Dandelion

Spliced on a Steenbeck. Shot in and around Manhattan financial district a few months after [living through] September 2001.

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Film & Animation

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[jimmynmu]

I dig the photography, except I don't think it works for this song. It would work well with other songs by BoC.

[jackhalfaprayer]

I appreciate your opinion, but you haven't said how it doesn't work or why. I've gotten nothing but positives from this style mixed with this song.

[BilliLovesMargot]

backwards or forwards i still love'em both.

[jessilynnmar]

You forget that an ironic reversal of landscape is already present in the song's narration; and judging from titles, both artists are well aware of it. When terrestrial dandelions mature into 'clocks' of seeds, they become fragile and fragmentary -- like the so-named sea creatures who could not survive the pressure of surfacing. Or, as the "more information" button above reveals, the landscape of the city, and perhaps the landscape of the mind, in the fall of 2001.

[RoxxorzYourBoxxorz]

Though this is not what I pictured when listening to Dandelion, I disagree with the opinions that it "doesn't fit." The fleeting grey-green imagery was extremely well done, and it was very interesting to see a different point of view regarding the imagery the song evokes. Excellent video.

[kdevoss]

I disagree. There is only so much room for creativity when drawing from landscapes, since the imagery is almost implicit in the music. I've found that the most effective boc fan videos tend to come from a very personal place, where individual memories of events and people are able to draw you in even if you yourself have no personal attachment. This one and backwards Dandelion achieve their purpose.

[donkeyaits]

I htink this is a cool video, but like jimmy said, it just doesn't work well. The song gives you an oceanic feel.  Like a cliff side. I think this would work better with something more soothing Over the Horizon Radar. Or if you like the documentary sound, Energy Warning would go a lot bet with the style. It is very cool though.