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Danko Jones - Full Of Regret

Music Video | Canada | 2010

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Synopsis

Presented like a trailer for a hard-boiled crime movie, the video follows Danko Jones and his band as they become targets of a hit ordered by Lemmy Kilmister, the underworld boss. Selma Blair plays the assassin sent after them, while Elijah Wood joins the pursuit as another dangerous enforcer. Mike Watt provides the laconic narration, framing the action with a barroom storyteller's voice. The result is a stylized, tongue-in-cheek chase that combines rock excess, noir imagery, and deliberately pulpy humor.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video features Lemmy Kilmister, Elijah Wood, Selma Blair, and Mike Watt. Watt, known for his work with Minutemen, fIREHOSE, and the Stooges, serves as the narrator.
  • Danko Jones described the concept as a movie trailer in which Lemmy plays the villain trying to have the band killed. The narration was modeled partly on Sam Elliott's role in "The Big Lebowski."
  • "Full Of Regret" was the first chapter in "The Ballad of Danko Jones," a three-video storyline continued by "Had Enough" and completed with "I Think Bad Thoughts."
  • The video was filmed in Los Angeles in early 2010. The guest cast came together through personal connections: the filmmakers knew Elijah Wood, the production had a connection to Selma Blair, and the band already knew Lemmy from touring.
  • The song appeared on Danko Jones' 2010 album "Below the Belt" and became one of the band's best-known singles. It also appeared on the soundtrack for EA's "NHL 11."
  • In an interview, Jones joked that the finished video looked as if it had cost a fortune, despite being made on an extremely limited budget.

Lyrics

Gotta do a little bit of reminiscing on the days that just gone by
They say don't look back but I take things in stride
Everybody wanna minimize
They want to change what can't be undone
I can see it's a recipe that always leads to just no fun

Haven't slipped that time to take you back
I got a few regrets of my own
She had a diamond eye, beauty all her own
Where are you now girl
You know you got that special place
I always see you when love spits in my face

Regrets, I've had mine
...
© Danko Jones - Full Of Regret. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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