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Iggy Azalea's New Music Video Is A Perfect Homage To 'Clueless'
Need a flashback to 1995? Clueless is one of the most beloved movies about L.A. and Iggy Azalea just took us way back with her latest music video.
In the clip for Australian rapper's track "Fancy," featuring British crooner Charli XCX, we see a recreation of some of the best scenes from the film, with Azalea as a fitting stand-in for Alicia Silverstone's Cher. Some of the recreations are uncanny, like Cher's yellow-and-black plaid number. (Seriously, it's been nearly impossible to find this outfit to wear as a costume every Halloween.) We get to Dionne and Murray in the epic freakout while driving-on-an-L.A.-freeway scene (but this time in an updated red BMW convertible) as well as Elton's major house party. The best part is that everyone is "rollin' with my homies."
There are a couple of updates such as Cher using an iPad, but we don't mind—we actually like it. This is getting us all a little nostalgic. For old time's sake, let's take a look at the original freeway scene in Clueless:
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