Mazzy Star - Flowers In December
Music Video
| 1996
| Artist | Mazzy Star |
| Song | Flowers In December |
| Director | Kevin Kerslake |
| Intro | No |
| Outro | No |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Technical Specifications | colour - format unknown |
| Release date |
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Synopsis
The video follows a troubled man through a shadowy, disorienting urban landscape, intercut with Mazzy Star performing in stark, dreamlike interiors. Hope Sandoval appears as a distant, almost spectral presence rather than a conventional protagonist. Footage shot in Amsterdam and the video's claustrophobic framing give the piece a psychological edge, portraying the man's apparent unraveling as an unsettling counterpoint to the song's tender, melancholy arrangement.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was completed in October 1996 to promote "Flowers in December," the lead single from *Among My Swan*.
- Some of the footage was shot on location in Amsterdam, giving the video an unusually European atmosphere for a Mazzy Star release.
- Contemporary music-industry coverage described the concept as a "narrowed vision" of an abuser in decline, adding a darker narrative layer to the song's otherwise wistful tone.
- "Flowers in December" became Mazzy Star's highest-charting UK single, reaching No. 40 in November 1996.
- The video is dedicated to Richie Lee, the singer and bassist of Acetone, who was a friend and associate of the band.
Lyrics
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Before I let you down again I just want to see you in your eyes I would have taken everything out on you I only thought you could understand They say everyman goes blind in his heart And they say everybody steals somebodys heart away And I got nothing more to say about it Nothing more than you would me Send me your flowers, of your december Send me your dreams, of your candy wine I got just one thing I cant give you Just one more thing of mine ... |
© Mazzy Star - Flowers In December.
This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
