Down By The Water - Muziek
Down By The Water by Pj Harvey
Pj Harvey
Biografie van de kunstenaar Pj Harvey
Polly Jean "PJ" Harvey Is An English Singer Songwriter And Musician. Primarily Known As A Vocalist And Guitarist She Is Also Proficient With A Wide Range Of Instruments. Harvey Began Her Career In 1988 When She Joined Local Band Automatic Dlamini As A Vocalist Guitarist And Saxophonist. The Band's Frontman John Parish Became Her Long-Term Collaborator. In 1991 She Formed An Eponymous Trio Called PJ Harvey And Subsequently Began Her Career As PJ Harvey. The Trio Released Two Studio Albums Called Dry 1992 And Rid Of Me 1993 Before Disbanding After Which Harvey Continued As A Solo Artist. Since 1995 She Has Released A Further Nine Studio Albums With Collaborations From Various Musicians Including Parish Former Bandmate Rob Ellis Mick Harvey And Eric Drew Feldman And Has Also Worked Extensively With Record Producer Flood. Among The Accolades Harvey Has Received Are Both The 2001 And 2011 Mercury Prize For Stories From The City Stories From The Sea 2000 And Let England Shake 2011 Respectively Making Her The Only Artist To Have Been Awarded The Prize Twice. She Has Also Garnered Eight Brit Award Nominations Seven Grammy Award Nominations And Two Further Mercury Prize Nominations. Rolling Stone Awarded Her Three Accolades 1992's Best New Artist And Best Singer Songwriter And 1995's Artist Of The Year. Rolling Stone Also Listed Rid Of Me To Bring You My Love And Stories From The City Stories From The Sea On Its List Of Their 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. In 2011 She Was Awarded For Outstanding Contribution To Music At The NME Awards. In The 2013 Birthday Honours She Was Appointed A Member Of The Order Of The British Empire MBE For Services To Music.
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Pj-Harvey - To Bring You My Love
PJ Harvey's Mainstream Breakthrough In The US Was This Menacing Tune About A Woman Who Drowns Her Daughter And Returns To The Scene Of The Crime Whispering "little Fish Big Fish Swimming In The Water Come Back Here Man Gimme My Daughter." The First Part Of The Haunting Refrain Was Taken From Lead Belly's Blues Rendition Of The Folk Standard "Salty Dog Blues." Harvey Was Hesitant To Reveal The Meaning Behind The Song Saying It Was "a Song I Didn't Want To Put A Label On Too Much Like This Isn't A Song About Some Woman Drowning Her Baby. To Be Quite Honest I Don't Really Know What It Is For Me Myself Yet - Which I Don't Mind Because I'd Much Rather Leave It For Other People To Do What They Want With Anyway." She Does Point Out However That Her Songs Aren't Strictly Autobiographical Especially This One. She Lamented In A 2005 Spin Interview. "Some Critics Have Taken My Writing So Literally To The Point That They'll Listen To 'Down By The Water' And Believe I Have Actually Given Birth To A Child And Drowned Her." The Music Video Directed By Maria Mochnacz Features Harvey's Over-The-Top Glam Look She Dubbed "Joan Crawford On Acid." Wearing A Flowing Dark Wig False Eyelashes A Slinky Red Dress And Bright Red Lipstick The Singer Embodies The Song's Murderous Mother As She Swims Through Green Waters Searching For Her Dead Daughter. Harvey Said The Exaggerated Makeover Reflected Her Love Of Dressing Up And Trying New Styles But She Admitted To The Guardian "There Was Confusion With Myself At That Time As To Who Or What I Was And It Was A Way Of Looking For Answers." Harvey's New Duds Were Nearly Her Downfall. She Told MTV "Making That Video Was Very Scary For Me. I Think It Was Most Frightening Because The Wig Was So Heavy That When I Went Under The Water It Really Was Hard To Get To The Surface Again. Especially After Spending The Whole Day Of Jumping In And Out Of The Pool And It Was Cold And I Was Wearing Clothes And High Heels Trying To Swim Around. It Was Pretty Scary." The Video Got Lots Of Airplay On MTV Which Helped Boost The Single To #2 On The Modern Rock Chart.
Harvey Co-Produced The Track With U2 Producer Flood And Her Former Automatic Dlamini Bandmate John Parish Giving The Song A Bluesy Electronica Treatment With A Synthesized Organ And String Orchestra. This Was Nominated For The Grammy Award For Best Female Rock Vocal Performance In 1996 But Lost To Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know." The Music Video Was Nominated For Best Female Video At The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards But Lost To Madonna's "Take A Bow."
This Was Used In The 1995 Movie The Basketball Diaries Starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
This Was Used On Several TV Shows Including CSI NY In The 2008 Episode "Like Water For Murder " Numb3rs In The 2009 Episode "Trouble In Chinatown " And My Mad Fat Diary In The 2014 Episode "Radar."
