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Poor bunnies being harvested to make iPods! Take it as a bleak metaphor for drainage of life and spirit in favor of the mechanical industrial complex. Or just as a cutely compelling video for the reedy and orchestral protest song “The Dragon’s Claw” by Brooklyn’s Justice Of The Unicorns. By animator Robert Bruce‘s illustrations, our doe-eyed hero runs through a barren, lifeless world and into a factory where living things are turned into PMPs, and proceeds to make like Plato trying to argue against the shadows in the Cupertino cave. When the bunnyPod cries I actually felt sorta :(

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Comments (47)
  1. Awesome video!

  2. samma  |   Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009

    These PETA virals are getting more and more subtle

  3. this video is great. I love the factory… and the bloody stumps.

  4. kati  |   Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009

    aw, one of my favorite bands. I heart their “girl from texas” song

  5. Great video!!!

  6. kimcheegirl  |   Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009

    Affecting in its spare presentation. Awesome.

  7. Coolio  |   Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009

    This video made me cry just like watching Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent!

  8. The Big Ball'd Guy  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Lame band name that makes me not even want to listen. Boo! Hipsters boo!

  9. Seen You Dancing  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Makes me want to pet my ipod.

    (Who am I kidding? I of course already do pet my ipod.)

  10. CDawgg  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Really cool song and arresting video. Awesome stuff.

  11. Swamp_dogg  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    I feel like I need to hug all my electronics! Great video and song.

  12. bubs  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    best video i’ve seen all year

  13. Boots  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Dang, I gotta get me a chicken phone.

  14. bubs  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    best video of the year

  15. gonna put this vid on my ipod.

  16. hi stereogum. thanks for the link! xoxo–the lame hipster band. heh

  17. Great video, great song, great band!!

  18. Rollie G.  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Killer song + Eye Popping animation. This is whar videos should be!

  19. Not only is the music video excellent, but they also have excellent taste in food. this video makes me so hungry.

  20. Yo Jimmy, Here’s your Dragon’s Claw…
    http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/03/photo-of-the-day-crocodile-meat-for-sale.html

    Let’s get hand pulled noodle soon?

  21. sammo  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    great video, great song, great band!!! A trifecta of Greatness!!!!

  22. I want a bunny pod!

  23. Dromerdary  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Sad!

  24. Great song and great video. JOTU are songcraft masters!!

  25. holy grail  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog has gone soft in his old age

  26. little lamb.

  27. Awesome animation. I shed a tear for the BunnyPods :-(

  28. Okinori  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    OMG!! loving your video! here in japan very cool to see!!! OMG!!

  29. Unwritten  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Great message.

  30. pagan  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009

    Loved it. My favorite part is the bunnies.

  31. Amazing and arresting. I agree that it’s a fantastic concept commenting on obsession with mechanical over natural.

  32. great song, great vid. i tell you what these guys are going places!

  33. Sam Shady  |   Posted on Apr 25th, 2009

    Great video – subtle but moving.

  34. danny  |   Posted on Apr 25th, 2009

    unicorns kick ass

  35. I wish we lived in idealism land. :-(

  36. YSLoren  |   Posted on Apr 27th, 2009

    Poignant…as manufaturing jobs continue to poor out of the country, finally artist are begining to make their voices heard. Great job guys!

  37. panty pal  |   Posted on Apr 27th, 2009

    Awwww. Now that’s pretty damn cute. And sounds good too!

  38. purell  |   Posted on Apr 27th, 2009

    Great video!!

  39. I love it. The song is so peaceful and solemn, the colors are sad, very simple animation, doesn’t distract the point. I love the bird at the end, saving it means saving the simplicity of music. Isn’t it the birds who share their beautiful song to the wolrd, no words needed, we all connect and bond by admiring its beauty, inspired to create our own?

  40. fake.  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2009

    fake.

  41. Trish  |   Posted on Apr 29th, 2009

    Love the video! Nice work JOTU and Rob Bruce!

  42. Gorgeous and affecting!

  43. Njoy  |   Posted on Apr 30th, 2009

    I have chills! And it is so nice to see so many positive comments on SG!

  44. noisette  |   Posted on May 1st, 2009

    Amazing video. Every time I watch, I discover something new.

  45. Thank you so much for all the overly generous comments and thank you Stereogum for posting the video!

  46. Yeah! Geerrrreat stuff! Keep the justice coming!

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