"Everlong" was written against the background of the break-up of Dave Grohl's first marriage to photographer Jennifer Youngblood. Having returned home to Virginia for Christmas 1996, Grohl turned the initial riff into a complete song and wrote the lyrics after falling for Louise Post of the band Veruca Salt: "That song's about a girl that I'd fallen in love with and it was basically about being connected to someone so much, that not only do you love them physically and spiritually, but when you sing along with them you harmonize perfectly."
The music video for "Everlong" was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. "Everlong" is the second single released from Foo Fighters' second album The Colour and the Shape, released in 1997. The surreal, satirical video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry. The running time of the video exceeds that of the original version of the song; this version is used only for the video. Although Taylor Hawkins appears in the video as the drummer, Dave Grohl actually plays the drum track on the original album recording, as Hawkins had not yet joined the band. The music video is, in part, a parody of the film The Evil Dead.
The video opens with an establishing shot depicting two shifty characters, who are hiding in a bush, looking towards a house. The camera then slowly zooms in and cuts to multiple pictures of a couple who are the residents of said house. The camera then reaches the stairs and tracks up them revealing a wall of pictures of the couple. The colour scheme is black and white to show that it is not a dream but instead reality as there is more vibrancy and colour in dreams as there is more freedom whereas reality lacks this freedom and imagination so it is presented to be bleak, bland and boring instead. It could be argued that the black and white colour scheme is used to connote the horrific undertones as this music video is a parody of the horror film ‘The evil dead’. The camera is at a high angle and once again zooms in but this time it zooms into Dave Grohl who is asleep in his bed so the high angle portrays him to be vulnerable as he is defenceless whilst sleeping. There is a dream like water effect that transitions the location from reality to his ‘Dream’ which is actually more of a nightmare.
The transition reveals Dave Grohl in his dream and from the mise en scene we can see that his costume is a stereotypical punk rocker outfit as he is dressed in all black which has connotations of danger and evil. The leather jacket subtly suggests that he is a bad guy who is rough and should not be messed with. There is also the iconic punk rocker hairstyle which possesses some negative connotations. Additionally, Dave also wears a lock around his neck which could be foreshadowing the fact that he is trapped in his nightmare. Once the audience enters the dream the colour returns, so it could be inferred that reality is black and white as there is less freedom and imagination so it is deemed boring and bland whereas dreams are fantasy so there are no restrictions or constraints so dreams can be as wild and crazy as things like creativity can reach new levels so vibrancy and colour can exist in dreams.
We then see a two shot of the villains which can be inferred from their hostile body language towards Dave, as well as their outfits and make-up. The larger fellow on the left is wearing a large red coat and the colour red has connotations of danger, violence and anger whereas the other man is wearing a large fur coat which could be perceived as a hunting trophy which indicates that this is a dangerous man; so these points subtly suggest that both of these men are the villains. Furthermore, the man on the left is seen to have a blacked out tooth/ missing tooth which could have been a result from fighting, which further reinforces the connotations of this man being a dangerous villain.
The setting of the dream is a party and the mise en scene reveals that it is set in the 1970s as all of the party guests are wearing costumes from that era. A close up of Dave Grohl exposes his feelings of and rage and anger when he sees his wife being harassed by the villains. It then transitions using the same water/dream effect to the real world then into Hawkins' dream (The wife). In “her” dream “she” is reading a book, when, all of a sudden, a supposedly undead being creeps up from the floorboard (parodying Evil Dead.). A sequence of long shots unveils the new location which is a shack in the middle of a swamp. Back in Dave’s dream we see his hand grow exponentially, the director of this video, Michel Gondry, used to have dreams where his hand grew to giant size and so he implemented it into the video. This spectacle reflects the unpredictable nature of dreams and how anything can happen in them.
The proceeding sequence uses a fast pace of editing with reaction shots to show the hero saving the damsel in distress. It briefly cuts to a two shot which shows the reactions of the couple in bed back in the real world, where the wife looks happy as she has now been rescued and the hero is in a fighting stance. A low angle is used to make Dave seem powerful when he throws one of the villains to the floor as the audience is looking up at him creating a sense of status and authority. A large telephone prop is used to reinforce the unrealistic nature of dreams as it is considerably larger than Dave and Hawkins, which is emphasised by the high angle, making the characters look even more insignificant when compared size wise.
