Window Licker (Original, Short Version)
Window Licker video is a parody of contemporary American rap music videos. In the video, two foul-mouthed young men (a Latino and Window Licker video is a parody of contemporary American rap music videos. In the video, two foul-mouthed young men (a Latino and an African American) in LA are attempting, unsuccessfully, to pick up two young African American women (referred to in the end credits as "hoochies"), when suddenly a ridiculously long white limousine (38 windows in length, including driver's window) crashes into the two men's black Mazda Miata (MX5) convertible, and a "pimped-out" Richard D. James, displaying a surreal amount of wealth and power, emerges with his signature fixed grin. The two women, among others, accompany James in his limousine while their faces morph into James's own likeness (possibly a criticism of rap music videos or a display of Aphex Twin's usual creepiness). The video was directed by Chris Cunningham, who also directed the infamous music video for Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy" in 1997.
It is worth noting that the men are "window shopping" for prostitutes during the video's opening; the French term for "window shopping" is faire du lèche-vitrine, which literally translates to "licking the windows".
The promo was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the BRIT Awards 2000, alongside videos by Supergrass, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, and eventual winner Robbie Williams.
The full "Windowlicker" video is restricted to being broadcast only during the nighttime on most music television channels. A bleeped-out version of the video exists, and MTV Two even made a 'daytime' version, with all the opening dialog removed (the censored version starts with the arrival of the limousine) and some of the video's more shocking images are also removed.
* Spinning Aphex Twin logo by Vortex3d.
Length: 348
Rating: 5.00 (26 ratings)
Tags: electronic misic video aphex twin window licker chris cunningham parody rap hoochies dancing dance RDJ Richard James
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