The Raven

[Wayavas1337]

This video is epic good job



[Frankonino]

Great album :-)

[Tabstarbelle]

Thanks for sharing. Good job. One note: Could have done with out the 'music/song' over the credits. Some how, it seemed to 'jar' the feelings from the music (Alan Parsons ~RAVEN). Maybe more instrumental of Parsons might have made for better continuity? Just my opinion. Enjoyed your efforts.

[AceGallagher]

@Tabstarbelle Thanks for the input :) I understand what you're saying. I used a song from Eric Woolfson's musical "POE" he wrote as a sort of sequel to the Alan Parsons Project's "Tales of Mystery", which is why I chose it and not something else. I do appreciate you comment!

[mikesey1]

A great video with wonderful acting throughout. Very well done for this watchable work.

[cymbalslasher]

Nice attempt at doing an artistic video along with this piece. I realize the limitations you were working with on this and think you made the most out of it. I'm thinking of trying my hand on some of my band's songs and turning them into videos in the future. Keep it up!

[np2ij]

ROFL of the month. She's very good, he's very poor. Converting to black&white greyscale could bring some feelings of famous silent german expressionism era :-))

[nutmeuc]

the killer penguin raven of the night

[njay1o]

i find this really lame!!!

[SassyChick013]

this is the worst film ive ever seen.

[cloisterene]

I haven't heard this in *ages*, and I love it!!!

[urbania70]

Ckecking my playlists,l I came again to see this, and I must say I love every frame of it.. the acting of both you and your brother (included bodylanguage of both), the directing, montage and finale.. it enhances the drama of the tale and song. Proud to be your friend, Jill...

Giorgio

[AceGallagher]

Thanks so much, Giorgio! :)

[dolphinfjr1972]

@urbania70 this man is great breakdown is also great

[sorginia]

Rest in peace, Mr. Woolfson

[macaius]

I love this song, the old and the later version. thanks for the acting

[twobirdsatswim]

The (vinyl) versions I have do not have the guitar solo at 2:36 that precedes the last vocal section. There is a guitar overdub throughout this 'Nevermore' section too. It's strange to hear something so familiar so changed. I was going to buy from itunes but the version I want has been replaced. Artist's prerogative, of course, but imagine going back and putting a Mickey mouse on Van Gogh's chair! Is there no definitive artwork anymore? I can't decide on an ending for my novel, either.

[AceGallagher]

Ah yes, the Alan Parsons Project "remixed" Tales of Mystery and Imagination in 1987, adding the guitar solo on this song as well as a few things here and there on the other songs. A two-disc remaster of Tales has recently been released that includes both the original 1976 version and the remixed 1987 version. You should be able to find it through online sellers, so I hope that helps!

[Sejaynus]

I agree! The overdub of the guitar solo has ruined it's original perfection. This album was pure genius in it's original form.

Geo Harrison overdubbed some of his old stuff too. Sad, indeed...sniff...sniff....

[Sydpart2]

I used to have a track of Christopher Walken reading the poem...or someone doing a dynamite non funny Walken impression. Either way it was really cool.

[cruelangel7]

ok... so good song. i also like the version by Gregorian. however the video is nothing related to the poem. the poem is a guy. plagued by his dead love Lenore. the raven is a unspecified gender. never takes human form for it is there to speak its name as nevermore. not a word but such a name a nevermore. that is all it says. its an implied prophet that is demon or saint. read the poem to know more. all in all good song though

[helterskelter1178]

Love the vocoder at the beginning.

LONG LIVE THE A.P.P. and

EDGAR ALLAN POE

[stuffunee]

Oh wow! Haven't heard this in forever! Enjoyed the trip. Thanks! :)

[remfanbeforu]

The whole ALBUM was based on Poe's short stories and poetry, brought forth, as most poetry, by despair and grief enhanced by opiates.

As for Alan Parsons, what a sound engineer? Where would Pink Floyd be without him?

[SROpriest]

omg Jeep get with the program, I was responding to OneforOne's comment about a class project lol...I happen to have the APP collection on vinyl which I bought new (I am 50) thank you very much ;-)

[SROpriest]

How could anyone defile such a timeless work as this by setting it to a rap? You should have strung your teacher up from the flag pole out front lol

[AMCJeep1]

Alan Parsons is Hardly rap!!!

This piece of music was released in 1976 long before rap was ever thought of .... go back to your bible

[amadeus2009fr]

poe's is awesome!

[Madda59]

Isn't this the only track in which Alan Parson actually sings? BTW: Thanks for posting.Love APP.

[Sydpart2]

no there are others, just heard one today on youtube...can't remember the name for the life of me...something to do with jack and friendly...maybe a deck of cards. But they were singing.

