EELS - Are We Alright Again - official video

A typical EELS fan finds solace in EELS music. The feel-good hit of the feel-worst year.

Directed by Greg Barnes
Starring Jon Hamm, Mike Mitchell, Eric Edelstein, Caroline Bloom and Jude B. Lanston.

[OfficialEels]

It's been brought to our attention that this video is eerily similar to one made by the New Zealand band Goodshirt. We were not familiar with the band or their video. It seems to be purely coincidental. Director Greg Barnes explains the origin of his concept:

“It wasn’t a burglary to begin with; I wanted the protagonist to wear headphones and to make some toast, and put a pot on the stove, play the track and completely forget the world around him - then - in the background the toast would set fire, the pot would bubble over and the entire kitchen would burn and break behind him. After talking with the production designers they told me that was way beyond our budget. Then, in an email conversation with my producer, I came up with the idea that it would be so much cheaper to turn it into a burglary - where items needn’t be destroyed but instead simply removed.”

My sincere apologies to Goodshirt for the similarities. It’s a crazy coincidence that we ended up with something so similar. The nice thing about this being called to our attention is now I know the band Goodshirt. They’re awesome. Check them out.
-E

[rafayyousaf]

1966: Don Draper listens to Tomorrow Never Knows
2020: Jon Hamm listens to Are We Alright Again

[lievenvoets]

It's my birthday today... This is exactly how I feel... 39, single, reminiscing, smiling.... Thanks Eels

[carlabannink]

From the first time I "met" you (1997) after buying the cd 'Beautiful freak' in Holland, your music was my therapist, my friend, my family, my teddy bear, my comfort blancket and so much
I never travel without this special cd. 5 at home, 1 in the car, etc.
Beautiful freak was en still is a present I give to many loved ones who needs it.
I "met" you life in Paradiso Amsterdam every time you were there, and loved it!
Thank you for your music Mr E, from a granny from Holland
p.s. All musicians are samplers, only original in how they go about it, imo

[branndead]

i'm a simple man, i see John Hamm, i click

[cinephilefromhell]

Love how Mike Mitchell is just in every Eels video now

[aviralbhatt]

“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, it must be said again.”

[jordanraymond]

John Hamm should play till lindemann in a Rammstein biopic

[siriusrehkind]

And thats why I always hear music with my back to the wall!

[dazz]

I love Jon Hamm he is such an amazing actor and this video came up in my recommended and I love it! It's class seeing him in a music video 🔥

[julez]

Eels will always be one of my favorite bands and an essential part of my childhood❤️

[DA-sxid]

This music video has a familiar look and feel about it if you were in NZ in the 2000's

[guyjcollins]

Fuck the drama here. I am a big fan of both Eels and Goodshirt, never even seen the video for Sophie somehow, didn't expect Eels to get Jon Hamm to feature in a new music video in 2020, I bet neither band is actually angry with the other and I got to watch two awesome videos today. Chill dudes.

[fdonnally]

Love the Eels, love the song. I forgot Hamm was in the video when Mitch showed up. #Spoonnation

[Warren-G-Harding]

Jon Hamm: What's my direction for this video?
Director: Have you read Orpheus and Eurydice?

[OptimusPriml]

Absolutely brilliant. Couldn't love it more.

[efilsgod]

I wonder if Goodshirt fans realise that no one outside New Zealand had heard of goodshirt before this.

Coincidences exist guys. And the goodshirt video isn't the first time that things happen behind a lead character while they listen to music either.

[johndtwaldron]

I love this song. John Hamn great choice

[jjj___jo]

Lyrics

Walking down the street
Or walking on the moon
What's it matter
Now to my cocoon?
Stepping to the sunshine
Man, it feels good
Birds and bees jamming
A theme for the neighborhood

Are we alright again?
Are we around the bend?
Am I lucky or brave?
Are you stronger today?
Are we alright again?
Yeah, I think we're alright

Look up at the sky
Don't you think you could
Birds and bees jamming
Their tune for the neighborhood, they say
"Do you wanna fly?" Hmm...
"Do you wanna get high?" Yeah, I do
"High up here where we are" let me up there
"Wеll, don't you know it's not that far?"

Are we alright again?
Are wе all on the mend?
Am I lucky or brave?
Are you stronger today?
Are we alright again?
Yeah, I think we're alright

Looking back, I don't know how
But I can see clear up ahead
Smiling skies with a chance of "yes"
Maybe it's time to get out of bed

Hey Mr. Bluebird, give me a hit of that
And pass it over to that mangy cat
Well, he's been through a lot now, more than you and me
Let's give him what we've got, that's who you wanna be

Are we alright again?
Can I finally attend?
Am I lucky or brave?
Are you stronger today?
Are we alright again?
We are all among friends
Are you lucky or brave?
Am I stronger today?
Are we alright again?
Yeah, I think we're alright

[stoyanb.]

Should be an add for noise canceling headphones.