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Post by Moe on May 20, 2008 10:41:36 GMT -5
Please post links here.
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Post by oregonwinebaby on May 25, 2008 15:08:11 GMT -5
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Post by Treecat on May 25, 2008 15:31:28 GMT -5
The video is right on the mark in portraying the story in the song. The house, the stairwell, the falling leaves indicating a past of long long ago, a shot of a child's toys, the owl flying into the room--a house old and abandoned and open to the elements.
No Enya video would be an Enya video without .. Enya in the video! I like the way they weave her singing the song into the video -- the gauze curtains that flutter over her image, the woven screen used to shoot her section of the video. It's very effective. The video wouldn't have the impact that it does, if it had been shot in color. B/W makes the video.
An aside: It's kind of humorous though that this Irish star has a video using English landscapes.
Three Thumbs Up! Excellent video from Early Enya.
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Post by Moe on May 25, 2008 17:50:40 GMT -5
I have always liked this one, especially the B/W presentation, which suits the song well imo. And yes, those gauze curtains add a perfect touch. There is a narrative in this video, and the narrative element makes it very beautiful.
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Post by riene on May 25, 2008 22:35:00 GMT -5
I've always found this one intriguing. The symbology and imagery is loss--loss of childhood, perhaps death. The house is old--lace curtains blowing gently in the wind, falling leaves, candles, the plow. For a moment it seems there is the silhouette of a child, and there are the dolls, left behind and waiting.
The opening scene with the time lapse clouds is neat, perhaps symbolizing time passing. The ravens often are symbols of death, and the lyrics speak of leaving, passing, searching. She sings of feeling a shadow from another world--a ghost perhaps? The spectral owl, the gutted candles, the otherworldly ripple of the images on the curtains all add to the unreality of the scene. The images of Stonehenge and Avebury could also symbolize time and passage, as could the star-shaped window.
For a long time I thought this one portrayed the theme of "once you leave, you can never return" for things change so much. Perhaps it still does. The black and white/sepia tint of the video is perfect for the slightly haunting atmosphere and storyline.
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Post by Moe on Jul 1, 2008 17:56:54 GMT -5
For a long time I thought this one portrayed the theme of "once you leave, you can never return" for things change so much. Perhaps it still does. The black and white/sepia tint of the video is perfect for the slightly haunting atmosphere and storyline. The lyrics certainly convey this theme to me, ie, once you leave, you can never go home. It's never what it used to be, you no longer fit in. Time has passed and you cannot return. I have no proof for the following, but it has taken hold in my mind: was this song originally written for The Celts documentary but never used by the BBC? I know the copyright says 1988, but it could have been written earlier. Stonehenge and Avebury certainly evoke the past to me.
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Post by marie on Jul 2, 2008 7:09:04 GMT -5
I love the story of the song and the video is great. I love the way it was done and it goes right a long with the song.
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