Josie (blink-182)

“Josie” is a song by blink-182, written by Mark Hoppus. About a make-believe perfect girlfriend rather than an actual person, “Josie” is featured on blink-182”s 1998 album Dude Ranch. The character returns in the song “Online Songs” on their 2001 album Take off Your Pants and Jacket.

Music video

• Directed by: Darren Doane
• Year released: late 1997/early 1998
• Song is featured on the MCA Records release Dude Ranch

Two versions of this video were produced. The first featured the band playing in a basement that was quickly flooding with water. As bandmembers Mark, Tom, and Scott were unhappy with the way the video turned out, it has never been released.

The second, released, video involves Mark desperately trying to tell a girl (played by Alyssa Milano) that he loves her. Things don’t go his way, and he screws up by telling a fat kid that he loves him instead. In the end Mark gets her attention and gets a ride with the fat guy.

At one stage in the video, a poster saying “Grand Moff Tarkin for school President” appears. This is a reference to a character in the popular Star Wars series. It appears as a result of an obsession with Star Wars shared by Mark and a member of the film crew.

(Taken with permission from PunkDisasters.)