Eliza Rickman - Pretty Little Head (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубліковано 3 тра 2018
  • WARNING: This video contains graphic images that may not be appropriate for sensitive viewers.
    Official music video for "Pretty Little Head". Written and directed by Jonathan Langager. Produced by Christian Hall. In association with Fonco.
    A huge THANK YOU to all of our Kickstarter backers for making this video possible.
    © & ℗ MMXII - Charmingly Befuddled Music (BMI). All rights reserved.

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  • @thisuserisawkward4299
    @thisuserisawkward4299 4 роки тому +157

    Gorgeous weather we're having today

  • @felixrae8617
    @felixrae8617 3 роки тому +174

    ok i am a complete nerd for historical dress and the fact that she is wearing proper stays and a chemise at the beginning makes me so happy!

    • @a.b.6689
      @a.b.6689 3 роки тому +2

      your pfp is awesome

    • @elizarickmanmusic
      @elizarickmanmusic  Рік тому +25

      Awww you cute! The costumer is an expert, and that era happens to be her favorite. Because of her, I know that actually wearing red would have been totally improper- royalty wore pastels to show off their wealth. But we needed the RED, bc ... you know ... ❤

    • @rayjaymor8754
      @rayjaymor8754 8 місяців тому

      @@elizarickmanmusic I'm picturing @Karolina Żebrowska getting all worked up now lol

  • @gibrantrejo3258
    @gibrantrejo3258 4 роки тому +81

    I just noticed how when she is spinning her eyes have blood in them too, now that's attention to detail.

    • @elizarickmanmusic
      @elizarickmanmusic  4 роки тому +68

      gibran trejo I’m (I guess) proud to say that wasn’t a digital effect- 100% real fake blood squirting into my eyes, and I had to act as naturally lifeless and unaffected as possible. It hurt like hell. 🤣

    • @gibrantrejo3258
      @gibrantrejo3258 4 роки тому +9

      @@elizarickmanmusic full of talent with or without head attached, that's nice

    • @thrawnnoconnection6931
      @thrawnnoconnection6931 2 роки тому +2

      @@elizarickmanmusic Wow, I assumed that must be faked digitally because it would hurt so much. Kinda impressive tbh

  • @kaylakaterinazosa3729
    @kaylakaterinazosa3729 Рік тому +25

    My God, Ive loved this song ever since WTNV and I literally just found this official version

    • @elizarickmanmusic
      @elizarickmanmusic  Рік тому +3

      Oh, thanks so much! I hope it didn't traumatize you too much.

    • @kaylakaterinazosa3729
      @kaylakaterinazosa3729 Рік тому

      @@elizarickmanmusic Well, maybe just a little, but it was surprisingly beautiful at the same time. Though maybe that says more about me than anything haha. Please keep making what you enjoy making!!

    • @rayjaymor8754
      @rayjaymor8754 8 місяців тому +2

      I feel mean for saying this, but this song was the first "weather" that I didn't skip - the weather songs are always hit and miss but then this masterpiece came along.

  • @elizabethwolf4979
    @elizabethwolf4979 Рік тому +15

    Okay but I just read about how the lady's maids of Anne Boleyn (another beheaded queen) carried her decapitated body because they were afraid to have any man touch her, in fear of what they'd do to her. ...really puts the "don't you worry honey 'cause I can't say no" line being sung by a decapitated head in a new and horrifying light

  • @elmikeomysterio5496
    @elmikeomysterio5496 4 роки тому +40

    I sing this song absentmindedly sometimes and decided to show my wife... Id never seen this video and now she thinks I'm crazier than she originally assumed.
    And she asked me to stop singing it right before bed.
    Love it!

  • @emilydykhouse147
    @emilydykhouse147 6 років тому +119

    This was the coolest, prettiest, and creepiest thing I’ve seen all day.

  • @lyndseylawhorn6093
    @lyndseylawhorn6093 6 років тому +69

    I don't understand how something this beautiful doesn't have 3m more views. I honestly don't.

