Artist:
The Magic Numbers
Track:
“You Don’t’ know me”
Universal Music
Director:
Cagoule (Lewis gourlay & Abby Warrilow)
Producer:
Clare Kerr
Director
of Photography: Pete Warrilow
2nd
Camera: Alan Stockdale
Choreographer:
Abby Warrilow
Fight
Choreographer: Malcolm Shields
Editor:
Lewis Gourlay
Make-up:
Sarah Cairncross
Cast:
Ross Cooper, Malcolm Shields, locals of “The Strathie”
Commissioner
Directors
Rep: Debs Ramsey @ YI London
The
brief for the video was to create a character with a twist, the title of the
track being “you don’t know me” so the band wanted us to play on the idea that
you don’t truly know anyone. A great credit is due to the principal performer
Ross Cooper who fulfilled this role impeccably.
The
location was the unlikely venue of an old man’s pub in Cagoule’s home
neighbourhood of Leith. “The Strathie”, as you’d expect, is unaccustomed to the
world of music video. The residents however warmly embraced the film crew and
London based pop rockers The Magic Numbers, even agreeing to play cameo roles
in the video.
Having
shot our last music video on a frozen Scottish moor, we wanted to shoot a bit
closer to home. In fact The Strathie is the closest pub to our office. We were
thrilled to bring The Magic Numbers to our own backyard and they couldn’t have
been more enthused, even playing an impromptu gig in the pub at the end of the
shoot, to the delight of the locals.
Some notes from Universal
On
Caetano Veloso's 70th Birthday we are releasing a
tribute album similar to those done for Neil Young, Dylan, Lennon etc.
15
artists including Magic Numbers,
Beck, Chrissie Hynde, Mutantes, Devendra Banhart etc. choose and recorded a
track written by Caetano to be included on the CD.
The
Magic Numbers track is from Caetano’s most acclaimed album –Transa, recorded in
London 45 years ago. Caetano at the time felt alienated by his exile and
alienated by living in London and some of the albums lyrics reflect this:
The
clip will be the only clip for the album, so will represent the album
worldwide.
