Carousel Music Video (update: now online, reply #116)

[AlexanderLaska]

Told you, gonna post every gif I'm gonna see.

Stealing!  When I saw that moment in the video, I said to myself "someone BETTER make a gif of this!" 

[Harmonium]

For someone who not only stalks/adores/and sometimes emulates artists like Lady Gaga you cannot consider him to be anything of a connoisseur of good music.

Besides, from what I can hear, this album is a bit like a really fine piece of art. Its something that has come from her heart and not from her head, without taking into consideration album sales/chart topping singles/etc.

This is something that YOU and I and every other NESSAholic on this forum knows.

It's already understood.

Vanessa doesn't want your attention Mr. Perez. This album isn't for you.
Please take your comments and shove them back into where they came from.
Thank You.

(I can't believe he got me all worked up like that  )

Hm, i don't think it was Perez that wrote that about the video. Or am I wrong?

[WhiteRabbit]

For someone who not only stalks/adores/and sometimes emulates artists like Lady Gaga you cannot consider him to be anything of a connoisseur of good music.

When someone dissed Ke$ha a page or two back, I didn't say anything cuz I figured maybe it was a once-off thing, but I for one would rather us not go around bashing other artists just to make ourselves feel better.  And I'm not just saying that cuz I'm a fan of Lady Gaga (which I am, and for the record she has much better music than that "Just Dance" crap), I'm saying it because Vanessa is so much better than dissing other artists for personal gain, and we should be too.  Let's just enjoy her music and let other people enjoy whatever they want to (even if it sucks lol)

I agree. I just, I don't get what the appeal is for artists like Kesha. I don't get what makes her 'good'

[Manny]

NO, It wasnt him

[sarab]

For someone who not only stalks/adores/and sometimes emulates artists like Lady Gaga you cannot consider him to be anything of a connoisseur of good music.

Besides, from what I can hear, this album is a bit like a really fine piece of art. Its something that has come from her heart and not from her head, without taking into consideration album sales/chart topping singles/etc.

This is something that YOU and I and every other NESSAholic on this forum knows.

It's already understood.

Vanessa doesn't want your attention Mr. Perez. This album isn't for you.
Please take your comments and shove them back into where they came from.
Thank You.

(I can't believe he got me all worked up like that  )

Hm, i don't think it was Perez that wrote that about the video. Or am I wrong?

I am not sure, it was just written underneath the video that someone had posted a link to but it wasn't from his actual site.  Sorry for the mix up!  I'm not sure who wrote it..

[eclv]

I saw you posted this Martin, but you didn't say where it was from

http://jakedavis.typepad.com/jakedavis/2011/05/music-video-premiere-vanessa-carlton-carousel.html

Music videos are born in a lot of different ways. This one for Vanessa Carlton was about as organic as they come. My manager Chris Black ran into an old friend of his, Tracey Moulton, who's Vanessa's stylist on a flight. They both thought we should connect. Vanessa happens to live down the street from me, so we met up and she played me the new album. I instantly thought we have to go to my hometown of Woodstock and shoot a progression of my Test Shots series, which she loves. Each frame of the video would feel like a vintage fashion editorial photograph. Really I just wanted to get out of the city for the weekend with my friends and make something beautiful.
Navajo blankets, Ralph Lauren Collection gowns, chambray (with no pants), nature, bonfires... Just a few of my favorite things. We stayed at a cabin on the top of a secluded mountain and brought our two teams together. I had a ton of fun making the video. I hope you guys like it. Special thanks to Mr. Black, Kerri Kleiner, Tracey Moulton, Kellen Dengler, Ashlea Hartz, Alex Christenson, Kurt Nishimura, the rest of our teams, and the incredibly talented Vanessa Carlton. Enjoy...

[Martin.]

My bad. I keep forgetting to post my source, lol. Thanks.

[Fred_Saboya]

My bad. I keep forgetting to post my source, lol. Thanks.

hahahahahhaha i just read your post and i was like "whaaat? she played martin the album?"

[AlexanderLaska]

My bad. I keep forgetting to post my source, lol. Thanks.

hahahahahhaha i just read your post and i was like "whaaat? she played martin the album?"

