Thursday, May 04, 2023

Songbook Xtended: 5 Dollars



Christine and The Queens - 5 Dollars (2018) [Original Post]

Francophiles and perverts rejoice! 5 Dollars is an eminently listenable single from Christine and the Queens, who emerges as a discernible face in the post-popstar crowd. My mother pointed out a superficial similarity to Crispin Glover, which inevitably makes me think Crispin and The Queens, but lets not get distracted karate chopping and kicking the air. I say "perverts" because the video artfully edits a wordless sequence of getting ready for a big day (or night) on the town, with bondage straps only he/she/they will know you're wearing. Of course, that's not really the interesting part. The real fun is discovering there's an (original?) French version that doesn't have nearly as many views on YouTube. 5 dols, baby blues. 5 dols, baby.

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