Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce

This is a videoclipe i've made for this Steely Dan song. This is mine visual ideia of the words and music by Fagen/Becker. The images came from public domain images of burlesque's dancers from the 50's. Hope you enjoy. Here's the lyrics for the song:

Babs and clean willie were in love they said
So in love the preachers face turned red
Soon everybody knew the thing was dead
He shouts, she bites, they wrangle through the night
She go crazy
Got to make a getaway
Papa say
Chorus:
Oh - no hesitation
No tears and no hearts breakin
No remorse
Oh - congratulations
This is your haitian divorce

She takes the taxi to the good hotel
Bon marché as far as she can tell
She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell
She feels alright, she get it on tonight
Mister driver
Take me where the music play
Papa say

Chorus

At the grotto
In the greasy chair
Sits the charlie with the lotion and the kinky hair
When she smiled, she said it all
The band was hot so
They danced the famous merengue
Now we dolly back
Now we fade to black

Tearful reunion in the usa
Day by day those memories fade away
Some babies grow in a peculiar way
It changed, it grew, and everybody knew
Semi-mojo
Whos this kinky so-and-so?
Papa go

Chorus

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• steely
• dan
• haitian
• divorce
• donald
• fagen
• daniel
• aragao

[danielaragao]

For the people that hated what i tried here i must say one thing: Youtube is not a place to listen to MUSIC, its a place to show videos, try outs, experimental things and etc. Its not a commercial place. That's why i made this video, for people that already knows the song and can accept a new view on something. And by the way, my initial inspiration was the videos that Steely Dan played in a tour years ago while this song was played. So i think they liked what i did here!!! haha

[tokensuthener06]

Youtube is definitely "a place to listen to music"...like I'm now, not even watching your video. 

[McChortle]

good job dewd--and you don't need to respond to losers who just get off on tearing other people down

[thebearclawjones]

@danielaragao you rule.

[wil1018]

@danielaragao good job. 

[theUKtodayVideos]

What a fantastic video, I rate it 100% ~~

[scoobiesnacker]

For the guy that sez this is a waste of time....don't watch it. Simple? This is okay. Lead-in is a little weird, but cool otherwise. nice.

[MarkAllison57]

wow nice one danielaragao love your idea thats what its for make a short film put your images down if people like great if not no promblem i like your ideas cheers mark a 57

[TheSimonRowell]

@danielaragao

Go for it mate. At least you had an idea. I quite liked it anyway!

[Thedudeachtig]

Best lyrics ever; 2:05-2:11

She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell

[tomotallmadge]

we need filter for this horse sht Youtube is working on it - waste of time

[DavieD1982]

LUV IT MATE