Over the last few weeks, a few Twitter pals of mine and I have been recording a very raw cover of Nothingman using Indaba Music, a collaborative music recording site. Leslie laid down the original Ukulele track and some harmonies, while I proceeded to do what I do best, sing out of key and out of time over her lovely voice. Then Keri Lee came in and added some lovely vocals. This is not a polished piece in anyway, but it is cool that we are working from three different countries and using music as a way to connect. In the future, perhaps we can create more polished pieces, but for now I was thinking we could take this one to another level. That is where you come in. I want you to help us create the video for this first song.
In order to keep it as raw and lose as possible there are very few rules, so here we go:
1. Take a look at the lyrics:
Once divided...nothing left to subtract...
Some words when spoken...can't be taken back...
Walks on his own...with thoughts he can't help thinking...
Future's above...but in the past he's slow and sinking...
Caught a bolt 'a lightnin'...cursed the day he let it go...
Nothingman... (2x)
Isn't it something?
Nothingman...
She once believed...in every story he had to tell...
One day she stiffened...took the other side...
Empty stares...from each corner of a shared prison cell...
One just escapes...one's left inside the well...
And he who forgets...will be destined to remember...oh...oh...oh...
Nothingman... (2x)
Isn't it something?
Nothingman...
Oh, she don't want him...
Oh, she won't feed him...after he's flown away...
Oh, into the sun...ah, into the sun...
Burn...burn...
Nothingman... (2x)
Isn't it something?
2. Spend some time with the song:
3. Take and send me any photographs the words and song inspire.
4. Shoot and send me any footage the words and song inspire. No more than 15 seconds long. As many as you want.
5. Share this post with as many people as you can.
Send all submissions to jabizraisdana@gmail.com We will share the video and song when it is all compiled. Let's set the deadline as December 1st. Happy image hunting.
