And It's Beautiful

"And It's Beautiful" is a song by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies and was the promotional single from their 2010 album Oooh La La!. Brad Roberts describes the song as the first love song he has ever written, with the song being more happy and upbeat than the band's previous material.^[1]

Track listings

Promo CD

"And It's Beautiful" (radio edit) – 3:12
"And It's Beautiful" (album version) – 3:24

Lyrics and Interpretation

The song is a full-blown love song, which Brad Roberts describes as incredibly difficult to write and it was territory that wouldn't even think about touching during his younger days.^[2] The song has been interpreted about being about Robert's relationship with his wife.^[3]

The lyrics of the song, such as "We turn our water into wine/ it's something we do all the time/ it doesn't cost a single dime/ And its beautiful" are noted to be remarkable for both their simplicity and their ability to convey so much with so little.^[3]

The song features a mantra chant interlude, which is an activity Brad Roberts had taken up (along with Yoga) during the band's hiatus (and formed the basis for his side-project Satsang Circus).^[4]

Music video

The music video for the song consists of a montage of various images including clouds moving through the sky, plants growing, ice melting, a carousel, roses falling, and many objects shaped like hearts. The video also uses pixilation animation to depict shots of Brad Roberts walking down a street.

External links

Music Video on YouTube

References

↑ Crash Test Dummies (April 2010). Crash Test Dummies – Oooh La-La! (Promotional Video). crashtestdummiescom. Event occurs at 4:45. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
↑ "Crash Test Dummies". The Agency Group. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
1 2 Marcus, Richard. "Music Review: Crash Test Dummies – Oooh La La!". Leap in the Dark. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
↑ Brad, Roberts. "Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies on Chanting, Yoga, and Fat Fucks". Social Workout. Retrieved July 27, 2010.

Crash Test Dummies

Brad Roberts Ellen Reid Dan Roberts Benjamin Darvill Mitch Dorge

Demo Tapes	Original Recipe Demo Tape 2

Studio albums	The Ghosts That Haunt Me God Shuffled His Feet A Worm's Life Give Yourself a Hand I Don't Care That You Don't Mind Jingle All the Way Puss 'n' Boots Songs of the Unforgiven Oooh La La!

EPs	The Cape Breton Lobster Bash Series

Compilations	The Best of Crash Test Dummies Demo-litions

Live Albums	Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts solo)

Singles	"Superman's Song" "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" "Androgynous" "The First Noel" "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" "Swimming in Your Ocean" "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" "God Shuffled His Feet" "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" "He Liked to Feel It" "My Own Sunrise" "My Enemies" "Keep a Lid on Things" "Get You in the Morning" "Give Yourself a Hand" "Every Morning" "On and On" "The Day We Never Met" "White Christmas" "I'm the Man" "Flying Feeling" "The Unforgiven Ones" "And So Will Always Be" "And It's Beautiful" "Now You See Her" "Promised Land"

Videos	Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test Dummies Crash Test Dude

Discography

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.