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Del Amitri - Roll To Me

Music Video | 1995
ArtistDel Amitri
SongRoll To Me
AlbumTwisted
DirectorRene Eller
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
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Synopsis

Del Amitri perform "Roll to Me" while appearing as oversized-headed babies in strollers, their faces digitally placed onto infant bodies. Glamorous women push the band members through brightly lit outdoor settings as the musicians sing from their prams. The deliberately artificial look, exaggerated makeup, saturated colors, and absurd premise create a surreal contrast with the song's breezy pop-rock sound. Rather than following a narrative, the video builds its memorable effect around the comic sight of a grown band reduced to singing infants.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video's central visual gag comes from compositing the band members' faces onto babies in strollers. The intentionally awkward-looking effect became the clip's defining image.
  • The production uses heavily saturated colors, conspicuous makeup, and oversized baby heads, giving the video a glossy but uncanny mid-1990s appearance.
  • "Roll to Me" was released in 1995 as the third single from Del Amitri's album *Twisted*. It became the Scottish band's biggest American hit, reaching No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • The video was included on *Let's Go Home: A Year in the Life of Del Amitri*, a 1996 home-video release documenting the band.
  • The song's bright, concise pop structure was somewhat more lightweight than Del Amitri's usual reputation for emotionally detailed songwriting, and the video leaned into that accessibility with a deliberately ridiculous concept.
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