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Innovative, Smart And Unexpected—'Molly' By Lil Dicky In A Nutshell

Lil Dicky's newest music video could change how we see music videos forever.

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Innovative, Smart And Unexpected—'Molly' By Lil Dicky In A Nutshell

Innovative, smart and unexpected—all words that describe Lil Dicky’s new music video for his single "Molly." The single is from his album “Professional Rapper” and is one of best tracks on the album. Some other tracks on the album include "Pillow Talking," "White Crime," "$ave Dat Money" and "Molly." The music video for "$ave Dat Money" went viral, compiling over 46 million views. Lil Dicky and his crew spent no money at all on the music video itself.

The plot for the music video “Molly” sets up the scene to make you think that Dave (Lil Dicky) is getting married. His friends heckle him for about a minute and seem to be telling him that the wedding will go fine. When the song begins, the first line might suggest that something isn’t right: “Man, this softest thing I ever did." This line tells the listener that something unexpected might occur. Two things could happen, just shown from this line… For one, he could mean that proposing and marrying this girl is soft of him, but that just doesn’t seem right. The other way this could go would be how the music video eventually plays out.

Two lines during the first few verses prove that the video might not play out how the viewer or listener might hope. “Really wish I didn’t care about you anymore, but I do” and “And I’m sorry." These two lines in the first few verses truly set the mood of what is about to happen. Directly after Lil Dicky says the line “And, I’m sorry” the bride walks right by him and you notice for the first time, this isn’t his wedding at all. Many questions come up in your mind perhaps. Wait, what? Why is he there? Who is the groom? What really makes this part of the music video and song great is the chorus sung by Brenden Urie. The chorus includes feelings of regret, potential and moving on.

Throughout the rest of the music video, Lil Dicky doesn’t really seem to be enjoying himself during the after party. The verses throughout the rest of the song list many things he hoped he had done differently. He even actually says that he hates her husband (wouldn’t we all?). We as the listener/viewer really can feel for Lil Dicky because we have all experienced regret, whether it be in some life experience or in a relationship. After a while, Lil Dicky decides to leave the after party, saying goodbye to his friends on his way out alone. A final shot of the church where the wedding took place is shown and we see a group of women, one of the women being the bride. She calls Lil Dicky’s name and embraces him, probably saying her goodbyes. The bride runs back to her friends as Lil Dicky exits to the street. Maybe giving hope to Lil Dicky’s situation.

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