Franz Ferdinand: Michael

And the story goes that a male acquaintance of Alex Kapranos was at a club, very drunk and enthusiastically dancing with another man, and that's the origins of Franz Ferdinand's single "Michael", one of their very first songs to get released. The music video for it sort of follows that ideal, obviously the "closed times" of the early 2000's wouldn't go for the homoeroticism of everything and the song but no one can say the band didn't try it.

Kapranos and his band mates perform the energetic song and they're presented in a different, unusual manner (palefaces, lipsticks, heavy makeup and all dressed in dark clothing) as we also have sinister men in a similar fashion and their attention goes to the title character, who feels awkward as he walks in the place, and doesn't understand some of the surreal aspects of it all (presented through nice editing special effects). Instead of a lustful scenario between two men, who were probably having fun with each other on the dance floor, FF goes into a slightly darker mode that offers some interpretations. Of Michael being afraid of the place and the men, or trying to find a special someone, or as if he was transported to the sinister club and just wants to get out. Anyway, all is valid with those readings, but it's definitely something that resonates with the LGBT experience.

Not sure if it actually serves the song, since there's plenty of funny, colorful, seductive and sexy vibes in its lyrics and the rhythm, but it was brilliantly well-made. 7/10.