clearer version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2pO8YRxl_Q
a music video shoot takes some dramatic turns as a disturbed neighbor tries to stop Bill performing (good luck with that!). see Bill insult him without his noticing-- "BIG FOOT HIM!"-- and the satisfied grin that follows. hear Bill imitate motorcycle sounds. whatever you do, watch the whole thing to see every twist and turn-- the videos apparent "meaning" keeps changing, right to the very end.
original version of "BIG FOOT" available on BILL's CD "BAT MAN"
Bill is singing to an instrumental mix playing on a boombox. Bill and i shot this in an afternoon. we just couldn't get it going on the 'neighbor' street-- you see Bill distracted by the cars going by, but that take ended up being good for other reasons...
"BIG FOOT HIM!"
the vocals are where they happened in the takes; only the "DEAD MEAT" part is a fly-in. i asked Bill to do that after his take at the last location; it was a great moment in the BAT MAN version i wanted to keep if possible. he did it a capella, and what happened right after is the last shot in the video. Bill makes motorcycle sounds when they roll by (but it's hard to hear it sometimes).
Bill: vocal
daren follower: drum machine, bass, long chords
eric morin: short chords
jessica kirton: feedback guitar
john: fake cello
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an excerpt from a BAT MAN review by rick moody:
"To drive home the point that john is working here at the service of Bill, I do recommend that you go and watch the video for "Big Foot," because there's a moment in it when john is interrupted attempting to film Bill. This is out on the street. A neighbor complains about the noise, and then this neighbor further complains that john is "embarrassing" Bill. john, harried, and irritated at the suggestion, immediately turns to his brother and says, "Bill, am I embarrassing you?" To which Bill immediately answers "No," whereupon the singer returns to performing his lead vocalist duties. The concentration and joy in the vocalist as he does so makes most contemporary rock musicianship seem callow by comparison."
full review here (scroll down from the top): http://feedraider.com/item/772941/Moistworks05//Tags: neighbor |
