https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszLwBaC4Sw
Instruktøren af videoen Johan Renck i interview:
"But the character there, we named him Button Eyes, I was there when
that character was born. It’s not like, ‘hmm, what can we do that’s cool
and different, that people will be interested in?’ He sent me drawings. He just said, ‘I want a mask with buttons for eyes.’
There’s something to be said for a man who doesn’t create an
image to run it into the ground. How many musicians do that? They build a
brand. They build an aesthetic.
What I didn’t do is ask ‘what is he?’ Because I’m not interested in
that. I’m interested in what comes out of him, and interested in Button
Eyes. So in the video there are clearly two characters—there’s Button
Eyes, who’s introverted, a sort of tormented blind guy. And then we have
this other guy who’s a flamboyant trickster in the middle of it,
selling us the message in the other part of the song.
Word, with that book embossed with the blackstar.
No, that’s the third character! The priest guy. If you look
upon all the characters he’s created over time, and there’s quite a few,
some of them have names, some of them don’t. Some of them only exist in
the lyrics in songs.
Some of them went on tour.
Exactly! But they’re all characters, and they all mean something. And it’s all true."
Og uautoriseret aflyttet bud på teksten hentet på nettet (har nogen et bedre bud på "Ormen"!?)
In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle, ah-ah, ah-ah
In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all
Your eyes
On the day of execution, on the day of execution
Only women kneel and smile, ah-ah, ah-ah
At the centre of it all, at the centre of it all
Your eyes, your eyes
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle, ah-ah, ah-ah
In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all
Your eyes
Ah-ah-ah
Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside
Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)
How many times does an angel fall?
How many people lie instead of talking tall?
He trod on sacred ground, he cried loud into the crowd
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar, I’m not a gangster)
I can’t answer why (I’m a blackstar)
Just go with me (I’m not a filmstar)
I’m-a take you home (I’m a blackstar)
Take your passport and shoes (I’m not a popstar)
And your sedatives, boo (I’m a blackstar)
You’re a flash in the pan (I’m not a marvel star)
I’m the great I am (I’m a blackstar)
I’m a blackstar, way up, oh honey, I’ve got game
I see right so white, so open-heart it’s pain
I want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)
Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside
Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a star star, I’m a blackstar)
I can’t answer why (I’m not a gangster)
But I can tell you how (I’m not a flam star)
We were born upside-down (I’m a star star)
Born the wrong way ‘round (I’m not a white star)
(I’m a blackstar, I’m not a gangster
I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar
I’m not a pornstar, I’m not a wandering star
I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)
In the villa of Ormen stands a solitary candle
Ah-ah, ah-ah
At the centre of it all, your eyes
On the day of execution, only women kneel and smile
Ah-ah, ah-ah
At the centre of it all, your eyes, your eyes
Ah-ah-ah
JUST IN: Officiel tekst, Oremn it is!? Men Gangstar -
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(David Bowie)
IN THE VILLA OF ORMEN
IN THE VILLA OF ORMEN
STANDS A SOLITARY CANDLE
AH AH AH AH
IN THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
IN THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
YOUR EYES
ON THE DAY OF EXECUTION
ON THE DAY OF EXECUTION
ONLY WOMEN KNEEL AND SMILE
AH AH AH AH
AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
YOUR EYES
YOUR EYES
AH AH AH
AH AH AH
IN THE VILLA OF ORMEN
IN THE VILLA OF ORMEN
STANDS A SOLITARY CANDLE
AH AH AH AH
AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
YOUR EYES
YOUR EYES
AH AH AH
OO OO OO OO
OOO
OO OO OO OO
OOO
OO OO OO OO
SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE DAY HE DIED
SPIRIT ROSE A METRE THEN STEPPED ASIDE
SOMEBODY ELSE TOOK HIS PLACE AND BRAVELY CRIED:
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
HOW MANY TIMES DOES AN ANGEL FALL?
HOW MANY PEOPLE LIE INSTEAD OF TALKING TALL?
HE TROD ON SACRED GROUND HE CRIED ALOUD INTO THE CROWD
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M NOT A GANGSTAR
I CAN’T ANSWER WHY
I’M A BLACKSTAR
JUST GO WITH ME
I’M NOT A FILMSTAR
IMMA TAKE YOU HOME
I’M A BLACKSTAR
TAKE YOUR PASSPORT AND SHOES
I’M NOT A POPSTAR
AND YOUR SEDATIVES BOO
I’M A BLACKSTAR
YOU’RE THE FLASH IN THE PAN
I’M NOT A MARVELSTAR
I’M THE GREAT I AM
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR I’M WAY UP, ON MONEY, I’VE GOT GAME
I SEE RIGHT, SO WIDE, SO OPEN-HEARTED PAIN
I WANT EAGLES IN MY DAYDREAMS, DIAMONDS IN MY EYES
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE DAY HE DIED
SPIRIT ROSE A METRE THEN STEPPED ASIDE
SOMEBODY ELSE TOOK HIS PLACE AND BRAVELY CRIED:
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M A STARSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I CAN’T ANSWER WHY
I’M NOT A GANGSTAR
BUT I CAN TELL YOU HOW
I’M NOT A FLAMSTAR
WE WERE BORN UPSIDE DOWN
I’M A STARS STAR
BORN THE WRONG WAY ROUND
I’M NOT A WHITESTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
OO OO OO OO
I’M NOT A GANGSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
OO OO OO OO
I’M NOT A PORNSTAR
I’M NOT A WANDERING STAR
OO OO OO OO
I’M A BLACKSTAR
I’M A BLACKSTAR
IN THE VILLA OF ORMEN
STANDS A SOLITARY CANDLE
AH AH AH AH
AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
YOUR EYES
ON THE DAY OF EXECUTION
ONLY WOMEN KNEEL AND SMILE
AH AH AH AH
AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
YOUR EYES
YOUR EYES
AH AH AH
Altså ORMEN, men hvad er det for et sted? Se næste blogpost!
SvarSletDavid Bowie’s ★ single is issued digitally worldwide today, with both iTunes and Amazon giving the release banner adverts.
SvarSletThe song has already entered both their download charts and to celebrate the fact we're posting the lyrics here so that you can sing and shake along with confidence.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/21/final-mysteries-david-bowie-blackstar-elvis-crowley-villa-of-ormen
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