PJ Harvey - The Glorious Land

PJ Harvey - The Glorious Land -- The 4th Film, From A Series Of 12 Short Films, By Seamus Murphy

From the album 'Let England Shake'

A word from the director, Seamus Murphy;


The Glorious Land




As with the other films, I wanted to avoid too literal an interpretation of Polly's lyrics, but to try to remain true to the spirit and feel of the track. The Glorious Land was the third film we edited and completed in Berlin in the cycle of the 12 films, the first was The Words That Maketh Murder and the second was The Last Living Rose. Both editor, Sebastian, and I loved this track, and for me the bugle blast and where it sits is truly a glorious thing. It has the courage to be discordant, out of place and yet perfect on its own terms, surely the quality of great Art? At the first London show at the Troxy last week, when the bugle came in as they played The Glorious Land it was like experiencing the music floating high above the band and audience and hovering over all of us like a massive Jackson Pollack. And it swung.




I had noticed interesting things coming through the trees when driving around Dorset in October. Autumn colours, the sunlight streaming through the trees, the effect of movement during driving, how things changed if I speeded up or slowed down. How the angle at which the camera was held changed things so I started experimenting with shooting and driving. Some of this was shot through the car sunroof straight up into the sky, some deliberately overexposed and out of focus, to increase the abstraction. I particularly liked the white, washed-out look of the sky and how at times there are stretches of pure white. I originally had All And Everyone in my head for these images, but knew visually it could work elsewhere. But when we started editing The Glorious Land it became obvious it was made for it.

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[gabromusic2]

What is the glorious fruit of our land?

Its fruit is deformed children.

What is the glorious fruit of our land?

Its fruit is orphaned children

[juliocesarzuluaga83]

Polly , your music is a orgasm!

[williamjamesbrow01]

@mickeflip What was happening in Oakland a month ago ??

[VentraleStar]

OH America, OH England

[eddykoch1129]

This is one "chivalrous" video. =p

[mickeflip]

This song could literally be the anthem for what's going on in Oakland right now.

[aurel06000]

voice sometime sounds like cocteau twins .

nice

[gibby20]

Theoff beat horn is perfect and what makes this more than just a song. The bugle call to arms interupting all else. All that is beautiful.

[nightmarebeforeme]

It feels very nice to have people with an organic point of view about life. To listen to this artist work feels like a relief to me.

PJ. FOR MADA FACKA EVER

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[ATullia27]

@banzer08 me too is amazingly beautiful!

[banzer08]

Love the trumpet!

[TartanRose95]

Such a beautiful song, much like PJ