Didi Benami and Theory of a Deadman – “Hurricane” Music Video

By On 06/30/2012 · 13 Comments · In American Idol, Didi Benami

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Didi Benami plays the part of the winner of an American Idol like talent competition in the “Hurricane” music video from fly over rockers, Theory of a Deadman.

The comparison stops at the competition. The Season 9 Idol alum not only wins the competition, but also spirals out of control on booze and alcohol. There’s even a little lesbian kissing action–no doubt meant to pander to the band’s overwhelmingly male fan base. Eh.

I am also underwhelmed by the plot: Bitch leaves her dude at the curb to pursue fame and fortune, but comes crawling back after she receives a harsh comeuppance.

Having said that? Didi does a good job in a video that gives her ample opportunity to do a little scenery chewing. I’ll bet it was fun to shoot.

ETA: Andy Dick has a cameo. He plays a straight laced dude who suffers at the hands of Didi’s trainwreck. Which is…a little ironic.

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  • Anonymous

    huh… well they surely didn´t spend a lot of money on the production. and doesn´t that kind of sound like a Daughtry song? the singer has way cooler hair though….

  • Anonymous

    Hey MJ there’s absolutely nothing wrong about pandering via chick make-out sequences lol. It’s not high art but I thought she did a really good job.

  • Anonymous

    This video is so fake. There’s no way two girls would make the final 2.

    Lol, just kidding. Didi did a great job!

  • V Jemmy

    Love Theory of a Deadman.  Though, this is softer than what I would expect from them… but I suppose that everyone needs a rock ballad.

    Honestly, I didn’t catch so much of the ‘starlet gone wrong’ as I did the patheticness of the guy waiting for her to get things out of her system.  Bleh.

  • Anonymous

    I actually think that Theory of a Deadman has a lot of well-known softer stuff – “Not Meant to Be” and “No Surprise” were definitely rock ballads, but even their recent “harder” singles like “Lowlife” and “B- Came Back” were very poppy IMO. They would be halfway between Nickelback and Shinedown in terms of appealing to the masses. That said, even if they’re pandering to a male demo, it can still work for this girl. LOL. “Bad Girlfriend” is one of my favorite songs in the past decade.
    This isn’t on par with their really popular ballads but I think I’ll still download it. Didi did well here with what she was given. I don’t think a lot of rock videos look that great so that isn’t a concern for me. I think it just has to do with the genre and their values (and who they need to appeal to).

  • Anonymous

    The best part was the Andy Dick cameo.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/XDQP2Y46M5B3OHOKALDDGDHQCM Leandro

    Theory of a DeadRock…this band is a mix of Nickelback and Daughtry rock bubble gum. Even their hard material is cheesy. But actually i liked the song (guilty pleasure). lol

    ETA: and Didi is hot as always.

  • Anonymous

    LOVE Didi + this video is just some cheesy fun.

  • Anonymous

    It’s not high art but I thought she did a really good job.

    Did you miss thi part where I said she did a good job? Because I said it.

    I just hated the “bitch who leaves gets what she deserves” plot. But I am obviously not the target audience.

    Plus, not impressed by the  song–warmed over Nickleback. No thanks.

  • Anonymous

    I totally saw that and agreed with you on the vid. I guess my post was confusing–only the first sentence was aimed at you–just joking around about pandering thing. Sorry for the confusion.

  • CircadianDomination

    The song is hook-less Nickleback and the video is shamelessly cheesy. With that said, Didi looks good, so I did enjoy the video.

  • http://twitter.com/KariannHart Kariann Hart

    I don’t know the group but I did enjoy the song and video.  Good for Didi.  Everything counts…this could bring her other work!

  • Anonymous

    Great job and fun to see Didi. I’m a rock fan so I loved the song. *shrugs*