Frogtoon Musik

Down By The Water by Pj Harvey

Künstlerbiographie Pj Harvey

Polly Jean Harvey * 9. Oktober 1969 In Yeovil Somerset Ist Eine Britische Alternative-Sängerin Und Songwriterin. Sie Begann Ihre Karriere In Der Band Automatic Dlamini. Unter Ihrem Namen PJ Harvey Gründet Sich Später Ein Trio. 1992 Erschien Das Erste Gemeinsame Album Dry Mit Dem Die Band Die Aufmerksamkeit Der Independent-Szene Auf Sich Zog. 1993 Erschienen Kurz Hintereinander Zwei Alben Rid Of Me In Der Originalen Besetzung Und Nachdem Sich Harvey Entschlossen Hatte Als Solokünstlerin Weiterzumachen Das Album 4-Track Demos. Im Gleichen Jahr Stand Sie Im Vorprogramm Von U2. Trotz Mehrerer Angebote Weigerte Sich Harvey Einen Vertrag Bei Einem Großen Plattenlabel Zu Unterzeichnen. 1995 Erschien Ihr Album To Bring You My Love Das Sich Zu Einem Der Erfolgreichsten Independent-Alben Entwickelte. Außerdem Sang Sie Auf Nick Caves Album Murder Ballads Mit Ihm Das Duett 'Henry Lee'. Mit Dem Nachfolgealbum Is This Desire? Konnte Sie Weder Bei Den Kritikern Noch Bei Den Plattenkäufern An Diesen Erfolg Anknüpfen. 1999 Schloss Sich Harvey Wieder Mit Ihren Alten Bandkollegen Zusammen. Gemeinsam Nahmen Sie In Dorset Und New York Das Album Stories From The City Stories From The Sea Auf. Für Dieses Album Bekam PJ Harvey 2000 Den Mercury Music Prize Verliehen. Im Mai 2004 Erschien Ihr Album Uh Huh Her. Darüber Hinaus Ist Sie 2004 Auch Auf Dem Album Bubblegum Von Mark Lanegan Vertreten. Hier Lieferte Sie Die Stimme Für Die Songs 'Hit The City' Und 'Come To Me'.
2007 Brachte Sie Ihr Neues Album "White Chalk" Heraus.
Am 30. März 2009 Wurde Das Album A Woman A Man Walked By Veröffentlicht Das Harvey Wie Dance Hall At Louse Point 1996 In Zusammenarbeit Mit John Parish Aufgenommen Hatte. Das Nächste Und Mittlerweile Achte Soloalbum Der Britin "Let England Shake" Erschien Im Februar 2011. PJ Harvey Bekam Dafür Zum Zweiten Mal Nach 2001 Den Mercury Music Prize Verliehen. Zahlreiche Magazine Wählten "Let England Shake" Zum Album Des Jahres. Neben Ihrem Beruf Als Musikerin Taucht PJ Harvey Auch Als Maria Magdalena In Hal Hartleys Spielfilm Das Buch Des Lebens Auf. Außerdem Studierte Sie Am Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design In London Und Ist Eine Anerkannte Bildhauerin Und Veröffentlichte Einen Gedichtband. Bei Einem Auftritt Am 17. Dezember 2004 In Paris Sagte Harvey Dass Sie Nie Wieder Live Auftreten Wolle Was Von Seiten Der Fans Und Der Presse Aber Kaum Ernst Genommen Wird Spätestens Nach Der Ankündigung Des Auftritts Beim Britischen Festival 'All Tomorrow's Parties'.

Frogtoon Musik - Song-Info: Down by the Water

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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