Memoria- Flapper

The main theme of the song is an unreciprocated relationship where the partner off the narrator is soon to be her ex. I personally did not want to base the song on love and relationships since it seems to be the most common thing as Eric Stefani says. But honestly, this is what comes more natural to me since I have many opinions towards the functioning of relationships; therefore, I thought it was relevant to make the song about how one may not be involved in the decision making of a relationship even though you are a member of that couple. The lyrics does not explicitly say boyfriend or girlfriend, so it could be interpreted  as any situation where one may not feel involved in the actions that may regard even one's future. So here we go:

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Asking for permission

To criticize too much

You are asking for an edition

Of something that's just not enough

Taking care if placements

To look for a good fit

You are making rearrangements

Of something that's just not worth it

It seemed like a good idea

It seemed like a memoria

Seemed, like you are for it

But you are not for it!

Misfit 3x

You are making the decisions

Ain't that just wrong

I'm standing here

And you, don't care at all

Everything is tasteless

And you thought that was right

You are working up on something

That soon, is going to die

Seemed like a good correction

Seemed like I needed intervention

But your just don't know nothing at all

Dancing without affection

This is not part of the possession

/this needs to stop

Just go home

Let's leave his all alone

-Seemed like

A good correction

-Seemed like

This needs intervention

-Seemed like 

Misfit 3x

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So yes, the song also demonstrates a misfitted couple since they don't understand each other, and the speaker is not proud of whom she is dating. Overall the song is named Memoria (memory in Spanish) and our album is named "The last rays of light".

I think this will eventually go far.

Also I already defined my drum parts and singing, so we are ready to film for tomorrow :)

Creating the song

Today we got together during the afternoon and decided to finish the song, finally! We have been writing this song since October but since we have been focused on making covers, we somehow left our song aside. However, finally we have putted together all our ideas, discussed a lot, how the bridge would be, how the chorus would be, etc... To the point where we created a song that lasts 3 minutes, starting with an ambiance from the guitar and finishing with a drastic stop. Overall, the song we have formed falls into the Post-Punk genre due to how the music "[goes] beyond the simple musical format of punk ( easy chords, playing fast ). Its more creative and more experimental and that is why stylistically it is not easy to describe. "

Therefore, our song is composed only with bass, drums, and guitar, with vocals in the Alto range, if I'm not wrong!  Lastly, today we also got to record only the bass sound by Olga because she had to travel, so we had to put everything together to have her part, but we did it! Lastly, as homework I have to finish the songs lyrics and define if I have to add anything to the drum sound before recording, also I have to practice it so it comes out natural on Sunday during the filming of the music video and recording of the vocals and drumming.

And that's it, I have to work.

Inspiration on details

For the music video we have decided to create a commercial indie music video, from which there will be scenes of the band mates joking around, playing, etc...and all through those times, they band mates will be dressed up in the first one as indie attire, the second one in punk, and the last one the truest version of Flapper. 

Overall the music video is built upon to show the nature of the band, so the listeners could obtain an introspective on the band and understand our inspirations and how random we are. Therefore, I am looking towards creating a song that represents emotions through a neutral light, and to whom the lyrics may speak to then they would understand but other than that, the tone of the video is be lighthearted throughout all its elements, and if the punk get's a little dark, then that's good too.

As inspiration for the music videos, we have come up with two more music video than the ones previously shown. The first one is from an indie band called Who Boy with the song "Toy Plane"; which for the last weeks, has been my favorite song from which we learned that for our video we can have a simple stationary shot.

On the other side of stationary and indie, we have Mk.gee with "Priorities" from which I learned that our suburban background would work for both Indie and to build the contrast on Punk so we would look like Edward Scissorhands. 

Lastly, for our video we have decided that since part of theme is the misfit, we will play each other's instruments. On Indie, Olga plays the guitar and signs, Valentina plays the drums and I play the bass. On punk, Valentina plays the bass and signs, Olga plays the drums and I play the guitar; from which I think we will represent the stereotypical positioning for the instruments since somehow we look like these are our actual instruments. And lastly we go to normal Flapper, were Valentina plays the guitar, Olga plays the drums and I play the drums while singing. We are so excited to change places, and actually play dress up of things that we would actually wear. It is weird but anyways, we have so much to do: finish the song including the lyrics, record, and film; all throughout the weekend :)

Arrangements

 We did film the videos on Saturday! in a really cool place were private airplanes are repaired, if necessary we will back to that place in Pompano for reshoots, but for the moment we are more than good. As we were filming, we also took plenty of pictures so they could be incorporated rapidly within the music video.

