Synopsis
The Moldy Peaches perform "Lucky Number Nine" in a deliberately scruffy, surreal setting that matches the band's anti-folk persona. Adam Green and Kimya Dawson appear amid playful costumes, awkward poses, exaggerated gestures and sudden visual interruptions, while the editing jumps between performance footage and comic tableaux. Rather than following a conventional story, the video turns the song's disconnected images and eccentric humor into a homemade-looking collage. Its loose, chaotic presentation emphasizes the duo's outsider charm and refusal to behave like a polished indie-rock act.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Lucky Number Nine" was released in 2001 on The Moldy Peaches, the band's self-titled debut album.
- It was one of the few Moldy Peaches songs to receive an official music video, and it became the group's most visible early clip before their later exposure through Juno.
- The video reflects the band's broader live-show image, which often involved homemade costumes, comic stage behavior and a deliberately unpolished presentation.
- A video version of the song was later included with the archival release Moldy Peaches 2000: Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz 1994-2002.
- The track also appeared on the soundtrack to the 2002 Australian film Garage Days.
- "Lucky Number Nine" received exposure on MTV's 120 Minutes in 2002, placing the Moldy Peaches' highly DIY aesthetic alongside more conventional alternative-rock videos.