A silly take on the lip-synch music video from Sam Bailey and Amer Chada-Patel

Date
9 October 2012

Now I know what you’re thinking, you’re thinking Rob, come on, we are so over lip-synch music videos. They’ve been done to death – why do I need to watch another one? Well because Sam Bailey and Amer Chadha-Patel have done something really great for Francobollo’s single Basketball. The duo are clearly well aware of the ubiquitous vernacular in which they are operating and are therefore confident enough to play with the rules, leading to some delightfully unexpected moments. Sam says that the video is about " the post-break-up-sex-rampage that we’ve all been a witness of, an accessory to or actually perpetrated," and be sure to watch right to the end if you’re a fan of pale flesh…

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Sam Bailey and Amer Chadha-Patel: Francobollo – Basketball (still)

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Sam Bailey and Amer Chadha-Patel: Francobollo – Basketball (still)

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Sam Bailey and Amer Chadha-Patel: Francobollo – Basketball (still)

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Sam Bailey and Amer Chadha-Patel: Francobollo – Basketball (still)

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Sam Bailey and Amer Chadha-Patel: Francobollo – Basketball (still)

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Rob Alderson

Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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