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Line 1: {{~~work~~creator}} [[File:okgo-hereitgoesagain_7854.jpg\|frame\|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA]] OK Go is an [[Alternative Rock]]/[[Power Pop]] band. The band formed in 1998, and have gone from being an also-ran in the early 2000's "Return of Rock" that also spawned [[The Strokes]] and [[The White Stripes]] to being internationally famous for their inventive music videos which are often complex, [[The Oner\|shot in one take]] and on a low budget. '''OK Go''' is an [[Alternative Rock]]/[[Power Pop]] band. The band formed in 1998, and have gone from being an also-ran in the early 2000's "Return of Rock" that also spawned [[The Strokes]] and [[The White Stripes]] to being internationally famous for their inventive music videos which are often complex, [[The Oner\|shot in one take]] and on a low budget. Their most recognized song is "Here it Goes Again", famous for the music video where the four members performed a choreographed dance over several sets of treadmills (see right). More recently, "This Too Shall Pass" gained a degree of notoriety thanks to its [[Rube Goldberg Device\|Rube Goldberg machine]] video. Line 10 ⟶ 11: * ''Oh No'' (2005) * ''Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'' (2010) * ''Hungry Ghosts'' (2014) Their videos include: Line 30 ⟶ 32: * "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejbOFk7H6c Needing/Getting]" (2012) * "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb4lgOiHBZo Skyscrapers]" (2012) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m86ae_e_ptU "The Writing's On The Wall"] (2014) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZB_rGFyeU "I Won't Let You Go"] (2014) ---- {{creatortropes}} ~~=== This band provides examples of the following tropes ===~~ * [[Adorkable]]: The entire band. * [[Bald of Awesome]]: Tim. This, along with his glasses and handlebar mustache have become something of a signature look for him. Line 37 ⟶ 42: * [[Blatant Lies]]: In "Oh Lately It's So Quiet" there's a lyric "I don't think much about you anymore"... even though the entire song is him wondering what his ex is up to. * [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: The band members wear them in several videos. * [[Call Back]]: One of the sample messages for their [https://web.archive.org/web/20110801090515/http://www.allisnotlo.st/ interactive video for "All Is Not Lost"] is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w "Let it go, this too shall pass."] * [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: End Love: Line 52 ⟶ 57: The booklet for ''Of The Blue Color Of The Sky''. Each track represents a different color in the various graphs. ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu44JRTIxSQ Their whole video for] [[Sesame Street]]. Well it is meant to be teaching kids about the Three Primary Colors. * [[Dream Team]]: Lead singer Damian Kulash recorded 6 songs with [[Amanda Palmer]], [[~~Ben Folds (Music)\|~~Ben Folds]] and [[Neil Gaiman]] in 2011 as [[Non -Indicative Name\|8 in 8]]<ref>They were trying to make 8 songs in 8 hours, but ended up doing 6 in 12.</ref>. ** "Tomorrow's [[Supergroup]] today." * [[Dream Within a Dream]]: The ending of the Muppet Show Theme video. Line 59 ⟶ 64: ** It also has a shot of the band on treadmills, though not lined up in the same setup as "Here it Goes Again". * [[New Sound Album]]: ''Of The Blue Colour of The Sky'' is a lot more electronic and down-tempo than their previous sound. * [[No Budget]] / [[Off -the -Shelf FX]]: The guys take special pride in using cheap things like furniture from Ikea ("White Knuckles") or gaffer's tape and things found at the 99 cents store ("WTF") in their videos. * [[The Oner]]: The music videos for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bav63MWNUKg "A Million Ways"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI "Here It Goes Again"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12zJw9varYE "WTF?"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w "This Too] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY&feature=related Shall Pass"]<ref>The second, more famous video ''does'' feature two post-production cuts to help the video synch up to the song, but the contraption ''was'' really run all the way through on the take used.</ref>, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs "White Knuckles"], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZB_rGFyeU "I Won't Let You Go"]; they're masters at this technique. * [[Product Placement]]: Many of the inventive music videos that have made the group famous were underwritten by different sponsors, most notably the Chevy Sonic featured in the "Needing/Getting" video. Since the sponsors tend to lay off on the [[Executive Meddling]] and just let OK Go do their thing, this is arguably one of the more positive examples of the trope. * [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: Bunny, Damian's dog, who has been featured in their videos, "White Knuckles" and "The Muppet Show Theme Song" and is Surprised Dog on youtube. Line 70 ⟶ 75: [[Category:OK Go]] [[Category:Music]] [[Category:Memetic Creators]]