AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA: "POLLY" (NIRVANA) OFFICIAL VIDEO

"Polly" - available NOW on Bandcamp* for 50¢+donation (w/ high-quality artwork) at http://bit.ly/PollyBC
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for your enlightenment....a little of the background of the song (from wikipedia):
"Bass player Krist Novoselic remembers Kurt Cobain writing 'Polly' after reading a newspaper article about the abduction, torture, and rape of a 14-year-old girl who had just finished attending a rock show in Tacoma, Washington. In June 1987 Gerald Arthur Friend picked up a 14-year-old female friend after leaving a concert at the Tacoma Dome. Upon trying to exit the car the girl was handcuffed and held hostage at knife point. The girl was taken to a mobile home where she was tortured and raped with various objects for two days. She was also threatened with a blowtorch."

we recorded our cover of "polly" for SPIN magazine's "Newermind" tribute/compilation to mark the 20th anniversary of "Nevermind" in september. michael (who a lot of you have seen as the new drummer of my touring band, the grand theft orchestra) produced/engineered and played bass on the recording.

this is a video me (glockenspiel, vocals, Taurus bass pedal), chad raines (banjo, percussion), and michael (bass, percussion) shot in new haven, CT on a super-tight budget with the help of some actors and filmmakers from around new york and yale.

we filmed it in one day in november...i wrote the script and michael directed the video. blake, who plays the angel, is also on the cover of the first dolls' album "a is for accident"...looking very different in a long red dress.

so many people loaned us stuff and worked for free on this video to keep us under budget - THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

x
afp
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FULL CREDITS & THANK YOUS...

song by
NIRVANA

starring
CHRISTOPHER M. MCFARLAND
JILLIAN TAYLOR

special appearance by
BLAKE BRASHER

produced, edited, and directed by
MICHAEL MCQUILKEN

video concept by
AMANDA PALMER

first camera/director of photography
SARAH LASLEY

hair and makeup by
JUSTIN TYME

assistant to the director
LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ

second camera/assistant to the director of photography
RACHEL PUCHKOFF

locations
CHAD RAINES

properties provided by
TAMARA CHIBA
JAYLEEN RAINES

production coordinator
MAX TOTH

shoot catered by
BUN LAI and MIYA'S SUSHI http://miyassushi.com

music performed by AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA
AMANDA PALMER (glockenspiel, celeste, vocals, Taurus bass pedal-stepping)
CHAD RAINES (banjo, percussion, Taurus bass knob-fiddling)
MICHAEL MCQUILKEN (bass, percussion, sample-hunter, aquaphone)

recording engineered by
CHAD RAINES

recording produced by
MICHAEL MCQUILKEN

artwork (single cover) by
MICHAEL MCQUILKEN

van provided by the band STEER http://steernyc.com
CHRIS ABBADESSA
ZACH ELLIS

van coordinated by
MEAGHAN LENICK

1953 Ford provided by
JACK KERPEN
PAM KERPEN

this video would not have been possible without the extra ordinary additional efforts of
TAMARA CHIBA
JAYLEEN RAINES
MAX TOTH
LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ
KENNETH GOUSE SR.
JACK KERPEN
and BUN LAI
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* The song is also available for sale on:
• AmazonMP3 at http://amzn.to/PollyMP3
• iTunes at http://bit.ly/POLLYiTunes

©2012 8ft. records

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Amanda Palmer
• The Grand Theft Orchestra
• Nirvana
• Polly
• Nevermind
• Kurt Cobain
• Michael McQuilken
• Chad Raines
• abduction
• van
• New Haven
• Yale
• blowtorch
• hostage
• Tacoma
• Blake Brasher
• angel
• escape
• AFP

[cfmorrow1]

I think Kurt would have loved this version. Really, as a Nirvana fan is worries me sometimes how dogmatic some of my fellow fans can be. There's nothing more flattering than having someone cover your song, but do it differently. That is the sign of a true artist. Look at Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt for example. He had his own vision of the song, as does Amanda and the Grand Theft. You can't compared this version with the original. They are both completely different.

[Crimson13xoxo]

I CAN'T get over this cover. Its much deeper then the origional.By far the best part of the video is at the end when Jayleen Raines and Amanda grasp hands and lock eyes and theres just this understanding. Like the occurances mentioned in the Hardvard clip. As a survivor, I can only speak for myself but, thats all I ever wanted and Amanda, if you read this you do that so well, you give off this feeling of safety and I am drawn to it. <3 I LOVE YOU

[Steven Musick]

This song is absolutely amazing. I personally enjoy this cover more than the original. Amanda is a true musical artist!

[eolandeanachronism1]

I think Kurt listens to this awesome cover, wherever he is, and really loves it!

[DragonflyFreedom]

Fabulous cover. Creepy.

[WhatevaTweva]

Damn. Amazing work.

[darbytat2]

i want to die

[taylor autumn]

goosebumps.

[ant0586]

yeah considering the actual meaning behind the song, i dont think you could get much deeper. but i do like this version all the same

[elianbebe19]

I love you Amanda!!!!!

[koolkat307]

i just musicgasmed everywhere....thankyou amanda, thankyou!!!!!

[maclloyd2]

that was "true".