    • @iBeatBoxz8
      @iBeatBoxz8 4 роки тому

      A woman getting her head chopped off is beautiful to u😂😂

    • @ManlyOBeeferton
      @ManlyOBeeferton 3 роки тому +2

      I guess the downside to having nearly 8 billion people is that there are a load of musicians out there too. Too many choices means gems like this fall through the cracks.

  • @AlannaSterling
    @AlannaSterling 6 років тому +79

    My jaw is still on the floor at this entire composition. Cinematically, lyrically, melodically... what a masterpiece. This made me feel so intensely. Just... wow

  • @Josh_the_Grey
    @Josh_the_Grey 3 місяці тому +1

    Literally the only time I listened to a Night Vale weather and then immediately searched the song to listen again once the episode wrapped

  • @zaramarsh8396
    @zaramarsh8396 6 років тому +248

    So happy to finally see this music video come out after immediately loving it on WTNV all those years ago. What an amazing job you've done Eliza. You and your team did great work. Can't wait to show this to my friends!!!!

    • @apathydeer1256
      @apathydeer1256 5 років тому

      Zara Marsh Agreed.

    • @markpetrov9476
      @markpetrov9476 3 роки тому +7

      Scrolled down through the comments just to check if people who , like me , have found this awesome artist through WTNW and here ya go!

    • @march.286
      @march.286 3 роки тому +3

      Lover of WTNV here!!! I hear it when I’m doing work or exercise, it’s the best!!

    • @a.b.6689
      @a.b.6689 3 роки тому +1

      whys noone talking about how disturbed your friends shall be

  • @constitutionaldennis
    @constitutionaldennis 3 роки тому +9

    It's not every day that, as an adult, a music video can f*ck me up the way they did back when I was a kid. Thank you, Eliza. This has been a wonderful experience.

  • @deuxjared
    @deuxjared 4 роки тому +54

    Hook, line, and sinker
    Drop it down to the bottom
    Butterfly float, flicker, soar to the top
    Kill for the thrill
    Cut it, stick it where you got him
    Circle rolling under, running red to the stop
    Where's your mother?
    Fall down dead
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
    I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
    Sister, bring it hither, push it down below
    Catch yourself a looker, let him go, go, go
    Wanna have your baby but I'm so, so slow
    Well, don't you worry honey, cause I can't say no
    Where's your mother?
    Fall down dead
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
    I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
    Take a breath, my heart, and hold your tongue
    It's just a cog in the year of all my love
    Take a breath, my heart, and hold your tongue
    It's just a cog in the year of all my love
    Of all my love
    All my love
    All my love
    All my love
    All my love
    All my love
    All my love
    Where's your mother?
    Fall down dead
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
    I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
    Where's your mother?
    Fall down dead
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
    I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed
    Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head

  • @NestanSvensk
    @NestanSvensk 6 років тому +73

    Gorgeous and horrifying at the same time. Perfect!

  • @asthejayflies
    @asthejayflies Рік тому +5

    im listening to night vale for the first time, a decade late to the party, and im keeping a journal of my reactions and occasionally note my favorite weathers. Im also playing catch up listening to good morning night vale on the eps, and just got to the one where they interview eliza rickman and i decided to revisit this song and it turns out, i specifically noted when i listened to the original ep that i liked the weather :) gonna be making a playlist of all the ones i noted, starting with this
    also the headless effects are so trippy i have no idea how that works amazing job on this music video

  • @sadradplantdad
    @sadradplantdad 5 років тому +228

    It's so interesting to see the song interpreted this way. I have synesthesia, meaning I associate colors with letters, numbers, and music. For me, this song was always a deep violet, beige, and brown, and had a simple 'pattern' in my head. It was weird to watch a video full of vibrant reds along with a song I've always heard as violet, but it was really cool to see the song from a different perspective! Both the song and video are beautiful works of art!

    • @jackieradley1025
      @jackieradley1025 5 років тому +7

      I would love to see music from your perspective, even for a little bit.

