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This was the first music video to feature bassist Melissa Auf der Maur , who joined the band following the death of Kirsten Pfaff.

The story of the music video is a surreal, "acid-flashback" inspired exploration of innocence lost and the objectification of women. Directed by Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward , the video uses a 1920s burlesque aesthetic to create a haunting visual metaphor for the song’s themes of exploitation. The Narrative Concept Hole Violet Official Music Video

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These gritty scenes are intercut with footage of young ballerinas and children performing on a theater stage. This contrast highlights how the "skills" girls are taught for performance in childhood can evolve into tools for adult titillation and exploitation. Visual Symbolism The Narrative Concept Analyze the (like Emily Brontë)

Love described the video's look as being inspired by "acid flashbacks" and grainy "old film stock" .

Scenes of burlesque dancers and pole dancers in an early 20th-century strip club represent the commodification of the female body. Love intentionally hired actual strippers she knew from her own past working in Los Angeles clubs to keep the portrayal raw and authentic.