I LIKE IT! NO, I LOVE IT!!!!
JOE
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Santangelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Doobie Bros. Fan Club <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, October 31, 1999 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: Music Video
>
>
>"David M. Dal Pos" wrote:
>
>> If you could make a music video of any
>> Doobie Brothers song, which one would
>> it be and what would it look like?
>
>> Include characters, scenes, details, etc.
>
>David, it's always been a dream of mine to film a music video for the
>song "Texas Lullaby".
>
>So get out your Stampede CD, pop it in and crank up your imagination!
>
>The scene opens with a crane shot from high above the trees.
>
>The camera moves across the trees as the title below fades in, in the
>lower left corner:
>
>"Texas Lullaby"
>The Doobie Brothers
>From the LP STAMPEDE
>
>The camera spirals down past a beautiful old oak tree and we see Tommy
>sitting on the ground at the base of the tree playing his guitar. His
>eyes are closed as he sings the first line. (Title fades out)
>
>Sittin' by myself in the summertime
>
>when the heat is burnin' down
>
>He opens his eyes as the camera comes to a rest on a close up of his
>face. Dissolve to an incredibly gorgeous field with the wind rustling
>the leaves as the camera sweeps across from above.
>
>Watchin' the golden crops in the field just grow without a sound
>
>A little boy (a young Tom Johnston) runs through the field with his dog.
>He is smiling ear-to-ear and you know he is just loving life as he
>plays. The camera is panning in a circle around him as he runs. The
>dizzying effect gives you the feeling you had when you used to run as a
>child without a care in the world...
>
>I was a boy raised in the country
>
>and it's still a part of me,
>
>and you see, no matter where I go
>
>it's a beautiful memory
>
>We see the sun rise over the fields and Tommy is in the house, an old
>wooden cabin, and he looks out the window and just takes in the beauty.
>We see in his expression that he loves his modest home and the sweet
>surroundings of his farm. The sunrise casts an orange/red glow as it
>strikes his face.
>
>Rise with the sun
>
>at the break of day
>
>lookin' out my window
>
>it's the same as yesterday
>
>Dissolve to an extreme low shot looking up at Tommy playing his guitar
>with the tree towering overhead. The camera slowly floats around in a
>small circle which keeps Tommy centered in the shot. The effect makes
>the tree look like it is spinning while Tommy plays. (A tear comes to
>the viewers eye as they are overcome with emotion from the power of the
>music and the scope of the gorgeous cinematography! ;)
>
>Sittin' under an old oak tree,
>
>pickin' my guitar in the shade
>
>that old tree spreadin' over my head
>
>is the closest friend I made
>
>Dissolve to a wide shot that shows the tree with Tommy sitting on the
>ground, playing his guitar. You can see the farm in the background. The
>whole scene makes you wish you were right there under that tree with
>Tommy. You can hear the birds chirping and feel the sun and even taste
>the sweet smell of the country as you watch.
>
>(Damn! Some tears just hit my keyboard! I hate when that happens! ;)
>
>Just me and some lonely wooden music floatin' through the air
>
>the grass is a rustlin' and the birds are singin'
>
>and my heart don't have a care.
>
>Now it gets interesting... We see Tommy toiling in the fields. He is
>soaked in sweat and swinging an axe. It looks like he's trying to chop
>out an old tree stump. You get the feeling that he's working hard with
>no rest. It's one of those chores that takes everything out of you but
>you just don't want to stop until it's finished.
>
>Still another day
>
>finds me in the fields
>
>sweat is soakin' up my ragged clothes
>
>but I'd rather work than steal.
>
>Sunset. Now we see Tommy's family for the first time. They are on the
>porch loking out at the fields. They can see their horses running free
>as the wind across their land. His wife looks at him and they smile. The
>kids are running and playing in front of the cabin. Life is good...
>
>Watchin' the sun settle down over open Texas land,
>
>lookin' at the cattle and the horses runnin' wild as they can.
>
>life was different in the old days,
>
>you just get a days work done,
>
>when you were finished working in the fields
>
>there was chores at home to be done
>
>there was work at home to be done
>
>chores at home to be done, yeah
>
>Even though Tommy sings these words, we see that things haven't changed
>for this family. They all work hard all day and come home and work
>again. Our camera has just caught them on one of those rare relaxing
>nights where they get to actually enjoy their surroundings.
>
>Dissolve to the younger Tommy (as a teen) listening to his Father play
>guitar with his family.
>
>So I was always hearing music,
>
>always wanna play me some
>
>as a full time friend
>
>or a way to ease the end of a woman who swayed me some.
>
>Close up of Tommy at night, just enjoying the music. He is swaying with
>the sounds from his fathers guitar and we see the whole family is
>brought closer together through their music.