    • @sadradplantdad
      @sadradplantdad 5 років тому +11

      Denise Radley It's really cool, I've only recently realized I have synesthesia, and for a long time I thought that everyone had a sort of 'music visualizer' in their head. For me, every song has its own colors, lines/patterns, and placement in my head. for example, this song's sounds are mostly purple and beige, with smooth lines that move to the tune. For some reason this song is always concentrated on the upper left side of my mind? I know that probably doesn't make sense. It's pretty hard to explain, but I hope that gives you a little insight to how I see music ^^

    • @jackieradley1025
      @jackieradley1025 5 років тому +2

      @@sadradplantdad A musician friend of mine also sees color in music. He uses it to help him write since he's writes songs. It definitely seems like an interesting experience.

    • @wolfhawk1999
      @wolfhawk1999 5 років тому

      I feel like the color palette near the end suited the song well.

    • @kingofcrawdads5958
      @kingofcrawdads5958 5 років тому

      This song was always quite a pastel blue for me, sorta like baby clothes and china pots

  • @NOSxRiiper
    @NOSxRiiper 5 років тому +19

    I just heard this on wtnv and imminently came to UA-cam for it.
    Side note all the weather music on wtnv is pretty good

  • @apathydeer1256
    @apathydeer1256 5 років тому +29

    Just realized this is about Marie Antoinette.

  • @Zulf85
    @Zulf85 6 місяців тому

    This song has always felt like it should be in really dramatic big-budget drama show ngl

  • @moodycrab77
    @moodycrab77 Місяць тому

    I learn about this song from the Night Vale podcast, I'm late to the game. I'm thrilled to have more new music to learn and love, as I love Koshekh.

  • @taylorbritt499
    @taylorbritt499 3 роки тому +32

    listening to wtnv and had to search for this as soon as it was done playing on the podcast so i could save it for later. so good!!

  • @hannahturek1145
    @hannahturek1145 6 років тому +40

    This is so beautiful and poetic (I still absolutely adore this song so much) and the visuals add a more haunting and morbid undertone. It's melancholic and memorable in so many ways.

  • @Disciple_of_Cthulhu
    @Disciple_of_Cthulhu 4 роки тому +7

    The weather sure is lovely today.

  • @noholland9999
    @noholland9999 4 роки тому +5

    Heard this on Nightvale and fell in love

  • @jaslovejoy8940
    @jaslovejoy8940 5 років тому +21

    I remember seeing you live with Night Vale and you were raising money for this! So glad you were able to make it happen!!

  • @ir8096
    @ir8096 2 роки тому +2

    This is quite possibly the most metal music video out there.

  • @FrequentFlyer815
    @FrequentFlyer815 6 років тому +64

    I remember when i first herd this on Welcome To Night Vale. Later, I got to see her perform for the "All Hail" tour, and got a poster signed by her, as well as her album with this song. Ive been waiting so long for this video! I love it!

  • @reillymontgomery8999
    @reillymontgomery8999 3 роки тому +3

    how can this have only 80k listens when I’ve listened to it a million times on my own..?

  • @aranaemantsal8109
    @aranaemantsal8109 6 років тому +21

    This is perfect, Eliza. My boyfriend says it's more shocking than when the Skinny Puppy Spasmolytic video came out because of the contrast in sound and visuals but it's exactly what i would expect from you at your very best showcased by other brilliant artists. Wow!

  • @johnvirginia7238
    @johnvirginia7238 8 місяців тому +1

    Awesome song

  • @okeoi
    @okeoi 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful.

  • @isobel9265
    @isobel9265 3 роки тому +2

    This was so poetic. So glad I've found this artist!

  • @alexmarcu4131
    @alexmarcu4131 3 роки тому +3

    Such a lovely and talented artist.

  • @mdog4909
    @mdog4909 6 років тому +8

    It finally happened!!!!! This video was so worth the wait and the mild panic that came w all the blood in the end!! I'm so proud

  • @renendell
    @renendell 4 роки тому +2

    This is incredible. Good music videos are a lost art.

  • @atlaswinter8134
    @atlaswinter8134 6 років тому +18

    That was so beautiful oh my god. That ending gave me chills it was wonderful. I’ve followed u since that episode came out, I’m so proud of you for making this. It is so lovely!!

