AQUA - BUMBLE BEES

• Director: Ronnie West, Peder Pedersen and Peter Stenbæk
• Year of release: 2000
• Shot in: Denmark
• Length: 04:30
• Description:
  

  The video shows three attempts of shooting a proper video for Bumble Bees. First, we are shown a 3D animation film with bug-versions of the four Aqua members: Lene and René as bees, Søren as a scarab and Claus as a spider. The scene is interrupted by the director of the Publishing Label, who thinks that this video is rubbish. Aqua members agree, because they want to be more serious, not just a Barbie Band.
  

  The second attempt of the video takes place in a school, with Lene playing as a sexy teacher and three kid-versions of René, Claus and Søren. Lene feels hot and caresses her breasts, while Claus studies spermatozoids with his microscope. This idea is obviously discarded by the director of the publishing label. He now thinks that the first attempt wasn't that bad but, because of the tight budget, the video director must find a cheaper way of filming it.
  

  The third and last attempt of the video takes us to a theater, were they are shooting a cartoonish video like in the Aquarium videos. Lene, René, Søren and Claus are dressed-up as insects, like in the 3D animation film. The shooting of the video becomes a disaster, with Aqua members falling and rolling, too much smoke, crashing scenery, etc. The director of the publishing label leaves and the video director congratulates the Aqua members.
  

• Facts:
  • The video actually seems a parody of Aqua's own situation at the time. They had tried to become more serious with the sound and videos of the two previous singles, Cartoon Heroes and Around The World, but after the discrete results, the record company tried luck with a more Barbie-like song, Bumble Bees.
  • The school & theater scenes were shot at real danish locations.
  • The three kids had proper make-up and hairstyles to ressemble the three male members of Aqua, with astonishing results.
  • Many people misunderstood the autoparodic theme of the video, thinking it was cheap and seedy. This didn't help the single, which was unsuccesful at the charts.
  • It remains as Aqua's longest video.
  
  

• Watch: Bumble Bees (Video)
  
  Bumble Bees (Behind The Scenes)
  
  Bumble Bees (Karaoke)
  

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  • Bumble Bees (Video)