Franz Ferdinand and producer Erol Alkan set out to cover LCD Soundsystem and wound up paying homage to New Order with their hot-shit contribution to James Murphy’s “All My Friends” deluxe single release, so it’s nice to see the track get a stand-alone video. Anna McCarthy’s trippy clip has jerky shutter speeds, kaleidoscopes ‘n’ prisms, and a lounging lady biting the hand that impedes her, while Franz heads hover like the dirty disembodied voyeurs they are.

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Comments (6)
  1. Not a fan of Franz, but this is awesome.

  2. Evan  |   Posted on Jun 4th, 2007

    agreed. Great cover.

  3. mike  |   Posted on Jun 4th, 2007

    love franz but not into lcd. likin this tho, might av to get some lcd maybe

  4. Brandon  |   Posted on Jun 4th, 2007

    Weird video but awsome cover

  5. Julie  |   Posted on Jun 4th, 2007

    Loving the cover

  6. not an LCD fan but I love the cover. great job

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