[Ruffin3113]

great video

[XOneForOneX]

This is actually pretty good.

I love the angles you used with the camera and how well you put this together. Not to mention your music choice, which was PERFECT

I had a class project on this once, and we had to make a rap for it. xD

[MetallicBooster]

The music choice should be perfect as the video was clearly based on the song. It's not that the video was made and later they thought "hey, this song fits it!"

[Tman2295]

my favorite poem of all time. Though i am pretty fond of Emily Dickinson too. lol

[arissss1962]

Highest quality music.Never could imagine the tremendous raven could be a handsome guy.

[SailorCostigan]

A very fine video. I enjoyed it very much. Very good the idea of the human form of the raven. I think it could be very fine to realize also a video on "The fall of the house of Usher" with the same technique and the APP music. The actors of this video should be perfect as Lady Madeleine and Roderick.

What do you think about?

Sailor Costigan

[dandeexxxx]

boo-yeah

[earnhardtfanthree]

That was damm dumb....don't ever play out a classic video with a trak with irrelevant stuff...bad move...

[yezit]

tonto...

[gomilolu]

ES UNA PUTA BASURA PONZOÑOSA !!!

[twilightdrifter287]

this gets me always under a spell.

[JavierCastell69]

Ambrosia también tenía su punto...

[im2501]

what he said!!

[Cleveraka]

funny video lets chat

this video was good Bv

[phepple]

The music on The Raven is played by the band Ambrosia. Alan

Parsons mixed Ambrosia's classic first album and produced the second Somewhere I've Never Travelled.

[ahchinga]

Ambrosia???...don't you mean Pilot?????

[phepple]

NO!!! Alan Parsons mixed Ambrosia's self titled debut album and produced their second titled Somewhere I've Never Travelled. David Pack sings and plays on Alan's Try Anything Once album. Check out here on you tube Ambrosia's The Brunt , Drink Of Water, and Mama Frog.

[dandeexxxx]

boo yeah

[DeathAngel0208]

awesome XD

[12vampiregirl]

awesome.... kool...

[Manceinion]

Excellent film lads. I was just looking up Alan Parsons project and found this. Lovely! (=

[hoffmann9471]

I like your film to this great music very much.

Grosse Klasse !

Pardon fur mein Englisch.

Onkel Pete

[babykillersaregay]

Anyone who writes "wankers" is a wanker

[anniemihn]

OMG, IT´S THAT LEONARD WHITING´S VOICE!! What a beautiful and sensitive singing he has...As if was not enough being that gourgeous he CAN SING as well. AMAZING GUY!

[longlivesydbarret]

Sad how yesterdays music could sound like music from the future. And how bands now just play garbage and will never last. Pink Floyd and Alan Parsons will always rock and last forever.

[darcyUSA21]

Looks like it was a really bad trip!

[riclos08]

I love this video! But I just gotta laugh when I see the opening sequence when "To my amazement, there stood a raven" plays. I can just picture my wife looking up on her curtain and seeing a raven standing there. She would probably scream and pass out, or maybe start throwing things at it, I know she would freak out! She stares at me strangely every time I play this and LMAO!

[riclos08]

I friggin love this!

[qetwrycvb]

This song strated me off with the Alan Parsons Project and I collected the whole series. Brilliant track and fabulous video. Thanks!

[TykoEaston]

Did Leonard Whiting sing this? Wikipedia says so on his entry, but the article for the song itself says Alan Parsons is the vocalist.

[AceGallagher]

I know Alan is doing the vocals on the verses using a vocorder to distort his voice. However, I think Leonard does the last verse that isn't through the vocorder--if I remember correctly :)

[dolphinfjr1972]

@AceGallagher it dosent mater alan is still the man

[urbania70]

@TykoEaston Yes, Ace is right. I can add, about the vocoder part, that Eric Woolfson played the keyboard while Alan spoke words in the microphone - so, I may add, the real voice of the Project duo (this pioneer vocoder was devised on purpose by EMI). This was revealed in detail in a radio interview to both, done at album's release and published on the 2007 deluxe editon remaster.

[placebo4yo]

um...wateva.

[wlh1us]

whoever is playing with you tube can stop, stop, start whats with that?

[humdidoadi]

great song!!

[Snakesonabrain]

If you could ever get ahold of the original on vinyl, there's no lead guitar solo. I prefer it without the solo, but after they did the remix with the solo, I still enjoy it.

