"Now You See Her, Now You Don't" is a song by
Canadian group
Crash Test Dummies and was the second
promotional single
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from their 2010 album ''
Oooh La La!''. As with most songs from the album, the song is based on an
Optigan
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melody, with this song emulating a
Big band swing
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style.
Lyrics and interpretation
The song has been described as a "quirky little tune about an uncatchable girl" and is considered to be one of the most surprising and best songs on the album
It's from the lyrics of this song where the album gets the title ''Oooh La-La!''.
Music video
The
music video for the song is directed by Lynne Harty and uses a
pixilation animation effect. The action of the video is displayed in a center partition and consists of various women, along with Brad Roberts, posing and dancing in front of the camera.
References
External links
*
2010 singles
Crash Test Dummies songs
Songs written by Brad Roberts
Songs written by Stewart Lerman
Song recordings produced by Stewart Lerman
2010 songs
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