  • @iesiacasa
    @iesiacasa 2 роки тому +1

    I keep coming back to songs that once made me cry and currently have not such power over me, and while this is not necessarily one I remember vividly as being such a song, it is one that makes me remember the impermanence of time and feelings. it once made me weak and now it makes me feel strong. being your own goal defeats everything

  • @theprimagen7052
    @theprimagen7052 4 роки тому +1

    This beautiful masterpiece is overlooked by the world.

  • @SpadsDa1mp
    @SpadsDa1mp 3 місяці тому

    Have been listening to this sense early middle school, this and cinnamon bone and so many other of your songs have helped me immensely in finding myself throughout the years ^_^

  • @truantverreaux5483
    @truantverreaux5483 6 місяців тому

    i really love this music video its really gory which is not very common for music videos

  • @ImaNerdANDaGeek
    @ImaNerdANDaGeek 3 роки тому +1

    Watching this makes me feel so sad. Hasn't stopped me from coming back to it 6 times though.

  • @sunriseshine88-tory-85
    @sunriseshine88-tory-85 4 роки тому +4

    I love the song
    And yes, I live for the music video because I love this kind of aesthetic and I love the story of Marie Antoinette

  • @eclectic-kitty
    @eclectic-kitty 3 роки тому +1

    I can't believe I only now found out this had a music video!!!!!! I love this song so much ^_^

  • @IsabellaFeraru
    @IsabellaFeraru 6 років тому +30

    I was already really excited for it, and it's amazing! It also gave me a new interpretation of the song, I really really like it. 😊👏

    • @alexaloga
      @alexaloga 6 років тому

      I'd really like to know what this new interpretation is. Would you share? :)

    • @IsabellaFeraru
      @IsabellaFeraru 6 років тому +3

      alexaloga Well, the new interpretation is simple, it's based on the video: It's about the body losing its head, in a very literal way.
      My old interpretation might be more interesting?
      I was always thinking of a child that lost its mother, either in a literal way (the mother died) or a metaphorical one (the mother doesn't care), the pretty little head is the child, of course. For me, it fitted. Imagine a little child, lying in its bed, but no one comes to wish it a good night and tug it in its blanket? It is motherless either way, and I like this interpretation still more than the one given, funnily I never saw it in this literal way of the body losing its head.
      That was my old interpretation, I hope you like it! 🌸

    • @leonmayne797
      @leonmayne797 5 років тому +3

      I'm pretty sure the head represents the child.@@IsabellaFeraru

    • @IsabellaFeraru
      @IsabellaFeraru 5 років тому +1

      @@leonmayne797 Yes, me too, I like that interpretation by far more than the literal head losing one, I'm glad you agree :)

  • @rtrimsrtrims9616
    @rtrimsrtrims9616 5 років тому +2

    Saw her at the WOW Hall in Eugene today. Her pipes are strong

  • @literosexual6541
    @literosexual6541 5 років тому +2

    This is my faveourite song from Wtnv i was really enjoying the ep but i kept going back to listen to the song again.

  • @seaturtlepoppy7679
    @seaturtlepoppy7679 6 років тому +4

    Good gawd! - Thank you Jill Tracy for introducing me to this! I fell in love almost at once. I hope you're selling CDs at the show in SF!

  • @lemons_66
    @lemons_66 2 місяці тому

    It's interesting always seeing how people interpret songs. What i found interesting was the use of phrases and words that people would (and probably still) use to describe someone as basically a fool.
    The phrase "don't worry your pretty little head" I'm sure many of us have heard before. Usually in a negative way, but the recipient is often portrayed as not noticing it and being a "fool" to the insult.
    "Hook, line and sinker" is also a phrase used for similar meaning. Might have heard it in more late 1900s movies, where they basically pulled a "fast one" over someone else. Took the bait and the caster got what they wanted. Calling essentially the "catch" the "fool" for falling for an obvious trap.
    And the more literal lyrics "I'm so, so slow".
    And then the more morbid parts mixed in with someone constantly being called a fool and outcasted.
    It reminds me of a disregarded child. The unwanted one. Extremely lonely and unloved, violent tendencies because of it. Used by her siser and her sisters lover because they "can't say no". Whether that be because of nonverbal complications or the desire for just any human interaction and attention.
    Or maybe it could be a more positive interpretation and that her sisters lover actually does like the singer, but their love is "wrong", which could explain the lyrics "Wanna have your baby, but I'm so, so slow" as a whole.
    Heck, maybe the singer in this story is special needs. Often a neglected portion of society, especially in the era this song's visual is depicted in. Or just mentally ill to some capacity. Not unheard of just being murdered because of their existence as a "stain" to the family.
    I like the seeming metaphor with the head though because there's a phrase that's says "you'd lose your head if it wasn't attached to your body". Often meaning as an insult for being dumb, forgetful, aloof and/or even being very mentally ill (kind of like "have you lost your marbles?" type way).
    And when the head is gone, they really did lose it. Figuratively and literally.

