... The concept was to make the word's biggest sunflower by using the real sun as the blossom and having a skywriter "draw" the stem and leaves below it, thereby creating, for a brief moment, a giant sunflower on the horizon. However the sun's harsh rays blotted out the image on the film, so I ended up with only a couple of photographs and this eternal little tune.
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BTW, the version on my CD is that part that starts after 1:25. But I love the whistling at the beginning. :-D
Song notes from the CD "Mason Williams: Music 1968 - 1971
"Sunflower" is a melody that comes from an experimental composition device I invented in which a word is used to create a melody. The intervals of the "Sunflower" melody are based on the word cantilever. I probably should have named the piece "Cantilever", especially in light of the way the unresolved last cord sort of leaves you dangling in space, but I decided to use it for a short art film I wanted to make called "Sunflower". ...
... The concept was to make the word's biggest sunflower by using the real sun as the blossom and having a skywriter "draw" the stem and leaves below it, thereby creating, for a brief moment, a giant sunflower on the horizon. However the sun's harsh rays blotted out the image on the film, so I ended up with only a couple of photographs and this eternal little tune.
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BTW, the version on my CD is that part that starts after 1:25. But I love the whistling at the beginning. :-D
ScottieDM 8 months ago
Song notes from the CD "Mason Williams: Music 1968 - 1971
"Sunflower" is a melody that comes from an experimental composition device I invented in which a word is used to create a melody. The intervals of the "Sunflower" melody are based on the word cantilever. I probably should have named the piece "Cantilever", especially in light of the way the unresolved last cord sort of leaves you dangling in space, but I decided to use it for a short art film I wanted to make called "Sunflower". ...
ScottieDM 8 months ago
@barkingtree88
just like life
y512516 10 months ago
That was the most beautifull piece of work ive ever seen.
unclejulis 10 months ago
To me this song is so.... bittersweet.
barkingtree88 11 months ago
Love this song!
berkelandmccarrell 11 months ago
Mason had so much style and his words go beyond time and space... I just wished he would have wrote more Music..!!
ettmc2 11 months ago
I love this song so much,it is so wonder full,i am a Rock Drummer,and it makes me feel so good to hear,how he play's it...JB.
TheDrive55 1 year ago
Yes, we all are.
GotsTricks 1 year ago
This is the song of my childhood. Brings everything back like no other song does.
cyndicraven 1 year ago 2