Nina Simmone- Feeling good
Her version of the song was released in 1965 and hasn't got a music video however other artists such as Muse and Michael Buble have produced music videos of there own versions of this song.
Nina Simmone's song has the sub genres of show tune, jazz and blues and lasts for 2 minutes 53 seconds.
When I listen to the song, I imagine the beginning clip in black and white of a black woman in a white dress outside, only showing shots of her hand touching the walls or her lips. This sets the scene before the song plays and she sings 'birds in the sky you know how I feel' a clip of birds in the sky in black and white is shown then she sings. 'Sun in the sky, you know how I feel' and clip of the sun is shown. She continues singing as it films close ups of her, rarely showing her whole face in one clip. Before the beat starts after 'i'm feeling good' she opens some doors. This cuts to a clip in colour of her on a stage/studio in a black dress singing with a microphone, as the band plays behind her. For the rest of the song I imagine it switches from the black and white scene of her walking and dancing up some stairs whilst romancing with gentleman on her way, offering her flowers etc. Cutting to the scene in colour of her on stage with close ups of the band and instruments being played. As she sings the lyrics in both scenes.
Another song choice I was thinking of doing for my music video is Listen by Beyonce from the film Dream girls. This is a similar theme to the song above of glamorous dresses and the genre of soul and R&B. This song lasts for 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
Two music videos have been made from this song, the first one is of a vogue shoot this was of the artist singing into the camera whilst showing clips of her character in dream girls doing a photo shoot. I find this version shows more of the R&B genre as it has Beyonce singing into the camera in a black T shirt, differing from the period the film is set in, modernising the song.
The second one is the clip from Dream girls which I prefer the most out of the two, as it is more story based. The character Beyonce plays is in the recording studio as she sings the song, aiming at the man sitting in front of her, automatically making the lyrics more meaningful rather than in the first one as there isn't a character or person to direct the message of the song towards. It also shows clips of her becoming an independent woman and not letting the man we saw in the recording studio control her and exclude her feelings and thoughts.
I imagine the music video for her song to start off with a woman sat near a window, looking outside with tears in her eyes, then the starts singing.. 'listen, to the song here in my heart'.. as she sings clips are shown in between of her performing and eventually being offered a place to act abroad on a project, it shows her clips of her trying several times to tell her partner of this opportunity but he tells her she isn't good enough etc. He tells her it's best to stay here, as he gets lots of attention from his footballing career he doesn't want her to get attention too, she does what he says at first. Then 3/4 way through the clip she packs her bags and leaves the place they was living together(the same place where she sings from the window) she starts her dream of becoming an actress in L.A and as the song finishes a clip is shown of her ex partner seeing a billboard from the window she sang from crying of her in a big film.
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