Ween - Voodoo Lady

What this video is

Released in 1994 alongside Ween's landmark album Chocolate and Cheese, 'Voodoo Lady' arrived at a pivotal moment when MTV actively platforming left-field alternative acts with genuine production budgets. The video channels Bayou-inflected Southern Gothic iconography through a psychedelic, surrealist lens — consistent with mid-90s alt-rock's embrace of American roots grotesquerie filtered through post-modern irony.…

Why it matters

A key document of Ween's genre-defying catalog — blending funk-rock, Bayou blues, and psychedelia — 'Voodoo Lady' peaked at #32 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, one of only two Ween singles to chart nationally. The video's visual surrealism mirrors the band's sonic eclecticism and…

The director

Roman Coppola (b. April 22, 1965, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is an American filmmaker, music video director, and producer. Son of Francis Ford Coppola, he began his career in visual effects and second-unit direction on Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), earning a…