>
>Hearing those tunes always had a way of soothin' out my soul
>
>when times got hard and work was slow
>
>it was music that kept me whole.
>
>Close up of the sun through the trees. The bright sun causes a flare on
>the lens as the camera moves through the trees. You get the feeling it's
>hot as hell out. We see a group of men working. The look on their faces
>tells us they are hurting from their struggle and determination to get
>their work done. But it's a good hurt...
>
>Sun burnin' down
>
>through the trees
>
>gets so hot
>
>brings a workin' man to his knees.
>
>Dissolve to night. Tommy is surrounded by his friends as they all sing
>around a fire. The fire casts a glow across their faces as they laugh
>and sing to one another. Various close ups of hands clapping and people
>singing helps the viewer to feel the power of the music.
>
>Part of my heart
>
>part of my soul
>
>part of a melody,
>
>hands are clappin'
>
>and people swayin' in simple harmony.
>
>Life was different in the old days,
>
>you just get a days work done,
>
>when you were finished working in the fields
>
>there was chores at home to be done
>
>there was work at home to be done
>
>there was chores at home to be done, yeah, yeah
>
>During the instrumental break, we see shots of Tommy and his family
>working, dancing, singing... This is where you get a feeling of how
>sweet life can be. The simple lifestyle where family means everything is
>shown in this sequence of shots. It is daytime and the sun represents
happiness.
>
>Dissolve back to the porch at dusk. The darkness represents comfort and
>peacefullness. Tommy is surrounded by his friends. The camera pans
>across the characters who are tired, but happy to be alive. Their faces
>show they play as hard as they work.
>
>Late in the evenin' on the front porch
>
>when the sun is settin' in the west
>
>me and the boys pass around the bottle and sing what we like best.
>
>Singing about our wives,
>
>sing about our children,
>
>singin' out the Delta blues;
>
>we're simple folks and we like it that way,
>
>got nothin' left to lose, no.
>
>Dissolve to the fields and the livestock. This is a beautiful sequence
>of shots that shows life in the country.
>
>Watchin' the sun settle down over open Texas land,
>
>lookin' at the cattle and the horses runnin' wild as they can.
>
>life was different in the old days,
>
>you just get a days work done,
>
>when you were finished working in the fields
>
>there was work at home to be done.
>
>Now we see Tommy, his family and his friends all singing dancing and
>playing music together. The cuts are fast and gives you the feeling of
>the excitement their music brings them.
>
>Part of my heart
>
>part of my soul
>
>part of a melody,
>
>hands are clappin' and people swayin' in simple harmony.
>
>life was different in the old days,
>
>you just get a days work done,
>
>when you were finished working in the fields
>
>Now the pace slows back down and we see Tommy on the porch playing
>guitar for his wife and children. His daughter is asleep in his wifes
>arms and life is grand. His son is smiling as he plays his little guitar
>along with his father, just like Tommy did with his father.
>
>there was chores at home to be done
>
>there was work at home to be done
>
>singing a lullaby.
>
>The camera slowly dollies into a close up of Tommy. The look on his face
>tells the whole story here. He is tired, but happy and wouldn't want to
>be anywhere else on earth. Dissolve to a medium wide shot of the porch
>and the family as the title fades in, in the lower corner:
>
>"Texas Lullaby"
>The Doobie Brothers
>From the LP STAMPEDE
>
>The video slowly fades to black.
>
>
>At this point the viewer is on his knees from the emotion flowing
>through him. He is lost and confused. The sheer power of this video has
>overwhelmed him and he's not sure what he should do next. Suddenly, he
>wipes the tears from his face, jumps up and runs to his car. It is clear
>what he MUST do. He races to the nearest record store and buys EVERY
>single Doobie Brothers album, CD, video and box set he can find. He
>gives them to his friends and hopes it's not too late to save them from
>their life of boring mainstream music. He gets back home and realises
>what has just happened and he smiles. Life is GRAND! :)
>
>Thanks to David for inspiring me to finish writing the script for this
>video. I actually wrote most of this years ago and had always wanted to
>film it. I could probably film the whole thing for less than $50,000
>which is pretty inexpensive for a music video.
>
>I've got a 35mm motion picture camera camera and an editing system.
>Holly, Debbie, do you want to do catering? Miles, can you help me
>produce this? Laurin, I know you can pull some strings! Let's get Tommy
>and his family and find the location which I know is right here in
>Northern California. I'm serious! We can shoot this!
>
>OK, no one will ever go for it, but who says you CAN'T create a video
>from an old song? How about this, the Doob's do another version of this
>song for their new CD. Then we shoot the video to promote it. I'll even
>waive my fee! ;) It can be a fan club production!
>
>Rick
>
>This script is copyright 1999, Rick Santangelo
>Bruce Cohen, please see my agent! ;)
