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| This is a weekly blog about the creation of the George Told A Dirty Lie video, and what happened once it was released. The video is located at GeorgeToldADirtyLie.org |
| George Told A Dirty Lie | 2008-Jan-10 |
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This is the story of "George Told A Dirty Lie". A video that took a year from conception to fruition. Located at GeorgeToldADirtyLie.org
It all started in 2002. I had sold my last company to Audio On Demand.
Part of the deal was that I move to Washington for a year and help them get going.
They had 500 albums in their catalog and I was to oversee everything from the creation of the album artwork to manufacturing, to getting them distributed.
There was one album in particular that struck me. It was a compilation of Alan Lomax recordings of Prisoners and work crews in the Southern penal system.
There was one song on the album that really stood out "Early One Mornin".
It sounded like a Chain Gang singing while breaking rock. More research showed that they were actually chopping down a tree.
I filed it away in the back of my brain that I would use it some day as background vocals for a song that I would write.
Fast forward 5 years.
I was pacing through my house trying to think of a subject for a viral video about George Bush's lies.
I was pissed that George W Bush was telling proven lie after proven lie. Lies that continued to cause the death of not only our precious Soldiers, but to Iraqi civilians as well. If you or I had caused even 1 death due to our negligence, we would go to jail. Yet this imbecile was not negligent. He was willingly lying over and over again like he had no accountability at all. Not to mention pissing on our Constitution and turning the United States of America into a fascist state. I'll write more about that later. Back to the video.
While pacing and contemplating what kind of video to make, the words from "Early One Mornin" came to me. "He Told a Dirty Lie Now Wella" and I thought "If not now when? Now is the time to write that song."
So I started brainstorming on what the video would be.
OK, let's start the video with animation of a chain gang. Fine, let's find an artist.
Alright, there has to be music and it HAS to be blues. Other wise it wouldn't make sense. Fine, I'm an amateur musician, I can create the music (WRONG).
OK, let's see. Getting video footage of Bush and Cronies telling lies is easy. They've told so many.
I know! I'll Show a video clip of one lie and have the singer retort in song. Another lie, and retort in song. And on and on.
So, time to pick the clips and write the retorts.
Couple months go by. Clips are picked, one third of the retorts are written, and then… writers block. I try everything. I pace and pace. I turn my bathroom into a steam room and sit in there with "Early one Mornin" playing in a loop for hours and hours. Nuthin.
Couple more moths go by and only a few more line are written. I have to do something.
I call my younger brother Aaron and ask him to come over. After all, we look at the world similarly. Now I have never brainstormed with my brother on anything bigger than where to go eat. So I have no idea how this will work.
It's magic from the start. We pace and throw ideas off of each other, and after a few days DONE!
Now to make the music.
Story to be continued. Tune in next week. |
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