March6 , 2026

    ONTD Original: Music Video Tropes Pt. 5 – Hangin’ at the Bowling Alley

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    Previous Posts:
    Part 1: A Sandy Desert Locale
    Part 2: Shipping Containers and/or Heavy Machinery & Tools
    Part 3: A Moody Bathtub
    Part 4: The Auto Racing Aesthetic

    Musicians LOVE to bowl. It’s a fact. They date at the bowling alley, they dance at the bowling alley, they have drama at the bowling alley, they take their camels to the bowling alley…wait…what?

    Justin Bieber – Baby

    Bowling Bieber Belts “Baby, Baby, Baby” Before Becoming Big Shot!


    Jessie Ware – Step Into My Life

    This is how you’re supposed to properly warm up before you start bowling so you don’t hurt yourself.

    Lit – My Own Worst Enemy

    This song is peak 00s

    Dru Hill – In My Bed

    The guys from Dru Hill go bowling with their cheating girlfriends.

    Matchbox 20 – Real World

    Rob Thomas sings, “I wish the real world would just stop hassling me” and I can’t help but think it’s because he’s taking his camel into places where camels don’t belong.

    Monsta X – You Problem

    Kpop loves a bowling alley too.

    Vanessa Hudgens – Say OK

    Vanessa Hudgens falls in love with Zac Efron at the bowling alley in glorious 240p.

    Leslie Jordan, Blanco Brown, LOCASH – Let It Slide

    The lovely Leslie Jordan and some men I don’t know released a country song that actually slaps. It’s a bowling bop!

    Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers 2

    Is Wiz Khalifa a bowling fanatic?

    5ive – When The Lights Go Out

    When the lights at the bowling alley go out, it’s rented out as a practice space for UK boybands to help pay the bills.

    Honourable Mentions (Minimal Bowling):
    Wiz Khalifa – Lit
    Pharrell – Happy

    Not Featured:
    Bowling for Soup

    How are your bowling skills, ONTD?
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