This Time, oh oh oh, This time oh, oh, oh
.So, it was a glorious day on Sunday 21st March and myself and friend Ronni who is also a State of Undress stalwart, were down on glorious Mudeford Quay. It was the day before we were making the music video for our World Cup Anthem - This Time England. We were giving out fliers inviting people to join us at Christchurch Football Club the following day. 'Ooh, it'll be fantastic if it's like this tomorrow' Ronni said 'Course it will be' I replied, ever the optimist. Next day, Monday morning, dawned bright and clear. We had blue skies and a shy sun and just the hint of a breeze. 'Ooh, it'll be fantastic if it stays like this' Ronni said 'Course it will' I replied, ever the optimist. How can optimists get it quite so wrong??
The 'crowd' were due at 4.00pm but our wonderful Director, Phil Peel, from Arts University College Bournemouth wanted some different shots of the band before the crowd scenes. He had this great idea of capturing the band, in our red and white finery, walking down the road on the way to the Football Ground singing our song and playing our instruments. They went off in the film van to do a reccy . 'Hmm' says Ronni 'I don't like the look of those clouds' 'What clouds?' I asked ever the optimist. Half an hour later the bus returns. Phil gets out enthusiastically ' Found the perfect place' he said ' but we need to get a move on - I don't like the look of those clouds' 'What clouds?' I said 'Forecast was for sunny spells and light showers - it'll be fine' How can optimists and weather forecasters get it so wrong?? Just as we emerged from the van a mile up a narrow country lane, the heavens opened. 'It'll be fine' says Director Phil, ever the optimist 'We can still do the shots' so stalwart professionals that we are, we carried on with the filming. We had to walk in time to our song , playing on a portable cassette player in the back of the van, whilst half a dozen students filmed us from inside through open doors. The trouble was the van kept picking up speed and swerving to avoid pot-holes and the occasional tractor so we ended up walking quicker and quicker, then trotting in a most un rock-n roll way, then practically running to catch up, all in the pouring rain and ankle deep in mud, of course...Oh, and Sam was wearing a long white skirt ! On about 'This Time - take 7' we thought we had the perfect take except a car came along and so we had to stop and the rest of them did 'This Time - take 8' whilst I was still talking to the motorist who had wound down her window to ask 'What's going on here then love?' and I had to chase after them yelling 'Wait for me' . Don't think that shot will make it in! We returned to the Club House soaked right through to warm up, have lunch and make some contingency plans. 'The weather's so lousy, there's no way anyone's going to turn up in this' I said (obviously I am a secret pessimist) 'and we've the press and the radio coming and no-one will be here' I said dejectedly. How can pessimists get it so wrong?? Almost as the clock struck 4.00pm, cars started to splash their way into the car park and a tumble of kids arrived with their parents, all wearing red and white and armed with face-paints. Then a lovely couple who had heard it on the radio that morning arrived, then a couple of guys who'd seen it in the paper , then some State of Undress stalwarts - Kev and Shiels amongst them and Nick who lives the other side of Yeovil - and in the end, by the time the media arrived to cover the story we had a crowd of at least 100 all very wet, all very happy and all singing along! We had the most fantastic atmosphere going. Phil and the film crew kept the energy levels up all afternoon and our band of football supporters sang their hearts out and shook their shaky eggs and waved their banners and our amazing sound engineers Shaun Lockley and Ian Hatch captured it all! You can hear just how much fun we were having by listening in to the BBC Radio Solent track on our myspace page - reporter Rob Moulin did a great job and really entered into the spirit of the occasion. You'll be able to see the music video and download the single in May. Look out for it! In the meantime, huge thanks to all - especially Phil Old, Mollie and all at Christchurch Football Club - who made Monday 22nd March such a fabulous and fun day.
Charlie
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The 'crowd' were due at 4.00pm but our wonderful Director, Phil Peel, from Arts University College Bournemouth wanted some different shots of the band before the crowd scenes. He had this great idea of capturing the band, in our red and white finery, walking down the road on the way to the Football Ground singing our song and playing our instruments. They went off in the film van to do a reccy . 'Hmm' says Ronni 'I don't like the look of those clouds' 'What clouds?' I asked ever the optimist. Half an hour later the bus returns. Phil gets out enthusiastically ' Found the perfect place' he said ' but we need to get a move on - I don't like the look of those clouds' 'What clouds?' I said 'Forecast was for sunny spells and light showers - it'll be fine' How can optimists and weather forecasters get it so wrong?? Just as we emerged from the van a mile up a narrow country lane, the heavens opened. 'It'll be fine' says Director Phil, ever the optimist 'We can still do the shots' so stalwart professionals that we are, we carried on with the filming. We had to walk in time to our song , playing on a portable cassette player in the back of the van, whilst half a dozen students filmed us from inside through open doors. The trouble was the van kept picking up speed and swerving to avoid pot-holes and the occasional tractor so we ended up walking quicker and quicker, then trotting in a most un rock-n roll way, then practically running to catch up, all in the pouring rain and ankle deep in mud, of course...Oh, and Sam was wearing a long white skirt ! On about 'This Time - take 7' we thought we had the perfect take except a car came along and so we had to stop and the rest of them did 'This Time - take 8' whilst I was still talking to the motorist who had wound down her window to ask 'What's going on here then love?' and I had to chase after them yelling 'Wait for me' . Don't think that shot will make it in! We returned to the Club House soaked right through to warm up, have lunch and make some contingency plans. 'The weather's so lousy, there's no way anyone's going to turn up in this' I said (obviously I am a secret pessimist) 'and we've the press and the radio coming and no-one will be here' I said dejectedly. How can pessimists get it so wrong?? Almost as the clock struck 4.00pm, cars started to splash their way into the car park and a tumble of kids arrived with their parents, all wearing red and white and armed with face-paints. Then a lovely couple who had heard it on the radio that morning arrived, then a couple of guys who'd seen it in the paper , then some State of Undress stalwarts - Kev and Shiels amongst them and Nick who lives the other side of Yeovil - and in the end, by the time the media arrived to cover the story we had a crowd of at least 100 all very wet, all very happy and all singing along! We had the most fantastic atmosphere going. Phil and the film crew kept the energy levels up all afternoon and our band of football supporters sang their hearts out and shook their shaky eggs and waved their banners and our amazing sound engineers Shaun Lockley and Ian Hatch captured it all! You can hear just how much fun we were having by listening in to the BBC Radio Solent track on our myspace page - reporter Rob Moulin did a great job and really entered into the spirit of the occasion. You'll be able to see the music video and download the single in May. Look out for it! In the meantime, huge thanks to all - especially Phil Old, Mollie and all at Christchurch Football Club - who made Monday 22nd March such a fabulous and fun day.
Charlie
State of Undress
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