[GOD711]

Even though Alan did the remix and believes this is better than the original on vinyl, I just cannot agree with him. I am one of those who love the original, flaws and all. It was the one that literally brought millions of fans to him. If people want the remix, fine. I just wish he would release the original album on a cd, so the consumers would have a choice. He HAS received many requests to do so, but still has not. He will always be the best. The man is a genius. Post the original!

[AceGallagher]

Hey there; Actually, a remastered version of Tales was released a few months ago--it's a two disc set with both the original and 1987 versions as well as bonus tracks. You can find it for puchase online--and I agree, it's well worth hearing, especially since that was my first time hearing that version.

[dansimsss]

IT'S A CLASSIC.

[Title75]

Great song....cheesy video.

[NudistPoet]

Absolutely fantastic!

[psychodelictrip]

its goooodd

i love it haha

psycho

[emolosersunite]

I cant believe this was made in this decade! ha ha ha ha ha rad I love it!

[Camarant]

Good job indeed. The Alan Parsons Project is one of the Great yet forgotten bands of the 70's and 80's. It is also forgotten that The Alan Parsons Project worked for another legendary band of that era, Pink Floyd...

[GOD711]

You are partially correct. Alan was the sound engineer (winning a grammy for it) on "Dark Side of the Moon" which arguably is the greatest album ever recorded. Yes, it is debatable, but only to the extent that it is not THE greatest. What can not be argued is that is was/is great, then and now. Believe me, if you check Alan Parsons Live, you find he still tours all over the WORLD. The man and the great musicians with him, sell out wherever they perform. Catch them. You will be knocked out.

[TanithWaters]

What an adaptation guys! :D You have done a truly amazing job of modernizing Poe's poem of terror and the way it is filmed alongside the Alan Parsons Project's song is amazing! I hope future generation will watch this and love it as much as I do! I think Poe would be proud!

[anaispollo]

mi alma no esta a la venta, pero la puedes rentar XDDD

[anaispollo]

hahaha, his face is so funny XDDD

[yadejenmeenpaz]

anaispollo

[anaispollo]

que quieres yadejenmenepaz

[yadejenmeenpaz]

Tu alma.

[als2741]

You douche bags, it's not close to midnight, it's freakin daylight in a Florida apartment.

[Peacerich15]

What is the song called is it called the raven as I think it's called or is it called something else?

[SonicMountain]

The Raven, from Alan Parson's Project's album Tales of Mystery and Imagination.

[violetteroze]

wonderful... i do wish you hadnt shown the Darkened's face, though...

[Adastra14]

."I looked but nothing lay in the darkness..." ...

ITS DAY!

FUCKN DAYLIGHT!

cool song anyways... takes me back so many years. and i love Alan Poe.

[mrsfry]

That is an ex-raven!!!! It aint quothin nuffink.

[RavenClaws30]

cool vid!

[ZHCITYWOMEN]

doof nur, dass sich die krähe nie bewegt... man sieht sie so nie fliegen.. schlechtes video

[K4roTTe]

Willst du etwa, dass PETA vorbei kommt?! Check dein Problem nich...

Ach btw., ich find das Video gut gelungen, ihr habt zumindest die Hauptaussage des Gedichts gut in dieser "Verfilmung" umgesetzt ;)

[TheFrowningClown]

Doof nur, dass sich die Krähe - die zwar eigentlich ein Rabe ist, aber auch egal - auch im Gedicht nicht bewegt, was leider dazu führt, dass dieses Video nicht schlecht ist.

(Why are there so many fun spoilers around here?)

[ripley450]

what a great album and a classic rib job on Austin Powers

try listening to Basil Rathbone or the Vincent Price version of Alone

[WIGNSWORD]

Your friend in black was curiously unforbidding! But you are a most handsome girl...I raise my crystal goblet to you!

[Grurll]

Amazing song

[BurningIce89]

i adore the poem, i like the song.. but the clip is lame

[weissnase]

see: "der rabe" here on youtube. its good old german red-white-black woodcutting style

[dadgiff]

Who is the Raven character in this video?...he looks more like "Peter" in the "Family Guy" ...more like, "Thus quoth the Peter"...good song though. Actually, nice video, children...I like to see young people involved in constructive activities...

[amriirma]

still an awesome song, thanks for posting it. I forgot who the singer was (not nilsson, he did another great song with app)

[zictheslick]

Parsons sang lead vocals on this track with the help of a vocoder. Leonard Whiting provided the other vocals.

[castingtherunes]

Looks like you two had a helluva good time making The Raven!

[loopydoug]

this is a great song, but lame video :(

[bil56]

The video is lame compared to the song. APP was and still is the cutting edge of REAL music!

[HellsSaint26]

oh! come on! is that it!

