Robyn and Royksopp”s dance tune, “Do It Again,” the title track from their joint EP, is a slightly cautionary ditty about the things that feel so good that we do them again, even if they aren”t great for us.
The ambitious video, however, spins a much darker tale of addiction, forbidden love, rights suppression, and some other things that I still haven”t figured out… Those crazy Scandinavians!
Shot in Mexico in black and white, the Martin de Thurah-directed video leaves a lot to the viewers” imagination as seemingly unrelated tales play out of activists fighting against an unexplained evil, a girl with an injured leg dealing with addiction, and some stolen artwork. There”s a timelessness to the clip that seems like it could take place anywhere from the ’50s to present day.
So rather than try to interpret it, maybe it”s just best to enjoy the frenzy that seems to take over at various points in the clip as the beat takes over and the danger builds up. Maybe it”s all a fever dream. Just remember… head toward the light.
Interstitial footage of Robyn singing “Do It Again” is cut in with the narrative, while the two members of Royksopp appear in some of the crowd scenes.