Shayfer James - Good Life (Official)

From the EP, Americanachronism

Call the number if you are lonely (seriously it works)
Every number in every item description means something....????

We accept all major credit cards and first born children.

Director: Kate Douglas
Director of Photography: Christopher M. Elassad
Editor: Paul Kelly
Color: Tristan Kneschke

I converted my apartment bedroom into a green screen studio so we could shoot this video safely during Covid-19 quarantine. Director Kate Douglas imagined up this twisted take on "As Seen On TV" infomercials after hearing the demo for this tune and we had an incredible, fun time.

[alexis]

Found it first in a Disco Elysium animatic and frankly I love it, listening to it on repeat. Also just noticed it loops perfectly

[little.miss.teacup]

villain music is a genre and it’s founder is shayfer james

[alexisrieck]

I think I figured out what the item numbers mean!

They're dates in the format MDD-YYYY!
Here are the items, their dates, what happened on those dates in american history, and what the associated items could symbolize.

Drill:
320-2003
March 20th, 2003:
A US-led coalition launches a ground invasion of Iraq after an ultimatum for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq expires. The drill could represent the U.S military invading (drilling into) Iraq.

Blender:
316-1973
March 16th, 1973:
OPEC discusses raising prices to offset decline of U.S. dollar value. This might be why Shayfer James blended the hundred dollar bills.

Knife set:
806-1945
August 6th, 1945:
The bombing of Hiroshima (and later Nagasaki) by the U.S. during WWII, being the world's first deployed atomic bomb. The knife set could symbolize a major point of destruction, and the pillow that was erupting feathers after being stabbed could be a metaphor for the mushroom cloud created by the atomic bomb.

Vacuum:
118-2016
January 18th, 2016:
World's 62 richest people are now as wealthy as half the world's population according to a report published by Oxfam. The vacuum could represent the power vacuum as only 62 the world's richest people hold as much wealth as the rest of the world population, as the majority of the world gets less and less say.

[Warpsmith]

Hello, Disco Elisium forever (animatic).

[MezephelesArt]

"Huh, I wonder if the number still works, lemme call it- oh. Oh my god that's so sweet"

[missymiley]

This man continues to feed my villain complex

[CassiusKent]

Shayfer is so damn weird. I love him. This slaps.

[ShayferJames]

Join me right here tomorrow 1/8 at 7pm ET to celebrate the release of this song and video! I shall be in the chat. Bring a friend ;)

[twistytwine]

This gives me vibes like I just stumbled into a classroom I'm not supposed to be in. I love it.

[liquidtvafternoons]

You're so underrated, I share your music with anyone who cares to listen and this is no exception!

[Nobody_dw]

Is it 1 am? Possibly. Was this worth the wait? Absolutely

[succsucc]

1:53 My guess is that the advertising person speaking the voice of the masked guy is supposed to represent the ability of capitalism to consume ideas of opposition to capitalism and turn them into consumable products, like, for example, Che Guevara stickers or something like that. If my guess is right, that is *very* cool, Shayfer!

[bloopitysox]

Counterfeit Arcade made me feel as if I was attending a service alongside spectres in a decrepid curch that only phased into existence in certain hours of the night. This new song feels similarly ghoulish, except now the darkness does not feel like these fiendish entities surrounding me - the darkness now manifests as a pervasive consumerism, something so irrevocably relevant to our modern era. I am in love with these vibes, and your music.

[benrybenrybenrey]

Found this through an animatic on Disco Elysium with this song. This was nice

[powersofdestruction]

It just hit me that the clowns line in this is a reference to/parallel metaphor to the one in Mercy Down

[ileftthebeanson]

James my man is back with another song, I am very excited

[keanux]

Incredibly underrated
I could imagine this playing repeatedly in a supermarket

[PLAGUE-KARM]

It appears that we have found a *banger*

[sleepytwink]

We've got a cabinet full of clowns
With panhandle haircuts
You'll believe it when you see it for yourself
There's a lady in the lounge
Wearing technicolor makeup
Mixing drinks to make you think you're someone else

You want that good life
We've got a shortcut
So come inside and have a look

You want that good life
We've got the hookup
So come inside, come inside
And get that good, good life

There's an eagle in the attic
With a semi automatic
There's a couple gettin' frisky in the hall

A television in the kitchen
That'll feed your children static
When you're lonely
There's a number you can call

Yeah

You want that good life
We've got a shortcut
So come inside and have a look

You want that good life
We've got the hookup
So come inside, come inside
And get that good, good life

Folks!
Pay no attention to those crooks behind the curtain
They will tell you your future is lovely and certain
They will sell you a dream for a dollar-ninety-nine
Oh they'll make you repay it or call it a crime

Folks!
We are losing a war with the enemy within us
All the greed that we feed will devour and kill us
But step on up, come on up, step on up
And come inside
'Cause you got everything to prove
There is nothing you can hide

You want that good life
We've got a shortcut
So come inside and have a look

You want that good life
We've got the hookup
So come inside, come inside
And get that good good life

You want that good life
We've got a shortcut
So come inside and have a look

You want that good life
We've got the hookup
So come inside, come inside
And get that good, good life

[rune-mkhi]

I absolutely positively love this song. It should have WAY more views. The symbolism and astounding attention to detail and hidden meaning is fantastic. I think I speak for everyone when I say WE NEED MORE.