This video opens with three friends in a car introducing episode six of their web series, "Few and Farce Between." They kick things off with some light banter about pet names for different professions before landing on the topic of file clerks, dedicating their song to anyone working in office administration. At 01:15, the clip transitions into a full acoustic parody of Katy Perry’s "Firework," titled "File Clerk." Set in a room beside a filing cabinet, a young man strums an acoustic guitar while a singer delivers rewritten lyrics displayed in red text on screen, including lines like, "Have you ever felt, like a fax machine / Like you're obsolete / Just filling up a seat."
After the main song wraps up, there is a credit sequence around 05:03 followed by a funny short tag at 05:18. In this end scene, a guy sitting at a computer desk sorting through manila folders gets visibly motivated as the "File Clerk" track plays from a boombox next to him. It has a very classic early-2010s YouTube aesthetic—simple camera setups, onscreen lyric captions, and an earnest, DIY feel from a group of friends having fun with a pop parody.
It is a charming and nostalgic slice of home-brewed internet comedy. While the musical performance is straightforward acoustic folk-pop, turning an inspirational pop anthem into a ode to filing under A-B-C, scanning papers, and receiving health insurance benefits is clever and unexpectedly endearing.