Father John Misty - Real Love Baby

What this video is

Released on Valentine's Day 2024, the video arrives eight years after the song's debut, capitalizing on the track's long tail of organic virality — particularly on TikTok, where 'Real Love Baby' had become a widely used sound for dance and couple content. The video reframes the traditional music video format entirely: rather than staging a production, it canonizes the fan-generated visual life the song had already…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark format shift in indie folk/soft rock music video production: the first widely noted official video by an artist of Father John Misty's critical stature to be constructed entirely from credited, curated TikTok user content. Positions participatory social media culture as a…

The director

Eggs Tyrone is a social media video creator and editor known for producing viral audiovisual parody and remix content, primarily on Instagram (2M+ followers) and TikTok. The account is built around meticulous re-edits that replace original music in dance…