As strange as this sounds, the most obvious touchstone for Ted Leo'''s ''"Colleen''" might be late-period Oasis. Seriously: Flip the vocals for some Liam shrill and it'''s a dead ringer. How fitting then, that the video should contain a storyline in which someone 1.) Experiences implausible overnight success, 2.) Arrogantly overestimates their self-worth, and then 3.) Finds themselves being beaten by a girl. Okay: replace ''"girl''" with Chris Martin and our metaphor has some legs.
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