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The music video starts off with scenes of the promotional cover for the song. Then it shows a split screen of Shiloh in the left and a girl in the right wearing a yellow dress with a dog in her handbag, talking on her cell phone. They're both walking down a street, Shiloh has two other dancers behind her. The other girl has many unfortunate things happen to her -- her cell phone's stolen; she spills her drink all over herself; her dog escapes from her handbag; she gets her sunglasses caught in her hair; and she gets dirty water thrown on her. The split screens switch simultaneously throughout the video; sometimes Shiloh will be on the right and the other girl is on the left. In the final minute of the video Shiloh has more people walking down the street behind her, dancing along to the music. It ends with Shiloh showing her knuckles to the camera with letters spelling "Operator" written on them |
The music video starts off with scenes of the promotional cover for the song. Then it shows a split screen of Shiloh in the left and a girl in the right wearing a yellow dress with a dog in her handbag, talking on her cell phone. They're both walking down a street, Shiloh has two other dancers behind her. The other girl has many unfortunate things happen to her for no reason whatsoever -- her cell phone's stolen; she spills her drink all over herself; her dog escapes from her handbag; she gets her sunglasses caught in her hair; and she gets dirty water thrown on her. She takes it all in stride and does not lash out at her unfortunate circumstances. The split screens switch simultaneously throughout the video; sometimes Shiloh will be on the right, laughing at the other girl's misfortune, and the other girl is on the left. In the final minute of the video Shiloh has more people walking down the street behind her, who all seem to be much older and inappropriate as friends of a 16 year old girl, dancing along to the music. It ends with Shiloh showing her knuckles to the camera with letters spelling "Operator" written on them, grinning at how she smugly thinks she is the better of the two girls because she dresses differently when in fact, Shiloh is only conforming to the teenage punk girl stereotype that is looked down upon by most of today's youth for being immature and out dated. |
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The music video was shot on Kensington Avenue, located in [[Toronto, Canada]]. |
The music video was shot on Kensington Avenue, located in [[Toronto, Canada]]. |
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Operator (A Girl Like Me) is the debut single by Canadian pop/rock singer Shiloh. The song is about staying true to oneself and not becoming superficial.
Chart positions
"Operator (A Girl Like Me)" first debuted at No. 82 on the Canadian Hot 100 and peaked at No. 30, where it stayed for 1 week.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Hot 100[1] | 30 |
Music video
The music video starts off with scenes of the promotional cover for the song. Then it shows a split screen of Shiloh in the left and a girl in the right wearing a yellow dress with a dog in her handbag, talking on her cell phone. They're both walking down a street, Shiloh has two other dancers behind her. The other girl has many unfortunate things happen to her for no reason whatsoever -- her cell phone's stolen; she spills her drink all over herself; her dog escapes from her handbag; she gets her sunglasses caught in her hair; and she gets dirty water thrown on her. She takes it all in stride and does not lash out at her unfortunate circumstances. The split screens switch simultaneously throughout the video; sometimes Shiloh will be on the right, laughing at the other girl's misfortune, and the other girl is on the left. In the final minute of the video Shiloh has more people walking down the street behind her, who all seem to be much older and inappropriate as friends of a 16 year old girl, dancing along to the music. It ends with Shiloh showing her knuckles to the camera with letters spelling "Operator" written on them, grinning at how she smugly thinks she is the better of the two girls because she dresses differently when in fact, Shiloh is only conforming to the teenage punk girl stereotype that is looked down upon by most of today's youth for being immature and out dated.
The music video was shot on Kensington Avenue, located in Toronto, Canada.
It has gained some airplay on Canadian TV music stations such as MuchMusic, and Family.
References
- ^ Operator (A Girl Like Me) acharts.us