"Dance With Me" by the Old 97's

1. The video to Old 97s' "Dance With Me" is pretty much what a red-blooded geek would have hoped for : it has Tricia Helfer, the blonde, busty, man-killing Cylon Number Six from Battlestar Galactica in it
2. Tricia Helfer sadly did not wear the sheer one-piece crimson dress she wears on the series.
3. This error is rectified by having Tricia look approximately 7.5 times more beautiful. And that canary yellow dress she wears looks great. Everything would probably look great if its worn by Tricia Helfer
4. This fact alone has made the video one of the all-time greatest videos ever, in my opinion, certainly above Coolio’s “Gangster’s Paradise” which has Michelle Pfeiffer in it and definitely bumps Aerosmith’s “Crazy” down a few notches.
5. However, some additional kudos should be given since the visual treat is accompanied by the barnstorming country rock of the Old 97s.
6. One friend of mine had this impression when he first heard this song (which is available on the Old 97s' new CD "Blame It On Gravity), "Ih, kok kayak lagu dangdut?"
7. After suppressing the rage that automatically comes when something i love is associated with the art form that boasts Julia Perez and Dewi Persik as its leading stars, i have to admit : damn, it is a dangdut song in almost every way.
8. Heck knows how Rhett Miller came across this, but the landmarks of all dangdut songs is apparent :the "dum-DUM" bass that comes very few notes or so and the general feeling of everyone having a good time.
9. Don’t be turned off by this, because the Old 97s provide some of the most raucous roots-rock music today.
10. Girls, don’t feel left out. Frontman Rhett Miller supplies the necessary eye candy for the females.
11. Oh, and the geek does some nifty kung-fu moves too.