Singer Jyrki 69 says of the video ’ s conceptualization : As I first heard the instrumental demo of the song , it immediately sounded for me like a song from the early 80 ’ s new wave / post punk days . You know , like when the music was heavily inspired by David Bowie ’ s dark visions , the Cold War , the threat of nuclear war and “ 1984 ” kind of the future . So I wrote such lyrics from the past – and all of a sudden , the history started to repeat itself and the Cold War winds started to blow again ! It was very strange – all of a sudden THE 69 EYES have a song which is very “ today ” and even political , longing back the days of peace […] We also wanted the video to be artistic and visually capturing the vibe and theme of the song . There is hope but also darkness , violence and innocence . And it ’ s only goth ‘ n ’ roll . 8
My next example is from Draconian , a doom metal band from Sweden . The first single from their latest album , Sovran , was “ Stellar Tombs ,” accompanied by an epic 8-minute movie filmed in Iceland ( with fantastic drone footage ). In this example , the lyrics of the song are fairly ambiguous ; without the accompanying film , they would not really call to mind any specific imagery . 9 The context of the visual language , however , projects a fairly ominous tone over the lyrics ; they clearly project a haunting , “ humanityis-destroying-itself ” narrative . Beginning with footage of volcanic eruptions , cellular divisions under a microscope , time-lapse plants bursting from the earth , and so forth , the center of the video takes a fairly noticeable turn , incorporating an interesting montage of twentiethcentury war footage interrupting the overarching “ fighting couple ” narrative framework of the
8 Vandala , “ The 69 Eyes Release First Single and Music Video for ‘ Jet Fighter Plane .’” Vandala Magazine . 16 January 2016 . Retrieved 30 December 2017 . https :// vandalamagazine . com / 2016 / 01 / 20 / the-69-eyes-release-first-single-and-music-video-for-jet-fighter-plane / 9 Draconian , “ Stellar Tombs ,” Dark Lyrics . 2015 . http :// www . darklyrics . com / lyrics / draconian / sovran . html # 4
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