[Music] 5 Reasons Why the Killers’ Human Music Video Doesn’t Suck

Remember when Killers’ music videos weren’t utterly underwhelming? I miss the thematic tie-ins and cultural references “Mr. Brightside” and “When You Were Young” had. And what about that homoerotic scene when that weird guy in that green fish suit goes to bed with one of the Killers, like in “Read My Mind”?
I’m a devout Killers fan, but this just won’t do. I’m sure this video will be considered a classic in 20 years (around the same time people will start appreciating Sam’s Town) — but until then, it’s just Brendon Flowers singing into a boring ole mic, right?
Maybe I’m having some sort of love affair with lists, but I’ve come up with 5 Reasons why the Killers’ new music video for “Human” doesn’t suck. The complete list and the music video along with some mp3s after the jump

5 Reasons Why the Killers’ Human Music Video Doesn’t Suck

1. The Song: “Human” is a marvelous song. It’s lyrically and musically potent and it’s damn catchy. I wouldn’t turn away from the video just to listen to the song.
2. Brandon Flowers’ Moustache: It’s gone! Thank God, too! Brandon Flowers’ oddly endearing but somewhat infuriating mustache is gone — hopefully for good. I guess this sort of implies that Brandon’s pretty boy image is coming back from this not-so-manly album?
3. The Animals: A tiger? A puma? Vultures? My guess is that they’re trying to avenge the death of the countless bunnies that died in the making of Brandon Flowers’ jacket.
4. The Jacket: Brandon Flowers may have helped usher in the whole guy-liner movement — though Pete Wentz does take most of the credit — but BFlo helped, nonetheless. In more recent times, he’s really spurred on a big Freddie Mercury moustache revival. Now? I think he’s trying to make the whole Dolce & Gabbana, furry hooded jacket thing look cool.
5. Brandon Flowers: He makes the Killers and he makes this video. Without BFlo’s anti-charisma and convulsive performance, it just wouldn’t feel like a Killers video.