Watch Grimes Totally Insane Video for Go Inspired by Dantes Inferno
Canadian producer and electro-pop singer Grimes, born Claire Boucher, originally wrote the song "Go" for Rihanna  but it was turned down. Though RiRi probably would have taken it and made it awesome, the way things turned out is just fine. Grimes and collaborator Blood Diamonds decided to claim the track for themselves, releasing it in June. In her hands, the track features screams and drops and echoes it's dreamy and it's weird and works wonderfully. Now, the song has a video to go with it, it's completely nuts. Like, next-level crazy  and we mean that in a good way. The video, co-directed by Grimes and her brother Mac, was inspired by Dante's Inferno, as she explains on her Tumblr. The different scenes represent a contemporary take on Dante's infamous circles of Hell. The EDM clubbing scenes really nail it, because really, what's more hellish than that?, Visually, Grimes explains, the video also takes cues from X-Men, Metal Gear and Dune. You'll also note some pretty clear Game of Thrones influence, along with dancing mimes, epic treks through sand dunes, flashing lights, fish-eye shots, and even some throwback Adidas flip-flops. Yep this video is nuts. Watch up top. ,