Here’s the latest from Swedish pop sensation Lykke Li–it’s a live, one-take redux video for “Breaking it Up,” which I vastly prefer over the slick Sarah Chatham directed version where she’s wearing that dumb spandex jumper and too much eye makeup. Call me a realist.


Breaking it up – alternative live video. Filmed by: Christian Haag from Lykke Li on Vimeo.

Even more real is Li’s show on Thurday, October 30 at the Doug Fir!

Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...