Osiris
04-03-2006, 02:26 PM
Je m'appelle Bagdad:
http://www.tinaarena.com/media/Bagdad_trim.mov
"This epic video was shot in the Tunisian Desert and in the Palace of Tozeur, also in Tunisia. Directed again by Thierry Vergnes (who shot the ‘Aimer’ video) the story follows Tina as she wanders through timeless landscapes, recalling the rise and fall of civilizations. The video has been in post-production for months having elaborate computer effects added but despite all this, Tina’s maintains that her prime concern was to get the visual message right.
“Bagdad has such an important lyric" she said, "It was very important to get their meaning across and not have a video of images that go against what the song is trying to say. There’s always pressure to make a beautiful video but I really wanted tell the story of how complex humans are and how they can both create and destroy beautiful things."
When asked about the songs title Je m'appelle Bagdad ( My name is Bagdad) Tina said.
“In some ways the title is misleading. This is not a political song and it’s not about a political subject… it’s about human frailty. It’s a metaphor, like a poem. It’s a woman saying I was once beautiful and now I’m in ruins, I’m destroyed. That same metaphor applies to us all as humans. We create and destroy almost uncontrollably.”
Certainly the Eastern string arrangements and percussion conjure up ideas of Scheherazade and the 101 nights.
http://www.tinaarena.com/media/Bagdad_trim.mov
"This epic video was shot in the Tunisian Desert and in the Palace of Tozeur, also in Tunisia. Directed again by Thierry Vergnes (who shot the ‘Aimer’ video) the story follows Tina as she wanders through timeless landscapes, recalling the rise and fall of civilizations. The video has been in post-production for months having elaborate computer effects added but despite all this, Tina’s maintains that her prime concern was to get the visual message right.
“Bagdad has such an important lyric" she said, "It was very important to get their meaning across and not have a video of images that go against what the song is trying to say. There’s always pressure to make a beautiful video but I really wanted tell the story of how complex humans are and how they can both create and destroy beautiful things."
When asked about the songs title Je m'appelle Bagdad ( My name is Bagdad) Tina said.
“In some ways the title is misleading. This is not a political song and it’s not about a political subject… it’s about human frailty. It’s a metaphor, like a poem. It’s a woman saying I was once beautiful and now I’m in ruins, I’m destroyed. That same metaphor applies to us all as humans. We create and destroy almost uncontrollably.”
Certainly the Eastern string arrangements and percussion conjure up ideas of Scheherazade and the 101 nights.