A Plague on You

I am pleased with my current momentum for making music. I made this one in only 2 days. I probably could have used a few more takes on the vocals and some more mastering of instrument levels, but I am trying to break the habit of obsessing over the details, so I just called it done. I will let you enjoy interpreting the meaning of it.

I decided to do a little more then a still image for the video, so I used the painting titled "Triumph of Death" by Pieter Bruegel, and did some simple animations with some of the figures in the painting. I used Photoshop 6 and Anime Studio Pro 5 to accomplish this cut-out style animation. The plague doctor wasn't part of the painting, just a little something extra I felt like adding.

If you have, or decide to make a video using any of my songs, please feel free to send me a link. I will put the links on my web site on the song's page.



If you want to download a free MP3 of this or any of my other songs, or just read the lyrics, here is where you can find them:
http://www.raykoefoed.com/Music

Also available at:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ray-koefoed/id503577150
and
http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Koefoed/dp/B007A9IIFI/ref=sr_shvl_album_1/182-43644...




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[Kildaas34]

Hey man, i think this song has a nice ring to it, I like to make movies as a hobby and im planning a big project, do u mind if i end up using this in a part maybe? I will give u credit and even send u the link when im finished if u want

[RayKoefoed]

@Kildaas34 Please do, and best of luck with your project. I look forward to seeing it.

[PlatinumEditsHD]

@RayKoefoed wow dude, nice editing. Looks like something you would see on v or mtv. Have you thought of publishing some of your songs on iTunes?

[RayKoefoed]

@PlatinumEditsHD I didn't know MTV played music videos since like the 1980s, haha. I know what you are saying though, and thank you. I actually do have a couple songs on iTunes, and plan to put a full album worth of slightly remastered old songs, along with some newer ones on there before the end of the year. Thanks for the comment.

[161616spike]

i get the storyline of the painting the undead were sick of being well dead so they traded with the living by force

[RayKoefoed]

@161616spike From what I understand, the painting was influenced by the crusade the pope ordered against the heretics in catholic controlled countries, which was the beginning of the Spanish Inquisitions. I don't remember the name of that crusade, or many more details though, sorry to say.  I probably should have researched it more.

[TheSoldiersMind]

I sang this for a school talent show... I got a months detention. All the girls love me now though. Thanks Ray!

[062573]

Magnificent!

[pieloverx]

@MrINEEDNAME They are doctors. The plague people beleived was carried by birds so in a sign of respect they wore the masks. The mask's beak was often filled with flowers and good smelling herbs. 

[thewholefinshow]

does anyone have any idea where i can get one of those masks? ive been looking everywhere.

[koffinkat666]

@MrINEEDNAME I am sure u know by now, ....but they were the medicine men of this era sotospeak, there masks were actually medievel interpretations of gas masks, in wich the noses were filled with cleansing herbs to combat contamination, but this was most prominant in italy, not sure iftey were part of a "Clergy" so to speak, *I am drunk but all true" spell check waved. s

[CdrCactus]

@MrINEEDNAME They're called Plague Doctors.

[Clone322]

i saw most of these pictures on the history channel -___-

[methos132]

@TheSoldiersMind Don't worry, they're just practicing for ACTA....

[willmarano2]

Y U NO MAKE MORE HISTORIC SONG?

[bullard111]

@TheAidan134 Ahh, ok thanks!

[TheAidan134]

@bullard111 They made the mask of ceramic and put dried herbs in it

[MrINEEDNAME]

@bullard111 thanks i finally foundwhat i was looking for lol