Yeah I'm new here so I thought those were his words; I was like "omg you made the music video?? Why isn't anyone acknowledging this??" Hahahaha

[Martin.]

Lmao. I wish she played me the album and made the music video!

[OPENROAD]

For someone who not only stalks/adores/and sometimes emulates artists like Lady Gaga you cannot consider him to be anything of a connoisseur of good music.

Besides, from what I can hear, this album is a bit like a really fine piece of art. Its something that has come from her heart and not from her head, without taking into consideration album sales/chart topping singles/etc.

This is something that YOU and I and every other NESSAholic on this forum knows.

It's already understood.

Vanessa doesn't want your attention Mr. Perez. This album isn't for you.
Please take your comments and shove them back into where they came from.
Thank You.

(I can't believe he got me all worked up like that  )

Hm, i don't think it was Perez that wrote that about the video. Or am I wrong?

I am not sure, it was just written underneath the video that someone had posted a link to but it wasn't from his actual site.  Sorry for the mix up!  I'm not sure who wrote it..

Wow Sara, great signature 

[sarab]

For someone who not only stalks/adores/and sometimes emulates artists like Lady Gaga you cannot consider him to be anything of a connoisseur of good music.

Besides, from what I can hear, this album is a bit like a really fine piece of art. Its something that has come from her heart and not from her head, without taking into consideration album sales/chart topping singles/etc.

This is something that YOU and I and every other NESSAholic on this forum knows.

It's already understood.

Vanessa doesn't want your attention Mr. Perez. This album isn't for you.
Please take your comments and shove them back into where they came from.
Thank You.

(I can't believe he got me all worked up like that  )

Hm, i don't think it was Perez that wrote that about the video. Or am I wrong?

I am not sure, it was just written underneath the video that someone had posted a link to but it wasn't from his actual site.  Sorry for the mix up!  I'm not sure who wrote it..

Wow Sara, great signature 

pushglow made it.  You can get it too in the 'official sig makers' thred!

[joey]

Ok. Wow. Talk about faux pas.

Sorry, Mr. Perez. Redirect the last part of that post to one of your snobby followers.
And to the person who mentioned that I shouldn't drag down any other artist, I 100% agree with ya. I'm a bit of a "music-snob" hater and can't believe I reacted like that.

Digression to the topic at hand:

I just realized that this is actually her first video without anyone else.
I mean there is NO one in the video but her.

Does anyone else love the shot of her ring covered fingers touching that icicle like thingy? And the way the water drops down from them? It's just WOW. The more I watch this video, the more I feel like I'm watching a video montage of some really amazing photographer.

And I'm NEVER the kind of person who appreciates clothes. But that white dress.

That WHITE DRESS.

OMG. That dress is sooo sexy/beautiful/virginal... I'm at a loss for words to describe it.
It's just WOW.

[Manny]

And I'm NEVER the kind of person who appreciates clothes. But that white dress.

That WHITE DRESS.

OMG. That dress is sooo sexy/beautiful/virginal... I'm at a loss for words to describe it.
It's just WOW.

IT IS! 

[sarab]

Ok. Wow. Talk about faux pas.

Sorry, Mr. Perez. Redirect the last part of that post to one of your snobby followers.
And to the person who mentioned that I shouldn't drag down any other artist, I 100% agree with ya. I'm a bit of a "music-snob" hater and can't believe I reacted like that.

Digression to the topic at hand:

I just realized that this is actually her first video without anyone else.
I mean there is NO one in the video but her.

Does anyone else love the shot of her ring covered fingers touching that icicle like thingy? And the way the water drops down from them? It's just WOW. The more I watch this video, the more I feel like I'm watching a video montage of some really amazing photographer.

And I'm NEVER the kind of person who appreciates clothes. But that white dress.

That WHITE DRESS.

OMG. That dress is sooo sexy/beautiful/virginal... I'm at a loss for words to describe it.
It's just WOW.

I was contemplating that as well.  My theory is not complete, but I was thinking of the hero cycle (archetypes, jung, campbell) but I haven't had time to really dissect this theory of mine so it is very flawed.  It was just an initial thought that I hope to expand on later.
I love the finger shots-- her elegant owl talons.  When I first saw that, the video was blurry and I thought, wouldn't it be funny if there was  ring in the shape of a rabbit?