: The core message is a challenge to the listener to regain their dignity and "learn to say no" before their heart is completely broken. The Iconic Music Video
: It features the band's original lead singer, Philippa Bulgin , walking in one continuous shot from Klaus Kjellerup’s studio on Gammel Kongevej, down Værnedamsvej, to Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen.
Watch the original one-take music video featuring the late Philippa Bulgin as she walks through the streets of Copenhagen:
: The narrator observes a friend who has lost their "pride and will" and allows themselves to be "stepped on" and exploited by others.
: It highlights the painful transformation of someone who wasn't always this way, but has now become passive, standing at the "back of the line" while life passes them by.
(How long will you humiliate yourself?) is the debut single that launched the Danish soul-pop band Danser med Drenge in March 1993. Written by Klaus Kjellerup in 1991, the song initially struggled to find a publisher until the band signed with Pladecompagniet. The Narrative and Meaning
The song is famous for its "zero-cut" (one-take) music video directed by Jan Weincke.