MTV has a story about the filming of the official Snakes on a Plane music video by a band called, ironically or appropriately, Cobra Starship.
“We actually didn’t want to make it too literal about snakes on a plane, so we used a metaphor of snakes being like shady dudes,” Saporta said.
“Like in the [music] industry, like snakes in suits in the back of the plane,” Beckett added. “That way it’s not completely just a joke.”
McCoy’s verse, for instance, begins, “Ladies and gentlemen, snakes are slitherin’/ With dollar signs in their eyes and tongues so reptilian.”
“I don’t think any rapper has used reptilian in a verse, so I’m gonna pat myself on my back,” McCoy joked.
Uh, well, ok… anyway, there’s also a slideshow of photos from the music video and a video story about it. Enjoy… you know, if this seems at all appealing to you.
“Like in the [music] industry, like snakes in suits in the back of the plane,” Beckett added. “That way it’s not completely just a joke.”
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