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EspañolA SONG FOR THE LOVERS
{{Infobox Single
| Name = A Song for the Lovers
| Cover = A Song for the Lovers.jpg
| Artist = Richard Ashcroft
| from Album = Alone with Everybody
| B-side = "(Could Be) A Country Thing, City Thing, Blues Thing", "Precious Stone"
| Released = 3 April 2000
| Format = CD, 12", Cassette
| Recorded =
| Genre = Alternative rock
| Length = 5:39
| Label = Hut Records
| Producer = Chris Potter, Richard Ashcroft
| Chart position =
★ #3 (UK Singles Chart)
| Last single =
| This single = "'A Song for the Lovers'"
(2000)
| Next single = "Money to Burn"
(2000)
| Misc =
"'A Song for the Lovers'" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the opening track on his 2000 album, ''Alone with Everybody''. The song was also released on April 3 2000 as the first single from that album in the United Kingdom (see 2000 in British music). The single peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart, a position that would be matched by Ashcroft's 2006 single "Break the Night with Colour".
★ CD HUTCD128, 12" HUTT128, Cassette HUTC128
# "A Song for the Lovers" – 5:39
# "(Could Be) A Country Thing, City Thing, Blues Thing" – 6:33
# "Precious Stone" – 5:23
The music video for "A Song for the Lovers" premiered in May 2000 and was directed by Jonathan Glazer.
The video is of narrative style. It is shot in real-time and all the sounds made in the movie are audible above the music, giving the feeling that we are witnessing an actual event. This style of filmmaking was used by Glazer before in the "Rabbit in Your Headlights" music video.
It shows Richard Ashcroft with just a pair of trousers on, apparently having just come out of the shower. He is in a hotel room. He turns on a stereo and the song starts playing. He makes a call to request room service. Then he goes out of his room and into the hall, looks around and goes back inside. He goes into the bathroom, where he washes his hands and tidies up his hair a little bit. While he is in the bathroom, we hear knocks on the door, but Ashcroft doesn't. When he steps out of the bathroom, a food cart is in the middle of the room. He sits down and starts to eat. Then the light of the bathroom flickers on and off. A few seconds later Ashcroft pauses the song and listens. He starts the song again and resumes eating. Then pauses again and turns towards the bathroom, the light of which is on. He walks towards the bathroom and we feel as if he intends to find something or someone there. He reaches the end of the bathroom, and with a sideways shot of his face, we hear the tinkle of water hitting water. Ashcroft coughs and the song starts again. The final shot shows Ashcroft standing in front of the toilet from outside of the bathroom. The camera pulls back as every light in the room turns off by itself except for the one in the bathroom.
All throughout the video, Ashcroft sings little bits of the song, so we hear two voices, the one of Richard in the song and the one of Ashcroft in the video.
★ Watch the video on IFILM
★ Video entry on mvdbase.com
★ Article about the video on MTV.com
| Name = A Song for the Lovers
| Cover = A Song for the Lovers.jpg
| Artist = Richard Ashcroft
| from Album = Alone with Everybody
| B-side = "(Could Be) A Country Thing, City Thing, Blues Thing", "Precious Stone"
| Released = 3 April 2000
| Format = CD, 12", Cassette
| Recorded =
| Genre = Alternative rock
| Length = 5:39
| Label = Hut Records
| Producer = Chris Potter, Richard Ashcroft
| Chart position =
★ #3 (UK Singles Chart)
| Last single =
| This single = "'A Song for the Lovers'"
(2000)
| Next single = "Money to Burn"
(2000)
| Misc =
"'A Song for the Lovers'" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the opening track on his 2000 album, ''Alone with Everybody''. The song was also released on April 3 2000 as the first single from that album in the United Kingdom (see 2000 in British music). The single peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart, a position that would be matched by Ashcroft's 2006 single "Break the Night with Colour".
| Contents |
| Track listings |
| Music video |
| External links |
Track listings
★ CD HUTCD128, 12" HUTT128, Cassette HUTC128
# "A Song for the Lovers" – 5:39
# "(Could Be) A Country Thing, City Thing, Blues Thing" – 6:33
# "Precious Stone" – 5:23
Music video
Richard Ashcroft in the "A Song For The Lovers" video.
The music video for "A Song for the Lovers" premiered in May 2000 and was directed by Jonathan Glazer.
The video is of narrative style. It is shot in real-time and all the sounds made in the movie are audible above the music, giving the feeling that we are witnessing an actual event. This style of filmmaking was used by Glazer before in the "Rabbit in Your Headlights" music video.
It shows Richard Ashcroft with just a pair of trousers on, apparently having just come out of the shower. He is in a hotel room. He turns on a stereo and the song starts playing. He makes a call to request room service. Then he goes out of his room and into the hall, looks around and goes back inside. He goes into the bathroom, where he washes his hands and tidies up his hair a little bit. While he is in the bathroom, we hear knocks on the door, but Ashcroft doesn't. When he steps out of the bathroom, a food cart is in the middle of the room. He sits down and starts to eat. Then the light of the bathroom flickers on and off. A few seconds later Ashcroft pauses the song and listens. He starts the song again and resumes eating. Then pauses again and turns towards the bathroom, the light of which is on. He walks towards the bathroom and we feel as if he intends to find something or someone there. He reaches the end of the bathroom, and with a sideways shot of his face, we hear the tinkle of water hitting water. Ashcroft coughs and the song starts again. The final shot shows Ashcroft standing in front of the toilet from outside of the bathroom. The camera pulls back as every light in the room turns off by itself except for the one in the bathroom.
All throughout the video, Ashcroft sings little bits of the song, so we hear two voices, the one of Richard in the song and the one of Ashcroft in the video.
External links
★ Watch the video on IFILM
★ Video entry on mvdbase.com
★ Article about the video on MTV.com
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