Track Choice

Not My Day - Stuey Morris's Isis

I found this track/band on the website unsigned.com under the genre of indie rock/power pop; the track is called Stuey Morris's Isis and was composed and recorded by an Oxford-based trio named Not My Day. I chose this track as I liked the upbeat, fast pace of the heavy instruments as it will allow me to create a fun, energetic and experimental video.
In order to reflect and emphasize this hyped, fast beat I may experiment and play with the idea of speeding the footage up to double time as I believe this would work well in accordance with the meaning and sound of the track; my interpretation of the lyrics was that they were commenting on and symbolic of a resistance and reluctance to grow and mature; a wish to stay forever young and carefree.

Whilst listening to this track I was lead to believe the lyrics and concept around the track to be predominately male; the lyrics are sung by a male and all 3 band members of Not My Day are male, this, along with the heavy beat and somewhat harsh, direct lyrics create a sense of power and aggression which is commonly connoted with the male gender. This male dominance can be seen on a wider spectrum regarding the indie rock genre as a whole; this genre is created by heavy drums and more hectic electronic sounds which are often related to the more aggressive gender of men. To ensure my music video is notable and different to other videos of the same genre I have chosen to sculpt the narrative of my production to be focused more on the rebellion and anger of a female character, rather than male, to challenge the common stereotypes of this genre and style.

Another reason for this choice was because I like the way in which the voice of the singer is very powerful and, although competing with a rather hectic array of sounds that form the track, the lyrics are not lost beneath the instrumental sounds and I will therefore be able to employ the relationship section of Goodwin's theory that states that a 'strong relationship between lyrics and visuals' within a music video is vital for audience appreciation, by creating my own visual interpretation of the lyrics.

I found it tricky to find a website that held the lyrics for this song as I suspect the band is no longer performing together and I was therefore forced to listen to the track and note down the lyrics myself. It is due to this that there appears to be gaps in the opening verse; I was unable to dicpher what the lyrics were, however I do not see this as a drastic problem as the lexical field can be assumed from the rest of the line/verse.

Passed out on the backseat on the ____ made on county town road

Saving all my best _______ for a time when they can be dressed up in gold

Fearing that my face is aging oh

Wandering round the top floor of a house that’s worried me for so long

Flaking walls like the ___weeping like the willow trees arms

Tears of black are falling without sound

Creating ripples on the puddles on the ground

Pent house a shit house

My house your house

Pent house a shit house baby, yeah

Laying on the bed and drifting in and out of listening to you

Least not you but I think it’s me

Thinking of the sound of that willow tree

Tears of black are falling without sound

Creating ripples on the puddles on the ground

Pent house a shit house

My house your house

Pent house a shit house baby, yeah