PJ Harvey Adopted Her Look In The Song's Video Of A Red Satin Dress With A Large Wig And Excessive Make-Up For Touring To Bring You My Love. Director Maria Mochnacz Told Uncut Magazine "The Key Is To Set A Stage For Polly. Down By The Water Like 'Man-Size' And '50ft Queenie' Is Basically A Performance Video. For 'Down By The Water' She Asked Me To Find Her Something Red And Strappy And I Went To TK Maxx In Bristol And Got Her A Nightgown. It Was An Image She Liked And Felt Comfortable With And That Became What She Wore Every Night On Stage."
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Biography - Pj Harvey
Polly Jean "PJ" Harvey Is An English Singer Songwriter And Musician. Primarily Known As A Vocalist And Guitarist She Is Also Proficient With A Wide Range Of Instruments. Harvey Began Her Career In 1988 When She Joined Local Band Automatic Dlamini As A Vocalist Guitarist And Saxophonist. The Band's Frontman John Parish Became Her Long-Term Collaborator. In 1991 She Formed An Eponymous Trio Called PJ Harvey And Subsequently Began Her Career As PJ Harvey. The Trio Released Two Studio Albums Called Dry 1992 And Rid Of Me 1993 Before Disbanding After Which Harvey Continued As A Solo Artist. Since 1995 She Has Released A Further Nine Studio Albums With Collaborations From Various Musicians Including Parish Former Bandmate Rob Ellis Mick Harvey And Eric Drew Feldman And Has Also Worked Extensively With Record Producer Flood. Among The Accolades Harvey Has Received Are Both The 2001 And 2011 Mercury Prize For Stories From The City Stories From The Sea 2000 And Let England Shake 2011 Respectively Making Her The Only Artist To Have Been Awarded The Prize Twice. She Has Also Garnered Eight Brit Award Nominations Seven Grammy Award Nominations And Two Further Mercury Prize Nominations. Rolling Stone Awarded Her Three Accolades 1992's Best New Artist And Best Singer Songwriter And 1995's Artist Of The Year. Rolling Stone Also Listed Rid Of Me To Bring You My Love And Stories From The City Stories From The Sea On Its List Of Their 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. In 2011 She Was Awarded For Outstanding Contribution To Music At The NME Awards. In The 2013 Birthday Honours She Was Appointed A Member Of The Order Of The British Empire MBE For Services To Music.
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PJ Harvey's mainstream breakthrough in the US was this menacing tune about a woman who drowns her daughter and returns to the scene of the crime, whispering, "little fish, big fish swimming in the water, come back here, man, gimme my daughter." The first part of the haunting refrain was taken from Lead Belly's blues rendition of the folk standard "Salty Dog Blues."
Harvey was hesitant to reveal the meaning behind the song, saying it was "a song I didn't want to put a label on too much, like this isn't a song about some woman drowning her baby. To be quite honest, I don't really know what it is for me, myself, yet - which I don't mind because I'd much rather leave it for other people to do what they want with anyway."
She does point out, however, that her songs aren't strictly autobiographical, especially this one. She lamented in a 2005 Spin interview. "Some critics have taken my writing so literally to the point that they'll listen to 'Down by the Water' and believe I have actually given birth to a child and drowned her."
The music video, directed by Maria Mochnacz, features Harvey's over-the-top glam look she dubbed "Joan Crawford on acid." Wearing a flowing dark wig, false eyelashes, a slinky red dress, and bright red lipstick, the singer embodies the song's murderous mother as she swims through green waters searching for her dead daughter. Harvey said the exaggerated makeover reflected her love of dressing up and trying new styles, but she admitted to The Guardian, "There was confusion with myself at that time as to who or what I was, and it was a way of looking for answers."
Harvey's new duds were nearly her downfall. She told MTV: "Making that video was very scary for me. I think it was most frightening because the wig was so heavy that when I went under the water, it really was hard to get to the surface again. Especially after spending the whole day of jumping in and out of the pool, and it was cold and I was wearing clothes and high heels trying to swim around. It was pretty scary."
The video got lots of airplay on MTV, which helped boost the single to #2 on the Modern Rock chart.
Harvey co-produced the track with U2 producer Flood and her former Automatic Dlamini bandmate John Parish, giving the song a bluesy electronica treatment with a synthesized organ and string orchestra.
This was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1996, but lost to Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know."
The music video was nominated for Best Female Video at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Madonna's "Take A Bow."
This was used in the 1995 movie The Basketball Diaries, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
This was used on several TV shows, including CSI: NY in the 2008 episode "Like Water For Murder," Numb3rs in the 2009 episode "Trouble In Chinatown," and My Mad Fat Diary in the 2014 episode "Radar."
PJ Harvey adopted her look in the song's video of a red satin dress with a large wig and excessive make-up for touring To Bring You My Love. Director Maria Mochnacz told Uncut magazine:
"The key is to set a stage for Polly. Down by the water, like 'Man-size' and '50ft Queenie' is basically a performance video. For 'Down By The Water' she asked me to find her something red and strappy and I went to TK Maxx in Bristol and got her a nightgown. It was an image she liked and felt comfortable with, and that became what she wore every night on stage." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.