  • @aylinitzel.
    @aylinitzel. 4 роки тому +1

    Probably one of my favorite songs I’ve ever heard

  • @fishfish6807
    @fishfish6807 4 роки тому +1

    weather is stunning today

  • @viniciusaugustus1694
    @viniciusaugustus1694 2 роки тому

    Nightvalle got me here. Great song!

  • @thatonemom2016
    @thatonemom2016 6 років тому +1

    I’ve loved this song for years. This video did not disappoint!

  • @AlmaAthenas
    @AlmaAthenas 5 років тому +1

    Waited years for this, not disapointed

  • @IdLikeToRemainAMystery
    @IdLikeToRemainAMystery 6 років тому +3

    LOVE THIS SONG AND LOVE THIS VIDEO

  • @jennazamora8488
    @jennazamora8488 4 роки тому +3

    I want to use this song for a haunted character of mine. This song is so perfect!

  • @jonathansteel3324
    @jonathansteel3324 4 роки тому +1

    The Beauty of Steampunk

  • @DrZocko
    @DrZocko 6 років тому

    Wanted to see this song get a video for a long while, and I couldn't be happier with it.

  • @ViolinTreble
    @ViolinTreble 5 років тому +2

    Pretty freaking AMAZING! I love your cd!

  • @lukasmagnusson6579
    @lukasmagnusson6579 2 роки тому

    I've got this song stuck in my pretty little head

  • @wolfhawk1999
    @wolfhawk1999 5 років тому +3

    Wowza. I LOVE that room near the end! I also love the shot of the head facing away with the tile and the white walls, with some blood already on the tiles. Overall crazy music video, I enjoyed it a lot. Also, great song, of course.
    - Greetings From Night Vale

  • @katdoodlebug7114
    @katdoodlebug7114 6 років тому +1

    Oh my gosh, this was so cool!! Thank you for making this!!

  • @johnsondylan7515
    @johnsondylan7515 6 років тому +2

    Brilliant!!!

  • @formeraccount7878
    @formeraccount7878 6 років тому +1

    Wow!

  • @HakimALIGHT
    @HakimALIGHT 6 років тому +1

    CONGRATULATIONS Eliza!

  • @Ryasyd
    @Ryasyd 6 років тому +2

    !!!!! So cool !!!!

  • @VeraCatherines777
    @VeraCatherines777 6 років тому

    I’m so glad to see there’s finally a video. Good job!

  • @nepetah3130
    @nepetah3130 5 років тому

    This was well worth the wait. The costume is fabulous!

  • @briandaaranda9735
    @briandaaranda9735 6 років тому +1

    Amazing! This is one of my favorite songs ever!

  • @JoelPernell
    @JoelPernell 3 роки тому +1

    This song is dope!!!!!

  • @kenthomas7471
    @kenthomas7471 6 місяців тому

    Lol this so morbid. I absolutely love it

  • @AlUnderwood
    @AlUnderwood 5 років тому

    FINALLY, see this!! It's wonderful!! Love it. All my good thoughts to you!!

  • @jazzylopez-vasquez5713
    @jazzylopez-vasquez5713 6 років тому

    Absolutely brilliant

  • @natashaethridge8236
    @natashaethridge8236 6 років тому

    This is the best music video I have ever seen!

  • @ariochsoushou5106
    @ariochsoushou5106 6 років тому +1

    I remember you talking about the kick starter for this last year on the tour in FL and WOW this was so worth the wait. Just lovely!

