laura nyro timer
Backa great song and, i think, the first example of magic realism in pop music, not unlike the book 100 years of solitude by marquez, or nyro's favorite movie "cries and whispers". the rhythm and mood in the song changes often and effortlessly, and while the images are mostly given over to the idea of timer, laura's cat, i have also attempted to incorporate a mood of light heartedness of people laughing or picnicing or in general, just having a good time. this is just one way to illustrate a song, and i think in time i will re do the video with many more relevent images and place them in a "timely " way to the music itself. right now my main reason for making and posting this video was simply to putthis less well known song out there, a small masterpiece by an artist who wrote many masterpieces in her tragically short life. we will always miss laura nyro, we will always love her contribution to popular music
Channel: Music
Uploaded: December 9, 2007 at 10:41 am
Author: kurt11110
Length: 00:03:35
Rating: 4.75
Views: 3568
Tags: laura nyro cat magic realism 100 years solitude marquez cries whispers bergman partys intense 11th chord repetition
Video Comments:
aceab24 (November 21, 2008 at 2:00 am)
Couldn't agree more...it's good to find kindred Laura spirits here! Timer is perhaps my favorite Laura Nyro song.
mehersong (October 28, 2008 at 7:08 pm)
love laura nyro...one of my favorites..please put on new york tendaberry
ZooeyGlassDancer (October 4, 2008 at 11:31 pm)
WHAT A FIND! Loved Miss Nyro from so long ago...TIMELESS.
midnightmlk (September 30, 2008 at 2:40 pm)
i lv this song.. as a matter of fact i love all her albums .. what about emmie.. that is a beautiful song.. poverty train(about cocaine) she could write a song.. oh i love her .. she left to soon..
kurt11110 (July 4, 2008 at 12:19 am)
thank you for your generous comments rab, and i appreciate reading the great article on laura's earliest albums, well written and very illuminating
rabdrake (July 3, 2008 at 11:13 pm)
Thanks for a great video. The cover is adorable & irresistable. Love the cats. You made it a pure pleasure to view/hear Timer.
Curious to see the inspiration for Timer? Google Laura, click images search at Laura Nyro popmatters. It's a rendering of the back cover of ELI
Curious to see the inspiration for Timer? Google Laura, click images search at Laura Nyro popmatters. It's a rendering of the back cover of ELI
okhan001 (May 22, 2008 at 5:41 am)
lovely tribute...always nice to see others who appreciate her glowing brilliance.
yewluan (May 8, 2008 at 9:05 pm)
beautiful video! love all the cat clocks. love laura forever!
kurt11110 (May 8, 2008 at 10:53 pm)
thank yewluan, it was my ambition to make a fun video based on the idea that her old cat was named timer. i am so glad people still remember and like laura and her great songs and that someday she will be remembered for her proper contibution to the music we enjoy so much from other musicians, all of whom owe a debt to her somewhere and at sometime : )
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