, polished update on '60s girl-group sounds by way of '00s indie pop and the fairly charming video lets this former theater major showcase her love of classic Broadway dance routines. The 'New Girl' actress made her debut behind the lens for the retro-inspired video, which looks like it's straight out of the '60s with the costumes and dance numbers. It's musical time travel, Hello Giggles-style, and if you've read this far that probably means it's your style, too. Deschanel says it's inspired by her favorite '60s musicals. She dances throughout the clip, and M. Ward, appears as a mean-looking café patron. (He's credited as "The Star".) And Deschanel has no respect for M. Ward's coffee time.
The promo has the adorable poster girl utilizing every manic pixie move and dancing the twist and the Charleston in the handbook as she tries and fails to get M. Ward's attention in a restaurant, but it seems a sad, disgruntled M. Ward, who just wants to drink his cup of coffee. Grooving with a vibrantly colored team of backup dancers, the "Don't Look Back" singer visually illustrates the emotional tailspin of "I love him, but he doesn't know I exist..." as only Deschanel could. Well, at least now we know what to do the next time we see a cute guy on the subway. This totally beats writing a Missed Connection.
