![]() ![]() "Sweep the Leg" received over 80,000 views within its first week of release and became the number one video on YouTube on March 16, 2007. The video was a collaboration between No More Kings’ record label Astonish Records, and Chapter Seven Films, a film company in Los Angeles. There are various versions of the video, the longest being a little over seven minutes. The music video references not only The Karate Kid, but also the 1986 film Back to School (which also stars Zabka), the 1987 film Raising Arizona, and the 1984 video for The Cars song, " You Might Think." Johnny then claims victory, but after realizing it was a fantasy, he is run over by Ralph Macchio as Mitchell looks on. He is haunted by No More Kings and chases Mitchell across the desert until they have a final showdown at the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships. The premise for the music video finds Zabka and members of his Cobra Kai gang living in a trailer in the desert, having become obsessed with the fight he lost years ago. "Sweep the Leg" was also featured on Sony's MLB 08: The Show. Dennis Haskins and Liza Snyder also make an appearance. Johnson, who was the martial arts director for the film as well as the martial arts director for Bruce Lee, worked on this video. William Zabka, who played Johnny Lawrence in the film, directed the video. ![]() Martin Kove reprises his role as John Kreese, and actors who played the Cobra Kai members in the 1984 film, Ron Thomas (Bobby), Rob Garrison (Tommy), and Tony O'Dell (Jimmy) are also part of the cast. No More Kings received much of their exposure from their 2007 music video "Sweep the Leg", which incorporates elements of the 1984 film The Karate Kid and features appearances by nearly the entire original cast. Pete claims his main sources of musical inspiration are the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, Billy Joel, Beck, and Genesis. He designed the interior album art for the band's first album as well as the album art and packaging for their second album. Pete studied fine art in college and has worked for Disney and the Jim Henson Company he is an accomplished animator and also speaks Japanese. The particular episode dealt with the Pilgrims leaving England, seeking freedom and independence. The name "No More Kings" comes from an episode of Schoolhouse Rock!, one of many of No More Kings' inspirations. The band's songs are written by Mitchell along with his longtime friend Neil Robins of the Louisville-based band Dirt Poor Robins. from Knight Rider, Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, and Dungeons & Dragons. Most notably Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid, Michael and K.I.T.T. No More Kings' music is known for its frequent references to figures in pop culture, No More Kings are the Los Angeles-based musical collaboration of singer/songwriter Pete Mitchell and producer/songwriter Neil Robins. ![]()
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