Song Lyrics

Pour me another drink, we’ll sit for a while

You tell me how much you love me,  How much you love me,

Draw up another part, a part of your soul, your life’s goal

Simon, Simon don’t you give up now, don’t you give up, don’t you give up now

Simon, Simon don’t you give up now, don’t you give up, don’t you give up now

Obsession until perfection,  but no one can see how big your heart can be,

Your love of life, your love of death and everything in between

Simon, Simon don’t you give up now, don’t you give up, don’t you give up now

Simon, Simon don’t you give up now, don’t you give up, don’t you give up now

They see dark but you see beauty, in the strangest places,

 And empty spaces

Pour me another drink we’ll sit for a while, I’ll tell you how much I love you,

 How much I love you

Simon, Simon don’t you give up now, don’t you give up, don’t you give up now

Simon, Simon don’t you give up now, don’t you give up, don’t you give up now

You’ll find your place someday with the unicorns and candyfloss

Together we’ll play, play

Alike Artists

Regina Spektor



regina spektor, like our chosen artist charlotte webster, explores and romanticises imagination within her music, taking simple everyday ideas and beautifully turning them into magical empathetic pieces.

Bon Iver




Bon Iver's music is striped down acoustic and extremely emotional and atmospheric like that of charlotte websters and similarly has a very gradual progression in texture.

Original recording

 

This is the second recording of the song that we have chosen to produce a music promo video for. This is the original track that we have chosen however the artist is recording a second alternative version which may or may not be used instead depending the artists view combined with Shelley's and mine.

Copy Right

 







copyright is a selection of specific and exclusive rights that are granted to the creator of an original piece of work, whether it be photographic, literacy, audio etc. it means that only they have the right to distribute, copy or alter the work. these laws restrict the exploitation of the piece so that it is controlled by the creator. all documents or files etc that are marked with the copyright logo have been legally distributed and are not for illegal reproduction and resale etc. all rights belong to the creator and your need their permission to use them within any publicly available context or medium such as films. if you were to disobey the copy right laws you are liable to be taken to court and fined.

Music Video Ideas

me and my partner shelley have come up with a few ideas between us as to what we could do for our music video.
Settings

• we would like to do some filming outside, in the rain and in a forrest, this natural envoronment will work well with the acoustic style of the song.
• 'get stuffed' a taxidermy shop in islinghton filled with beautiful taxidermy, linking with the lyric 'they see dark and you see beauty, in the stranges places....'

Props

• carboard and cotton wool clouds hangign form string on cardbouard set
• alcohol, part of the chorus talks about drinking
• guitar

Things to Include

• road kill, again linking to the lyric about dark and beauty

Success Criteria

the success of a music promo video can be mesured according to different criteria. this depends on what the purpose of hte video was, generally aslong as it achieves what it set out to it is a successful video.
here is the possible criteria to assess the success of a music video;

• word of mouth- are people talking about it
• Political impact
• youtube hits
• news paper, tv reports
• how many airings on tv
• amount of publicity
• downloads
• chart
• sales
• VMA awards
• MTV awards

Music Promo Video: Purpose

A music promo video has many different purpose, all of which do not apply to every music video;

• Advertise/product placement
• demonstrates the music and the skill and dedication it takes to create it
• to illustrate the song
• appeal to a visual audience
• tell a story
• market an image
• artist, album, label promotion
• raise awareness of the artists profile
• political statement

Music Video: Themes

A music vidoe can explore a lot of different themes, it is all about the realtionship between imagery and lyrical composition, here are a few exaples of what themes a music video can explore;

• Romance 
• Realism
• Humour
• true to life
• Glamour
• Emotion
• surrealism
• Love/ Relationships 
• Different cultures 
• Post-Modern Video- Self reflective
• Celebrity 
• Performance
• Symbolism 
• Controversy 
• Fun
• action
• stereotyping