  • @Skeksistential-crisis
    @Skeksistential-crisis 6 років тому +2

    That was awesome 👏 ❤️

  • @VOODOORHYTHMRECORDS
    @VOODOORHYTHMRECORDS 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful ❤

  • @LadyGrey212
    @LadyGrey212 6 років тому +1

    Well that was gruesome. I love it

  • @l4dinfected1
    @l4dinfected1 6 років тому

    I was so excited for this and now it’s here 💜💜💜beautiful

  • @CriswellKOL
    @CriswellKOL 4 роки тому +2

    Those few seconds when she is being undressed by the pirates while still singing are beautiful. Mike Jittlov did that single frame by frame method in The Wizard Of Speed And Time.

    • @twistedblast5253
      @twistedblast5253 3 роки тому +1

      I know this is a year late but I think those are meant to be french revolutionaries, because they are wearing the tricolor badge signifying support for the revolution, using a guillotine and sacking the royal palace

    • @CriswellKOL
      @CriswellKOL 3 роки тому +2

      That makes more sense, than pirates, but my comment was more about the technique of her singing while they were moving around her at high speed.

    • @twistedblast5253
      @twistedblast5253 3 роки тому +1

      @@CriswellKOL which I did not know about and was a cool thing to learn for sure. Should have mentioned that originally

  • @oodon3510
    @oodon3510 6 років тому

    Whoa! Riveting - haunting - gorgeous!!

  • @CervidaeViolist
    @CervidaeViolist 6 років тому +2

    This video was definitely worth waiting for. When I heard that this music video was on the agenda, I was excited. After the long wait, I am definitely pleased to see that it has been an absolute success and looks perfect.

  • @maicey_t.
    @maicey_t. 3 роки тому

    What a friggen gorgeous gown.
    Edit: the whole video is just gorgeous. I didn't mean to do it a disservice. I'm just obsessed with her dress.

  • @LayneBenofsky
    @LayneBenofsky Рік тому +1

    Oh, I haven't watched this in a bit! :D

  • @Sepia36912
    @Sepia36912 2 роки тому

    Love it

  • @MadbMuircastle
    @MadbMuircastle 6 років тому

    This was worth waiting for!

  • @jordanrollins6636
    @jordanrollins6636 5 років тому +1

    This is so cool Eliza! Love it ❤️❤️❤️

  • @onipot9639
    @onipot9639 6 років тому +1

    This is such a macabre and literal interpretation of the song XD I love it !!

  • @lenotlian279
    @lenotlian279 4 роки тому

    Love the song an video!

  • @russellb5573
    @russellb5573 2 роки тому +1

    You were getting ahead of yourself I see, when you made this video. Bloody good!

  • @DragonFire381
    @DragonFire381 6 років тому +2

    Such an amazing video! You all put so much work into it and it shows :D

  • @hungryaki69
    @hungryaki69 6 років тому +1

    I totally dig this video ❤ beautiful work my dear Eliza

  • @MarvoloSalazar
    @MarvoloSalazar 5 років тому +1

    My God this song is amazing wow!

  • @pichirobi
    @pichirobi 6 років тому

    finally! it looks great, super weird and a cool way to think about this song!

  • @GaryMcClureCHAMST
    @GaryMcClureCHAMST 2 роки тому

    Eliza, exactly yes, where is your mother, I wish... yes. you are awesome.

  • @lex4408
    @lex4408 6 років тому

    THE QUEEN IS BACK

  • @ShahabSheikhzadeh
    @ShahabSheikhzadeh 4 роки тому +2

    So I think someone sent me this video by mistake. I just want to say, you all did an *awesome* job. This is wonderful :)

  • @zee9134
    @zee9134 2 роки тому

    this is amazing

  • @FirstWomanonTheMoon1
    @FirstWomanonTheMoon1 2 роки тому

    Really cool video! I love the song too.

  • @piratehalfdroid7370
    @piratehalfdroid7370 4 роки тому +2

    The weather today is so goo- OH OH MY GOD. OHHH OHHHH FUCCKKK OOHHH

  • @gratrunka6479
    @gratrunka6479 6 років тому

    OH MY GOD IT'S HERE!!!!