This was the location:

Here we have plenty of videos of us running and dancing which will be used along with some videos of us playing around in the beach, which were filmed two weeks ago.

Also, we have rescheduled our schedule, which now looks like this:

• Friday 03/12

Reunion from 3:30pm-7:00pm

-Finish song

-Record song

• Saturday 03/13

-Free

• Sunday 03/14

-Record Indie and Pun/Goth at Valentina's house.

• Week 03/15-03/18 EDITING

• Friday 03/19

Band practice for discussion, practice and video arrangement for improvement.

Lastly, we have decided to work with the app Garage band for the filming of the song, and for now my job is to recollect all the videos and photos, and finish up the lyrics and the song continuity for next Friday! Also, Olga and Valentina will share their outfit ideas for the music video.

Band Practice/The song

 Remember that I said that last Saturday we were creating the song, well lets forget about that version of the song since we decided to do it all over again since on Friday afternoon, as I was getting ready for practice I started singing a different version of the song which in my consideration I considered it was a better version since it stuck with the original idea that was set during the winter break; therefore we will go back to our roots on intentions with the song.

In addition we discussed on how the music video could be filmed, and we overall decided to film part of the video on Saturday during Valentina's birthday (guitarist) reunion for the original look of the band, and on the other side when it comes to the Indie and Goth/Punk, it will be filmed next weekend in the Valentina's backyard where the fence and grass of a typical suburb will contrast the Goth/Punk look and will go along the Indie one. Not that I am writing about, I think we will look like Edward Scissorhands if we are Punk/Goth in the neighborhood, which is GREAT!

Also we are looking towards creating a music video that is commercial and it possess no story line, but rather is more stylistic and playful, meaning we would like to provide videos of us joking around, then others of us playing as Indie and Punk/Goth and lastly, as Flapper the original garage and grunge band that it is. Therefore, tomorrow it starts the shooting of the joking around part (that sounded too planner but oh well). Also, it turns out that in our last practice we rearranged the vocals, to make me the vocalist since for the song that we are creating, I wrote the lyrics and melody so I can actually sing it pretty good for what we want it so it works best!

As a result, I have to finish the lyrics, tomorrow we will film and the song and vocals have been completely changed for the better.

To leave you an idea of how we are as a band, here I present Flapper as the cover for The Strokes song Juicebox!

Depicting the styles

 Since the inspirations of Indie and Punk Rock will be included styles in our music video, with our style as well; we have had the responsibility to got into our closets and see which outfits match these styles to determine what could be used for the music video. Therefore, I will show my final decisions on my depictions of style.

Punk/Goth:

I definitely was experimenting with the eyeliner because I don't wear it in this manner usually :( but I realized that I look like Evan Peters in American Horror Story:

When it comes to the Indie Rock:

Also this Friday there will be band practice in which we will discuss the music video, finish the song and which will be the rest of the outfits!

Style

 For the video we would like to create a quirky video that both emerges the personal essence of the band, conjoined with two different styles of Rock: Punk/Goth and Indie Rock.

Our inspirations for the Punk/Goth Rock are the bands Ramones and the Cure; therefore, for those scenes that we will interpret the band's style with a darker tone, these will be the inspirations for the outfits:

Even though Joan Jett is more Hard Rock and Hair Metal, here she looks pretty punk!

                                                  Punk/Ramones

                                                  Goth/ The Cure



On the other side of the rock spectrum, the indie style which is the current trend on Rock; will represented in our video as the artists: Her's and Mac Demarco:

                                            Mac Demarco and the band

Her's

The primary purpose of incorporating these styles of rock in our music video is to first have fun  with the creation and depiction of the band since we are looking towards creating a "home-made" and quirky look for the music video because those are pivotal aspects for the creativity of the band that creates independent and alternative music, meaning we want to create it for the sake of the art form and WE want to make it tot the best of OUR capabilities. 

In addition, this opportunity of the music video making is a great opportunity to explore all those styles that we as a band truly appreciate but reckon that is not part of the styling nature of the band since we would fall more in the categories of garage rock and grunge rock, as our loved bands: The Strokes and Nirvana.

The Strokes

Nirvana