video shoot. Marshall wore two outfits chosen by her, along with yellow nail polish and black bracelets "reminiscent of Madonna." The dancers performed in front of a white background using simple dance steps devised by Vapnek and hand gestures conceived by Marshall. Vapnek later recalled her surprise when Marshall expressed her desire to lip sync in the video, which she explained was rarely done in indie rock videos of the time, and "kind of considered cheesy." However, Vapnek was excited by the idea, saying that "almost immediately I came up with the idea of doing a take-off on Madonna's "Lucky Star" video. Chan and I are almost the same age, and we grew up with Madonna. Madonna's first record came out when we were in junior high, and that 'Lucky Star' video was so iconic to us." Release and reception Heather Phares of Allmusic described the song as "hypnotic and seductive." In a Stereogum article celebrating Moon Pix's 20th anniversary, Tom Brehihan wrote that "Cross Bones Style" was "the first Cat Power song that I ever heard and maybe still the best," describing it as "swirling, pulsating dream-pop with maybe the faintest hint of New Order in its groove." In 2008, the song was included in Pitchfork's The Pitchfork 500. In 2010, it was ranked at number 129 in Pitchfork's "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s." In 2022, Pitchfork listed it at number 203 on their list of "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s", writing, "You could spend a lifetime trying to detangle the spell cast by "Cross Bones Style", with its twilit guitars and peppy percussion that never quite falls in step with Chan Marshall's voice. Her vocals are doubled—weary yet hopeful, meditative and pleading—like a rope that braids and frays." In 2006, the music video was ranked at number 44 in Stylus' "Top 100 Music Videos of All Time" list. Accolades References 1998 songs Cat Power songs Songs written by Cat Power