The first time I saw the video for La Roux‘s “Bulletproof,” I was mesmerized. It looked and sounded like the result of an ’80s music video doing it with a ’90s music video, with this fascinating, entertaining, and catchy gem having popped out nine months later. Add a dash of ’80s videogame-worthy sound effects — courtesy of La Roux’s electro/synthpop sound — and you can see why this is one of my favorite new songs and videos. The awesome Annie Lennox-ish eye makeup and slo-mo, bouncing pompadour only add to the awesomeness. As does my theory that singer Elly Jackson just might be the love child of Conan O’Brien and Tilda Swinton. See?
Oh, and the song itself is fun and catchy, too. Behold:
Lyrics:
Been there done that messed around / I’m having fun don’t put me down / I’ll never let you / Sweep me off my feet / I won’t let you in again / The messages I’ve tried to send / My information’s just not going in
Burning bridges shore to shore / I’ll break away from something more / I’m not to not to love / Until it’s cheap / Been there done that messed around / I’m having fun don’t put me down / I’ll never let you sweep me off my feet
This time baby I’ll be bulletproof / This time baby I’ll be bulletproof
I won’t let you turn around / And tell me now I’m much too proud / To walk away from something
when it’s dead / Do do do your dirty words / Come out to play when you are heard / There’s certain things that should be left unsaid
Tick tick tick tick on the watch / And life’s too short for me to stop / Oh baby, your time is running out / I won’t let you turn around / And tell me now I’m much too proud / All you do is fill me up with doubt
This time baby I’ll be bulletproof / This time baby I’ll be bulletproof / This time baby I’ll be bulletproof / This time baby I’ll be bulletproof
This time I’ll be bulletproof / This time I’ll be bulletproof / This time I’ll be bulletproof
(Instrumental)
This time baby I’ll be bulletproof / This time baby I’ll be bulletproof / This time baby I’ll be bulletproof / This time baby I’ll be bulletproof