Back in the mix it's your boy Cherry coming at you with another video breakdown. This time we take a trip to North Carolina and link up with The Foreign Exchange. Their video for "Take Off The Blues" dropped during our vacation but it's worth a closer look at the latest effort from SB's extended fam. The video starts off as a simple affair that finds the group in a jazz club hanging out and having a good time. The colors set the tone as the DP uses a mixture of blue and red hues to give the club scene a unique look. Directed by Matt Koza, one can really tell that he took time and sat down and listened to the lyrics when developing a concept for this video. We see our leading male in this video played Phonte as he links up with his leading lady at the club. At the conclusion of the song we find Phonte at home in a white tee waiting on his girlfriend to come home. The song switches up to "Valediction" and we see that things aren't the same anymore and it's no secret that he is upset. What follows is as good as a breakup scene depicted in a video that I've seen in a long time. The director really captures the emotions in Tay's face as he breaks up with his woman. We see a quick series of montage shots with them in better times and it provides a good reference point to see where they stand today. They are going through the motions and he is tired of it. Two really great songs captured in two very realistic music videos. The Foreign Exchange really connects with their audience and these visuals are something that everyday people can relate to.