On Our Radar: You don't need drugs to enjoy Yung Heazy's "Girl, I'll Take You Anywhere", but they will definitely help

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      Ever sit down in front of something—the films of Federico Fellini, the artwork of Keith Boadwee, the Day-Glo-orange face of Donald Trump—and ask yourself what the hell is going on.

      On that front, get ready to be have your head spun round by the deliriously trippy video for Yung Heazy’s “Girl, I’ll Take U Anywhere”.

      It’s entirely possible the Vancouver-based post-slacker wunderkind knew he had to deliver something pretty fucking awesome with the clip. When you’ve got a hit that’s clocked 1.2 million listens on Spotify, the last thing you want is to turn it into a video reminscent of the Replacements’ “Left of the Dial”.

      Heazy doesn’t disappoint with “Girl, I’ll Take You Anywhere”, which finds him working with Haoyan of America.

      The video for the breezy and sneakily enchanting song works on a number of levels. Those who love the “Local Landmarks” category in Jeopardy! will be excited to spot the sights of Vancouver, including the Cleveland Dam, Gastown steamclock, East Van cross, and the famous storefront for a church founded by a frustrated science fiction writer.

      Things don’t stop there, with Heazy hanging out at 8 Rinks, engaging with friendly police officers, and fighting his way through the crowds at a SkyTrain station. And if that's not enough, Larry The Enticer shows up to play Evel Knievel with a snowmobile. 

      But what really makes “Girl, I’ll Take You Anywhere” worth eating a couple pounds of edibles for is the spacier moments.

      And those start right from the point we first see a burnt-orange approximation of Beelzebub firing up a laptop that looks like a cross between a semi-melted ice-cream cake and a preschool art project by The Omen’s Damien Thorn.

      Ride out the entire four minutes and you’ll visit the world’s funkiest heritage apartment, cosmic-swirled soccer fields, and a nightclub where a bassist stands in stage in nothing but a Speedo while the crowd cheers wildly.

      You don’t needs drugs to get the most out of “Girl, I’ll Take You Anywhere”, but—like choosing to expose yourself to 8 1/2, A Lobster Smoking a Cigarette, or the Twitter account of Donald Trump—they are definitely going to help you maximize the experience.

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