Meanwhile, in Hawkins' dream, Hawkins' character tries to fend off the zombies, while Grohl gets firewood. This is presented in a sequence of medium shots showing the zombies getting closer and closer, heightening the tension. Furthermore, one of the zombies can be seen holding an axe and the other a chainsaw which deepens the video as it adds another layer for the fear factor like a typical horror movie. This sense of fear and impending doom gradually build as more and more action shots are introduced to see the zombies start too close in on Hawkins. Close ups of Hawkins reveal fear and terror as “she” calls Grohl for help and cross cutting is used to heighten the tension to increase the dramatic effect as it depicts the zombies closing in. High angle of Grohl trying to wake Hawkins up, the high angle highlights its futility as “she” doesn’t wake up so it presents Grohl as being powerless which makes the audience sympathise and root for him.
It then cuts from Grohl trying to wake Hawkins up to the zombie grasping Hawkins, the camera shifts from a high angle when Grohl is in the scene to a low angle when it is the zombie to make the zombie appear more threatening and powerful. There is no diegetic sound throughout the video. Non Diegetic sound was used, which was the music that has been overlaid because recording the song whilst shooting the music video would be harder and would result in lower quality. There is a smooth transition from the legs of the seductive women from Grohl’s dream to Wooden logs in Hawkins’ dream. Lighting darkens as day turns to night. Moreover, dark lighting is a convention of rock music videos.
We see Grohl make it just in time to save Hawkins as the build-up of the drums links with the visuals of the video as the movements of the wooden nun chucks synchs with the drums to indicate that a fight is about to occur. Just before the final hand transformation, there are reaction shots from the two villains which shows their concerned faces from a low angle suggesting that they are worried, however they are still a threat due to their weapons. After the fast paced fight sequence occurs, there is a brief medium shot of the defeated villains from a slightly high angle to indicate that they are powerless and ends with two close ups of Hawkins and Grohl looking at each other smiling to signify a happy ending.
A long shot of the swamp reveals where they are going to dump the bodies. A swamp is a dark location and dark locations are a convention of rock music videos. A close up reveals the lifeless faces of the defeated villains lying under the swamp water, the camera is positioned at a high angle to portray them as weak and beaten. Then a long shot showing the couple from a low angle to present them as the victors of the fight fades to a shot of them in bed looking peaceful to signify that the nightmare is over. Finally, the video ends with the characters transforming via special effects to themselves to end with a performance of the chorus with lots of cross cutting between the members with harsh red, blue and green lighting effects. This music video conforms to a lot of rock music video conventions however it does somewhat challenge the performance dominated convention as for the main part it is a narrative based music video.
Conventions of a rock music video that this video follows:
The music video for "Everlong" was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. "Everlong" is the second single released from Foo Fighters' second album The Colour and the Shape, released in 1997. The surreal, satirical video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry. The running time of the video exceeds that of the original version of the song; this version is used only for the video. Although Taylor Hawkins appears in the video as the drummer, Dave Grohl actually plays the drum track on the original album recording, as Hawkins had not yet joined the band. The music video is, in part, a parody of the film The Evil Dead.
The video opens with an establishing shot depicting two shifty characters, who are hiding in a bush, looking towards a house. The camera then slowly zooms in and cuts to multiple pictures of a couple who are the residents of said house. The camera then reaches the stairs and tracks up them revealing a wall of pictures of the couple. The colour scheme is black and white to show that it is not a dream but instead reality as there is more vibrancy and colour in dreams as there is more freedom whereas reality lacks this freedom and imagination so it is presented to be bleak, bland and boring instead. It could be argued that the black and white colour scheme is used to connote the horrific undertones as this music video is a parody of the horror film ‘The evil dead’. The camera is at a high angle and once again zooms in but this time it zooms into Dave Grohl who is asleep in his bed so the high angle portrays him to be vulnerable as he is defenceless whilst sleeping. There is a dream like water effect that transitions the location from reality to his ‘Dream’ which is actually more of a nightmare.
The transition reveals Dave Grohl in his dream and from the mise en scene we can see that his costume is a stereotypical punk rocker outfit as he is dressed in all black which has connotations of danger and evil. The leather jacket subtly suggests that he is a bad guy who is rough and should not be messed with. There is also the iconic punk rocker hairstyle which possesses some negative connotations. Additionally, Dave also wears a lock around his neck which could be foreshadowing the fact that he is trapped in his nightmare. Once the audience enters the dream the colour returns, so it could be inferred that reality is black and white as there is less freedom and imagination so it is deemed boring and bland whereas dreams are fantasy so there are no restrictions or constraints so dreams can be as wild and crazy as things like creativity can reach new levels so vibrancy and colour can exist in dreams.
