From the mind of The Voice singer Melanie Martinez comes another unsettling music video featuring two songs, “Tag You’re It” and “Milk and Cookies.” Both tunes are from her most recent album, Cry Baby.
Melanie, who conceives and directs her work, takes the fairytale of Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf to its most sinister end. “Tag You’re It” is a song that’s clearly about sexual assault. Once again, Melanie makes nightmares out of innocent childhood tropes.
But in part two, “Milk and Cookies,” Melanie turns the tables on her tormentor, but is it really a happy ending? Watch for yourself.
As an aside: The video went up yesterday, and it already has over 1 million views.