It's basically about the weiner dog

December 12, 2017 8:52 AM

Earlier this year, Southern California-based sister band Haim released a video for their single "Want You Back," which demonstrated an effortless sort of swaggery cool. The video inspired parodies, most of which only highlighted how well done the original was: Some are very (intentionally?) bad. Some are bad, but earnest. Some are brief, but endearing. And one, featuring a weiner dog who transcends time and space, is very, very good.

More about the original video's origin story here. And if you're not sick of hearing the song by now, why not sing along?

posted by mudpuppie (13 comments total)

Laughed every single time Shadowfax the wiener dog went tearing through the frame. Every. Time.

All these made me smile in fact.

The "brief, but endearing" one maybe most, because I love watching people do fun, silly, earnest stuff with their friends. I think of how they connected, how they grew together through that little project, and I'm glad for them.
posted by Caxton1476 at 9:30 AM on December 12, 2017 [4 favorites]

I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to track Shadowfax's location and ensure that he/she was in fact obeying the laws of time and space.

Verdict: magic dog.
posted by dis_integration at 9:46 AM on December 12, 2017 [11 favorites]

I have never once heard of or encountered Haim outside of their two SNL appearances so it's kind of interesting to see there's this whole thing of parodying one of their videos.
posted by bondcliff at 9:54 AM on December 12, 2017 [1 favorite]

Further proof that there is no such thing as a YouTube production that won't be improved with the addition of a dachshund.
posted by COD at 10:17 AM on December 12, 2017 [5 favorites]

Here's hoping we see Shadowfax videobombing other videos, or even ads! Meow Mix, ideally.
posted by Chitownfats at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2017

I watched that, and all I could think of was, hey, that's Ventura Boulevard. Then I wondered why I knew that when I had never lived in the Valley. Weird.
posted by linux at 11:01 AM on December 12, 2017

I was scrolling through looking for the wiener dog and couldn't find it, so I started wondering if these three guys were just a band or trivia team or comedy troupe called Shadowfax the Wiener Dog.
posted by Beardman at 12:53 PM on December 12, 2017 [2 favorites]

I've heard of Haim but never listened to anything from them with full attention. That's a pretty good song! * adds to Spotify *
posted by numaner at 2:08 PM on December 12, 2017

Not enough weiner (dog.)
posted by Squeak Attack at 2:12 PM on December 12, 2017 [2 favorites]

I've heard this song a few times and it's pretty catchy, plus these are nice feel-good vids. Good show!
posted by turbid dahlia at 2:55 PM on December 12, 2017

Did you really just trick me into watching those dudes do a dull remake of that video just to see 4 seconds of wiener dog?

SPOILER: IT'S BASICALLY NOT ABOUT THE WIENER DOG AT ALL AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL "WIENER" RIGHT
posted by straight at 4:06 PM on December 12, 2017 [3 favorites]

That song is insanely catchy. I'd heard of Haim because they were (are?) part of Taylor Swift's girl squad so they show up on fashion blogs, but I don't know that I'd ever actually *heard* Haim.
posted by jacquilynne at 7:10 PM on December 12, 2017

Haim's debut album, Days Are Gone, is superb.
posted by Beardman at 8:44 AM on December 13, 2017 [1 favorite]