Posted by fayeroe on March 9, 2009, at 11:50:02
In reply to Will he ever lose his passion or hair?, posted by Bobby on March 8, 2009, at 0:15:41
> http://www.imeem.com/littlemisscinderella/video/LQ2iTFzF/gino-vannelli-gipsy-days-music-video/
"Took me a while to acclimate to the charmed and perfumed air teeming with half-naked nymphs taking to the dance floor like Thompson's gazelles. As always, the music transports me to where I ought to be. Something about the high-speed shuddering (harmonic motion) in the head when I sing that reigns me in. Think it's not unlike the whirling dervish's experience. (I'm always a bit concerned that my shuddering shows) I tried not to feel too much older and wiser about the whole thing. But I bet the total time spent on this planet between the entire cast didn't quite hit the hundred year mark. Said to myself, think Sean Connery. I made such a nuisance of myself with the director - kept thinking: The Measure of a Man is about a restless spirit with great legs, who tries to seduce a man (me) who is best friends with her husband. After his eyes bug out of their orbits during her drunken Roma dance, to his relief, logic (and some sense of loyalty) comes to the rescue. He politely refuses her advances only to soon find that his best friend, now sworn to revenge, has bought into his peeved wife's reversal of the truth. So all the way during the shoot I made it a point to exercise my right as the composer to ensure anyone wearing a tutu or black net hosiery, or pumps, or Britney Spears perfume was the predator and anyone in pants, soaked in Antonio Banderas eau de toilette, the prey, or in this case, the pawn. (Of course, hard lines separating the sexes can be fuzzy in dance companies). All in all I think the cast and crew gave it their best and with any luck the video should turn out well, though I do fully intend to make a worse pest of myself during editing.
And of course the new music comes out in a few days here in Holland. A bit of uncharted territory for me, in light of my first compilation of verse"I have never heard of him but he sure paints a visual with his writing! Thank you! His hair rocks, Bobby! (Do you remember that Liberace kept that same "do" for years..althought I suspected a wig in there somewhere. :-) )
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