Chosen Song

The genre of music I want to focus on is Indie/ Pop. I have chosen the song 'Haunted' by Taylor Swift because I believe it has lyrics that represent narrative. This means I would be able to produce a video that could be watched by viewers as a short story. Although, the original artist 'Taylor Swift's style is country/pop and I believe the song I have chosen is unlike her usual work and has a more indie/ pop feel. Currently there is no official music video by the artist for this song so this allows me to try to interpret how the the artist would create the video. There are videos of her performing the song live and so give an insight into how she moves and feels through the song.

Live performance of 'Haunted'


http://idolator.com/5663881/taylor-swift-haunted

http://www.last.fm/music/Taylor+Swift/_/Haunted

Performance and artist discussion of 'Haunted'



Taylor Swift talks about her song:

"'Haunted' is about the moment that you realize the person you're in love with is drifting and fading fast. And you don't know what to do, but in that period of time, in that phase of love, where it's fading out, time moves so slowly. Everything hinges on what that last text message said, and you're realizing that he's kind of falling out of love. That's a really heartbreaking and tragic thing to go through, because the whole time you're trying to tell yourself it's not happening. I went through this, and I ended up waking up in the middle of the night writing this song about it."

"I wanted the music and the orchestration to reflect the intensity of the emotion the song is about, so we recorded strings with Paul Buckmaster at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. It was an amazing experience - recording this entire big, live string section that I think in the end really captured the intense, chaotic feeling of confusion I was looking for."

Haunted- Taylor Swift- Lyrics

You and I walk a fragile line

I have known it all this time

but I never thought I'd live to see it break

It's getting dark and it's all too quiet

And I can't trust anything now

And it's coming over you like it's all a big mistake

Oh, I'm holding my breath

Won't lose you again

something's made your eyes go cold

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Something's gone terribly wrong

You're all I wanted

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Can't breathe whenever you're gone

Can't turn back now, I'm hauntedStood there and watched you walk away

From everything we had

But I still mean every word I said to you

He would try to take away my pain

And he just might make me smile

But the whole time I'm wishing he was you instead

Oh, I'm holding my breath

Won't see you again

something keeps me holding on to nothing

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Something's gone terribly wrong

You're all I wanted

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Can't breathe whenever you're gone

Can't turn back now, I'm haunted

I know, I know, I just know

You're not gone. You can't be gone. No.

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Something's gone terribly wrong

Won't finish what you started

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Can't breathe whenever you're gone

Can't go back, I'm haunted

Oh

You and I walk a fragile line

I have known it all this time

Never ever thought I'd see it break.

Never thought I'd see it..