[vixxxi420duckie]

Im doin a project on edgar allen poe and would like to know what this song is called so i can download it :)

many thanks

vikki

[glennwall2]

Look at the title of the video!

[cloudybongwater]

fuck the raven!!

[debharry124]

that album fucking rocks!

[OakgroveProductions]

Cool Beans1 The raven is with us all!

[tcmsnailien]

this is beautiful!

[6BlackRavens]

lmfao......thankx for that... made my day !

[cantfindanuntakenuse]

shoot the raven

[lmslave]

jajajajaja

claro este hermoso poema *-*

de este gran autor

[ellocomalandro]

pendejo, es el cuervo ,de edgar allan poe .....un poema ,,

[danbergam]

Very creative, lady!

It's nice how the whole story is built around a crow that, actually, is standing still: but the action of the others two characters make us forget about that.

The raven takes life because of the way you both relate to it.

5*

[jusan69]

Avery nice song ,APP fantastic ginious ,gifted and talented artist.

[biowon]

why do they call it The Raven?!It has nothing in common with Allan Poes original poem!AAAAAAARGH!

[EthanHoyt3]

yeah it does...

[edward1960hotmail]

Either you weren't listening or you don't know the Poe original.....

[dukeofharuson]

Poe hasn't got an exclusive on Ravens, in Britain it has been believed that King Arthur will come back as a Raven since the 7th century, and many cultures have raven symbolisms ... even in the Bible, in the great flood it was the beating of a ravens wings that dried the water from all of the earth.

[darthsion111]

idiot! they mention the raven like 25 times

[holymolyitsclare]

Well, Ya the poem is called The Raven

[Sparksaty]

E.A.Poe : Raven -Nevermore

[Heroofcourage]

Lol, the person who was the raven looks miffed. XD

[nutell0]

thank you, I love this album, so musical, so simphonic. the top of APP before their commercial success.

[hacker5150]

that shit rocks baby have not heard that for at le ast 15 years cudos!!!!!!! love hack

[halfcutty]

That is an ex-raven...no he's just sleeping...

[edward1960hotmail]

Lovely plumage... perhaps he's just pining for fjords

LOL

[TheNaG]

hm not bad ;)

[fabriciobisso]

This song is superb, so APP is, one of the finest sounds i've ever heard. Of course like the original poem from Allan Poe is too

[DIMOS2006]

Dues, the song is supercool, but the clip so literal it ends up sad. Thumbs up for putting some image though to this greatest song...

[urbania70]

Good acting Ace, and very good image editing especially on the guitar solo and the narrative ending. Nice idea that a girl interpreted it: although the poem was inspired to Poe by her wife's death, the APP song leaves space for wider interpretations.

[CastleStormer]

Very Nice Job Guys!!! Interesting video on what is probably the best APP song ever.

[marclougee]

Cool vid. Nice work, I really like the modern adaptation, along with APP's music. Nice.

[kleinebudde]

Nice darkness, rofl

[VanityElric]

It was originally a poem by Edgar Allen Poe, and it was also called "The Raven"

[DrewCombest]

and the album is called Tales of Mystery and Imagination Edgar Allen Poe.

[hacker5150]

ya thanks there book worm it is also one of the best pre shitty music albums ever made

[TMwaW88]

wonderful...i love this song.. five stars!

[ROFLGOATS]

The Raven is by far my favorite animal, and this song is by far my favorite song.

[HansomStranger]

Congratulations, and thank you very much for your art, guys...this video is really amazing.

[tritop]

Kitsch

Ein gewaltiges Thema verfilmt mit einem Papp-Raben und Brolsma's Bruder

[starlaseventyfive]

alan parson is magic and misterous***

[feuerrander]

Simply Amazing!!!! Congratulations, Poe himslef would feel glad while watching this

[TOBONZOSUPERIOR]

"Quoth the raven: nevermore."

Great vid. The man himself would be proud.

[1corry]

the new one thats come out last year is just as good as the old one

[Timinator62]

Great job !!! APP fan since I Robot !

[gbs53]

A+ for amazingly well done. Should be submitted to the Poe Society. Great character depiction showing creativity and depth of development.

[Nogolftoday]

Awesome!!!!

[xyzaffair]

Inspired me to write an updated version of the Raven, it is so good; I need to get it copyrighted. Everything is an inspriration, however we will never know how long its existence. Thank You.

[angelofsleep]

omg omg omg its great fantastica *giggles* I was going to do some dance steps to all Alan Parsons' songs for my dance class that I am teaching ^_^

~Alan Parsons Project Fan from 1982 to 2082~

[spiralbutterfly]

A*W*E*S*O*M*E!!!!

[feldschpah]

Brilliantly done.