Lucas with the Lid Off (Michel Gondry, director, 1994)

An excellent music video that aired briefly on MTV in 1994 and soon became largely forgotten. This one was filmed in B&W to produce an old-timey ambience that works very well with the ragtime sound. Pay close attention to the continuity. The whole video was filmed with a steadycam, in one continuous shot...an unbelievably difficult task that only someone like Michel Gondry could pull off. This catchy vid is no longer in production and a rare treat to find, wherever it happens to bubble up ;-)Lucas With The Lid Off Lyrics:Spoken: "I'll be practicing in my mind"wha-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba- aaaWhoa-oh-ohcatch the vibes... the reggae and the ragtimeWhoa-oh-ohcatch the vibes, catch the vibesWhoa-oh-ohCause it's lucas with the lid offcatch the vibes, catch the vibesWhoa-oh-ohCause it's lucas with the lid offZem, Zem,daZem, ZemdaZow, ZemWatch me now you hear me nowWatch me go-ohWhatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)I feeeeeel... so goodZow, zow, zowWatch me go-ohStrike the right chord, and I rap, rap my skull capElectric, until I blow my top offI wrap my lyrics right around the globeI lay lobes and allBit by bit I make it fitCause I'm here to knit myself togetherand whatever split for my formatand after thatI never stay the sameand treat the freak like a doormatJump around on itI'm here to spray poetic confetti alreadyOpen open open up your skull capand let it rain, let it rain, let it rainLet it drainAll the I'm-too-cool-to-have-a-good-ti e-but-really-I'm-a-muted-trumpet type of talkawayHey-ey-eymove to the front, take it off, take it off,Catch the vibesCause it's lucas with the lid offcatch the vibes, catch the vibesWhoa-oh-ohCause it's lucas with the lid offcatch the vibes, catch the vibesWhoa-oh-ohCause it's lucas with the lid offZem, Zem,daZow, ZowSkedadle-lah-oohwatch me now you hear me nowUh now, now, nowWhatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)I feeeeeel... so goodI feeeeeel... so goodWelcome to my brain, I got the lid offmy chest I got my nut offthe type of spirit that can break your frameworkthe same by the end will stay the samehear the voice of summerZow za zow zowbut once I gotta hum a melodythat represents the type of flow I kickwhen my tongue is swingin' like a drumstickof a jazzy type of lickeverybody's got the lid on tightlyafraid of what might be lurking right behindand out of safetyso undo yourself and watch my rhyme goout of my lyrical chimneybut don't repeat my voice to the beatwhen you hear the track again make up your own wordsCause the rhythm is a conduit to break a split from the homegrownThe well known is on to the unknownSee everyone's a firecracker like a phone about to get hooked upand let look up and let look up and let whatever bubbles upout your head spread the vibes and illuminate the skyCause it's lucas with the lid offit's lucas with the lid offit's lucas with the lid offCome on and take your lid offWatch thisWatch me now you hear me nowtake a solo , take a soloand spread the vibes kidI hear that funky tunenow now now nownow nowWhooooooooooospread spread spread the vibesspread it spread itnow-now now-now now-now now-nowwatch thismm-mmah bap bap bap bowWatch me now you hear me nowUh now, now, nowWhatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)Whatever bubbles, bubbles up... (I feeeeeel)Come follow me around come follow me now (yeah, yeah-eah)I feeeeeel... so good...

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: CapnFlix

Length: 04:01
Rating: 4.91
Views: 147227

Tags: gondry  hip-hop  indie  lid  lucas  michel  music  off  oldies  ragtime  with  

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