John Prine Gets Animated in 'Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967' [Fresh Vid]

John Prine doesn't really need music videos to promote his work — listening to one of his songs is like watching a movie, anyway. But who's going to argue when they're as delightful as the animated piece Neighborhoods Apart's Josh Britt and Neilson Hubbard have produced for "Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)," from Prine's recent LP The Tree of Forgiveness?

The country-tinged shuffle rambles its way from a character's years as a teenage raconteur to his time in an old folks' home (he's still a little bit of a raconteur there), leaving pearls of wisdom befitting a wordsmith who told contributor Marissa R. Moss that he "got through the future OK." Britt and Hubbard capture the spirit of the song by animating a cast of characters including some rascally youngsters (and oldsters), a parade of farmers' daughters at the roller rink, a clever dog who's found a tasty bone and Prine himself. Perhaps the best part: how the paper-cutout-style characters move, in a limber strut that feels like a natural expression of the rhythm.  

Check it out above, grab a copy of the album at your favorite shop or Prine's website, and grab a ticket to his show at the Grand Ole Opry House on New Year's Eve (don't wait around on that, as tickets were running low at press time).