Stewart CohenDirector/DP/Photographer, Stewart Cohen Pictures · Director/DP/Photographer @ Stewart Cohen Pictures | Film Production

SC Pictures | House Party Teardown :75 | Director Stewart Cohen

17 Jan 2024 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

1:25

The excerpt presents a brief, lyrical exchange between two speakers. Speaker A expresses internal tension, feeling pressured by external forces (“they tell me think with my head… hands at my neck”) while confessing a desire for Speaker B. Speaker B responds with an invitation to dance, rejecting non‑dancers (“your friends don’t dance… they’re no friends of mine”) and offering an escape from reality. The dialogue ends with Speaker A mentioning “Mountain Dews,” a likely symbolic or brand reference that adds a quirky, contemporary flavor. The piece functions as a mood‑setting vignette for the “House Party Teardown” teaser, highlighting themes of rebellion, yearning for freedom, and surreal escapism.

They tell me think with my head, not that thing in my chest. They got their hands at my neck this time. But you're the one that I want, your steps really so long. And they don't know what this feeling is like.
We can dance if you want to. We can leave your friends behind. 'Cause your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance, well, they're no friends of mine. See, we can go where we want to. We'll be today, we'll all be fine. And we can act like we come from out of this world, leave the real world far behind.
I'm talking about Mountain Dews, baby.