NikolaiI
09-21-2007, 12:05 PM
To me there's a lot of meaning in the music video "Valencia" by the Decemberists. The song is about a guy (we presume) and a woman he loves who gets killed by her brother, trying to shoot the guy. The lyrics are below. I've seen two videos by the Dec. of it now, in the other one she gets killed outside of a hotel room. In this one the singer is a TV- with a video of Colin Meloy playing, with a background of red hearts moving around in the background. To me this is pretty moving. Then at the end of it (is it a spoiler???) it also shows her brother, and father...it's a good video- anyway, it seems there is a lot of meaning in it, so I just wanted to throw up that topic for conversation.
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1026700gX5S55Yj?searchId=945800622428095445&rank=0
The lyrics:
You belong to the gang
and you say you can't break away
but I'm here with my hands on my heart
And our families can't agree
I'm your brothers sworn enemy
but I'll shout out my love to the stars
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
When first we laid eyes I swore to no compromise
Until I felt my caress on your skin
Well how soon we were betrayed,
your sister gave us away
and your father came all unhinged
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, and I swear to the the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
All I heard was a shout
of your brother calling me out
and you ran like a fool to my side
and the shot it hit hard
and your frame went limp in my arms
and AN OATH of love was your dying cry
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, I'll burn this whole city down
Valencia, with your blood gettin' cold on the ground
Valencia and I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
Now at the end he says "I'll burn this whole city down," and another thing I'm interested in is whether Valencia is the name of the girl, or the name of the town. At the end of the movie the TV- lover of Valencia- is playing the lyrics with words, and there's blood I think, anyway it shows it playing it to a few different people and that's the end of the video.
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All I heard was a shout
of your brother calling me out
and you ran like a fool to my side
Reminds me of "And fool-like she met him at Adam's Springs
But no money did he bring her, nor other fine things."
Just as sort of a contrasting way to use fool-like.
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1026700gX5S55Yj?searchId=945800622428095445&rank=0
The lyrics:
You belong to the gang
and you say you can't break away
but I'm here with my hands on my heart
And our families can't agree
I'm your brothers sworn enemy
but I'll shout out my love to the stars
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
When first we laid eyes I swore to no compromise
Until I felt my caress on your skin
Well how soon we were betrayed,
your sister gave us away
and your father came all unhinged
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, and I swear to the the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
All I heard was a shout
of your brother calling me out
and you ran like a fool to my side
and the shot it hit hard
and your frame went limp in my arms
and AN OATH of love was your dying cry
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, I'll burn this whole city down
Valencia, with your blood gettin' cold on the ground
Valencia and I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
Now at the end he says "I'll burn this whole city down," and another thing I'm interested in is whether Valencia is the name of the girl, or the name of the town. At the end of the movie the TV- lover of Valencia- is playing the lyrics with words, and there's blood I think, anyway it shows it playing it to a few different people and that's the end of the video.
-
All I heard was a shout
of your brother calling me out
and you ran like a fool to my side
Reminds me of "And fool-like she met him at Adam's Springs
But no money did he bring her, nor other fine things."
Just as sort of a contrasting way to use fool-like.