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Don't Shoot Me Santa
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Wikipedia article
"'Don't Shoot Me Santa'" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. The song was released , as a digital download. A portion of the proceeds from this song went to AIDS charities as part of the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. It is The Killers' second Christmas download single following 2006's "A Great Big Sled".[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45857-the-killers-prep-rarities-comp-do-xmas-single-tour The Killers Prep Rarities Comp., Do Xmas Single, Tour] Pitchfork Media
Track listing
* 'CD Single'
# "Don't Shoot Me Santa" - 4:04
# "Don't Shoot Me Santa" (Enhanced Video) - 4:34
Release history
Music video
According to Japanese Vogue, the video for "Don't Shoot Me Santa" was directed, edited, and co-produced by actor/director/model/visual artist Matthew Gray Gubler, who is also a native of Las Vegas.
The music video starts in a desert with a puppet version of Flowers and a puppet version of Santa in a puppet theater in Santa's trailer. Then, Santa pops up to say his part "I've got a bullet in my gun!" It goes to Flowers tied up in a chair with Christmas tree trimmings and Santa running around him. Later on, Flowers is tied up in Santa's car with Santa driving. It then goes back to the Santa's trailer with Flowers still tied up in a chair watching Santa dig up his grave. The band come up behind 3 small trees, break the trimmings, and escape in Santa's car, trailing him behind. Santa ends up covering up Flowers's puppet, and goes to the band (in puppet form) holding up a sign saying, 'Merry Christmas from The Killers'.
Ryan Pardey
The role of Santa (both singing, and acting in the music video) is performed by Ryan Pardey.[http://ryanpardey.com/bio.html Halloween Town | Bio] He performed this song live, with the band, at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in December 2007. He and Flowers were shown dancing together on stage, and he soaked Flowers with a water-gun.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWww1fCDM4 Video of The Killers performing the song with Ryan Pardey] The Killers have written a song about Pardey called "Questions With the Captain". The song appears as a hidden track on the end of their B-sides album 'Sawdust', but can only be found on the CD.
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References
Category:The Killers songs
Category:American Christmas songs
Category:Black comedy music
Category:Charity singles
Category:Music videos featuring puppetry
Category:2007 singles
Category:Songs about Santa Claus
Category:Song recordings produced by Stuart Price
Category:Songs written by Brandon Flowers
Category:Songs written by Dave Keuning
Category:Songs written by Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
Category:Songs written by Mark Stoermer
Category:2007 songs
Category:Island Records singles
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