We then see a two shot of the villains which can be inferred from their hostile body language towards Dave, as well as their outfits and make-up. The larger fellow on the left is wearing a large red coat and the colour red has connotations of danger, violence and anger whereas the other man is wearing a large fur coat which could be perceived as a hunting trophy which indicates that this is a dangerous man; so these points subtly suggest that both of these men are the villains. Furthermore, the man on the left is seen to have a blacked out tooth/ missing tooth which could have been a result from fighting, which further reinforces the connotations of this man being a dangerous villain.
The setting of the dream is a party and the mise en scene reveals that it is set in the 1970s as all of the party guests are wearing costumes from that era. A close up of Dave Grohl exposes his feelings of and rage and anger when he sees his wife being harassed by the villains. It then transitions using the same water/dream effect to the real world then into Hawkins' dream (The wife). In “her” dream “she” is reading a book, when, all of a sudden, a supposedly undead being creeps up from the floorboard (parodying Evil Dead.). A sequence of long shots unveils the new location which is a shack in the middle of a swamp. Back in Dave’s dream we see his hand grow exponentially, the director of this video, Michel Gondry, used to have dreams where his hand grew to giant size and so he implemented it into the video. This spectacle reflects the unpredictable nature of dreams and how anything can happen in them.
The proceeding sequence uses a fast pace of editing with reaction shots to show the hero saving the damsel in distress. It briefly cuts to a two shot which shows the reactions of the couple in bed back in the real world, where the wife looks happy as she has now been rescued and the hero is in a fighting stance. A low angle is used to make Dave seem powerful when he throws one of the villains to the floor as the audience is looking up at him creating a sense of status and authority. A large telephone prop is used to reinforce the unrealistic nature of dreams as it is considerably larger than Dave and Hawkins, which is emphasised by the high angle, making the characters look even more insignificant when compared size wise.
Meanwhile, in Hawkins' dream, Hawkins' character tries to fend off the zombies, while Grohl gets firewood. This is presented in a sequence of medium shots showing the zombies getting closer and closer, heightening the tension. Furthermore, one of the zombies can be seen holding an axe and the other a chainsaw which deepens the video as it adds another layer for the fear factor like a typical horror movie. This sense of fear and impending doom gradually build as more and more action shots are introduced to see the zombies start too close in on Hawkins. Close ups of Hawkins reveal fear and terror as “she” calls Grohl for help and cross cutting is used to heighten the tension to increase the dramatic effect as it depicts the zombies closing in. High angle of Grohl trying to wake Hawkins up, the high angle highlights its futility as “she” doesn’t wake up so it presents Grohl as being powerless which makes the audience sympathise and root for him.
It then cuts from Grohl trying to wake Hawkins up to the zombie grasping Hawkins, the camera shifts from a high angle when Grohl is in the scene to a low angle when it is the zombie to make the zombie appear more threatening and powerful. There is no diegetic sound throughout the video. Non Diegetic sound was used, which was the music that has been overlaid because recording the song whilst shooting the music video would be harder and would result in lower quality. There is a smooth transition from the legs of the seductive women from Grohl’s dream to Wooden logs in Hawkins’ dream. Lighting darkens as day turns to night. Moreover, dark lighting is a convention of rock music videos.
We see Grohl make it just in time to save Hawkins as the build-up of the drums links with the visuals of the video as the movements of the wooden nun chucks synchs with the drums to indicate that a fight is about to occur. Just before the final hand transformation, there are reaction shots from the two villains which shows their concerned faces from a low angle suggesting that they are worried, however they are still a threat due to their weapons. After the fast paced fight sequence occurs, there is a brief medium shot of the defeated villains from a slightly high angle to indicate that they are powerless and ends with two close ups of Hawkins and Grohl looking at each other smiling to signify a happy ending.
A long shot of the swamp reveals where they are going to dump the bodies. A swamp is a dark location and dark locations are a convention of rock music videos. A close up reveals the lifeless faces of the defeated villains lying under the swamp water, the camera is positioned at a high angle to portray them as weak and beaten. Then a long shot showing the couple from a low angle to present them as the victors of the fight fades to a shot of them in bed looking peaceful to signify that the nightmare is over. Finally, the video ends with the characters transforming via special effects to themselves to end with a performance of the chorus with lots of cross cutting between the members with harsh red, blue and green lighting effects. This music video conforms to a lot of rock music video conventions however it does somewhat challenge the performance dominated convention as for the main part it is a narrative based music video.
Conventions of a rock music video that this video follows:
- Artist/Band shown throughout the video
- Dark locations
- Editing is fast paced
- long shots
- Audience age varies
- Usually a performance rather than a narrative
- Fast cutting between the musicians playing their respected instruments
- Red and black – Key colour themes
- Extreme close ups
- Usually a performance rather than a narrative
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