Synopsis

Set in the fictional Alpine bar "Wurst & Women," the video turns "Shalala Lala" into a cheeky party spectacle. Kim Sasabone performs while dancers in exaggerated dirndls and lederhosen fill the room. Cowboy Roy and Sailor Yorick compete for her attention, eventually settling their rivalry with a comic dance battle after the music breaks for a record scratch. The celebration ends in chaos when police raid the bar, bringing the deliberately bawdy performance to an abrupt close.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was shot in Copenhagen, despite its deliberately Alpine setting.

• Its visual design was modeled after the single cover, extending the release's lederhosen, dirndl and beer-hall imagery into a full comedy routine.

• The fictional venue is named "Wurst & Women," a deliberately crude pun that matches the video's risqué tone.

• The record-scratch interruption and dance duel between Cowboy Roy and Sailor Yorick are among the clip's signature comic set pieces.

• The Vengaboys later described the shoot as one of their most enjoyable video productions.

• The official Vengaboys site notes that the clip was banned by the BBC for being too cheeky.

• "Shalala Lala" was released in 2000 as the second single from The Platinum Album. It was a cover version and became a major international hit, reaching No. 1 in New Zealand and Romania.