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Mando Diao - Gloria

Music Video | United Kingdom | 2009
AlbumGive Me Fire
DirectorJörn Heitmann
Director of PhotographyDuli Diemannsberger

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Synopsis

Gloria is presented as a fugitive trying to evade government agents after escaping prison. She takes refuge in a movie theater, where the boundary between the film on the screen and the real pursuit gradually dissolves. The agents appear to corner her on a rooftop, but the apparent capture is revealed as a misdirection. They enter the theater and mistake Gloria's onscreen image for the real woman, allowing her to remain hidden among the audience and slip away unnoticed.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Gloria" was the second single from Mando Diao's 2009 album Give Me Fire and was released as a single on May 15, 2009.
  • The video was released in 2009 and runs for approximately four minutes.
  • The production was German, with Katapult Filmproduktions listed among the production credits.
  • Berlin locations include Strausberger Platz and Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee, giving the chase a distinctive East Berlin architectural setting.
  • The video's central film-within-a-film device deliberately blurs the difference between the projected story and Gloria's real escape, making the final deception the key structural twist.
  • The official video was published on Mando Diao's YouTube channel on April 24, 2009.

Lyrics

Well now, she don't need to see the sun ahead
Don't need that help from god above
If you're losing her don't be sad
Cause she will offer you heart attacks

She's tired of problems that you caused her mind
Tired of all those lies in your freak show
Tired of being alone at night
Being the lowest cat on earth

So
Gloria steps out from the prison
Gloria's no longer the wasted disco girl you've been dreaming about
Gloria alone now forever Gloria away in the air now
...
© Mando Diao - Gloria. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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