"Nth Degree" is a song by

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band

Morningwood Morningwood was an alternative rock band from New York City. Founded in 2001, it primarily consisted of Pedro Yanowitz and Chantal Claret. Morningwood was signed to Capitol Records and released two albums. Claret went solo in 2012 and folded the ...

from its debut album ''

''. "Nth Degree" reached No. 30 on the '' Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was used in a Mercury vehicles ad campaign that featured actress

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. It was also included on the soundtrack for the video game '' Thrillville: Off the Rails''.

Music video

The video opens with a person browsing through some records. Each record shows the band on sets and in costumes carefully calculated to reference and parody about 16 other famous album covers or music videos from 20th century popular music. The album ''Morningwood'' is selected and begins playing on a

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just as the video ends.

Albums in the music video

The music video parodies numerous musical styles. They are these: *''Nth Degree'': by Morningwood, is

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and features a hand playing a

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. *''Chantal! Sing!'': features lead singer

Chantal Claret Chantal Claret Euringer (born February 21, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood. Early life Claret was born on February 21, 1982, in Berkeley, California, th ...

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on a

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background. *''Saturday Morningwood'': features a disco theme with Chantal in roller skates, and parodies the '' Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack. *''Smell the Wood'': by Morningwood, features the band as

glam rock Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...

ers. The name "Smell The Wood" is a reference to the fictitious band, Spinal Tap from the movie '' This Is Spinal Tap'', where their album was titled, "Smell The Glove." * "MW" has the logo and four picture layout of ''

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''. *''Morningwood'' features the band as they appear on the real ''Morningwood'' album. *''Old Country Morning'' features the band as

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ians. *''Mengde Uendelighets'': (Not

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for ''Nth Degree''): by T Mérnving Wüd§ ( Not Norwegian for Morningwood), features the band in matching

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and

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outfits on a

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background, possibly a parody of thi
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of the disco era. *''Degré d'Infinite'': ( French for ''Infinite Degree''): by Le Bois de Matin (French for Morningwood). *''Mourning,'' credited to "The Woods." *''The Nth Degree'': by Morningjerks, features the band as punk rockers in front of a

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-covered brick wall; this is an homage to the cover of the Ramones' eponymous album. *''Rippity Dippity Rap'': by Positive Pedro, parodies Devastatin' Dave's '' Zip Zap Rap.'' *''Unbegrenztheit Grad'' (

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for ''Nth Degree''): by Morgenholz (literal translation into

for ''morning wood''), parodies Kraftwerk's ''

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'' in style and Devo's ''

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'' in layout. *''Stacks of Cash'': by Moneywood, parodies 90's hip hop, particularly the

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-style album covers featuring artists superimposed over symbols of largesse. *''Working Out! with Morningwood'': features the band in

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attire, parodies

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's "Physical".

References

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