Before the Sandman
The video for Peter Björn and John’s Nothing to Worry About
is completely unhinged in the best way. These greasy pseudo-yakuzas are out cruising hot cars in broad daylight, jumping around on playgrounds with the kind of swagger that only works if you commit to the absurdity. The whole thing is shot so matter-of-factly that the weirdness just sits there perfectly.
There’s this beautiful joke running through it where these tough guys clearly have a curfew—they need to be home before the Sandman comes, like they’re kids. The song matches the video’s energy: goofy, weird, completely committed. If you’ve got a taste for absurd Japanese pop culture, this is basically made for you.