Vidrar vel til Loftarasa

Summary

The video of the Sigurros song "Viðrar vel til loftárása" has won numerous awards and spawned cinematic and controversial discussions.

The band named the song after a quote sarcastically spoken by an Icelandic weatherman during the war in Kosovo: "í dag viðrar vel til loftárása" (meaning "Today, it is good weather for an airstrike.")

Set in 1950s Iceland, the video features a kiss between two young boys which is broken up by the father of one of the boys during a football match. All band members do a cameo in the music video: Jónsi is the soccer team coach, Orri is the goalkeeper, Georg is the referee, and Kjartan is one of the spectators. Moreover, the fetus design from the Ágætis byrjun album cover is shown on a bottle from which one of the boys drinks.

Production for the music video began in the autumn of 2001. A general casting call was held in the town of Reykjavík, Iceland, which was also the place of principal photography. The video was directed by Icelandic directors Stefán Arni and Siggi Kinski.