This blog collects short videos I’ve recorded using the lyrics
from well-known pop songs. The
videos are not meant to be a self-indulgent display of any acting abilities I
may have. I'm not an actor. I've never had any training of any sort. I did lots
of theatre at school and university, but that’s
it. I've recorded the videos for fun and because I like the idea of seeing
something that we're all familiar with from a different angle.
Pop songs
are often dismissed as throw-away in terms of lyrical content, and I wanted to
bring new meaning to them, or at least present them in an alternative way. I'm
not interested in doing "credible". It wouldn't cross my mind to do a
Nirvana, Bob Dylan or Oasis song (to the relief of those performers and their
fans, I'm sure). It’s not art. It’s pop!
So far
all the videos I've done we're originally sung by women. And the songs I've
chosen rather camp affairs. Looking at my list of possible ideas for other
videos, I can see a definite pattern emerging. Does that make me a
stereotypical gay man? How one hates to see one's individuality is in fact a stereotype.
Meh. The fact of the matter is that the songs lent themselves to the concept of
what I want to do with PopMonologues. And camp work for little drama queen
moments, which is how one could easily define these videos.
All the
videos have been recorded in single takes using my iPad, so excuse the poor
sound quality and lighting.
Although
it somehow feels wrong to deliver these songs without their tunes, I had a lot
of fun planning the setup and recording them. I hope you like them. All
feedback welcome!
PopMonologues
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