FKA twigs - cellophane
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Director: Andrew Thomas Huang
Production Company: Object & Animal
Exec. Producer: Dom Thomas
Producer: Morgan Clement & Alex Chamberlain
Local Production: Radioaktive Film
Local Producer: Ira Nepomenko
Cinematography: Daniel Fernández Abelló
1st Assistant Director: Marc Wilson
Choreography: Kelly Yvonne
Production Design: Fiona Crombie
Art Director: Vladimir Radlinskyi
Featuring: Efua Baker
Stylist: Matthew Josephs & Ed Marler
Hair: Virginie P. Moreira
Make-up Artist & Mask Design: Kabuki
Visual Effects by: Analog
Lead 3D: Matt Chandler
Lead 2D: Fabio Zaveti
VFX Producer: Rose Nicholson
VFX Executive Producer: Matthew Shannon
Editor: Andrew Thomas Huang
Sound: Ben Tomastik @ Lime
Grade: Aubrey Woodiwiss @ Carbon
#FKAtwigs #cellophane #Grammys2020
the sound her heels make when they scrape across the floor deserve a grammy
I definitely gravitate on that and I agree
@@esmeraldadefraga2819 à
Lmao right
listen : Viktoria Modesta - Prototype
I listened to that heel scrape like twelve times. The sharp, gliding sound coming to an abrupt stop creates a sense of precision in-and-of-itself, but it also brings to mind figure-skating and the mastery of an art form through the mastery of the body. Didn't mean for that to sound so pretentious, but I think you probably know what I mean.
this is how it would look like if renaissance paintings came alive
omg you put it into words -
I thought that too! Omg
I thought it looked familiar 😊😂
Wah. One of the best comments ever
Yea it actually haha..now that I think about it. Wouldn’t that be something cool
It’s disturbing that I didn’t know this song existed until today.
same haha
and somehow this still lost best music video to old town road 😔
they’re both equaling amazing for different reasons
Me right now haha
poor you
I feel so bad for her pain in this song, to want that validation and love and support from just one person, and despite what you do or who you become you just never get it and she never got it from him. I wish the absolute best for FKA, from the moment she released this beautiful song to now and in the future.
It's a little for him and a little for society, I think it made them upset that she was black and he wasn't.
😂
Aww this was such a beautiful and sweet message. I couldn’t agree more ❤
Anytime a heart breaks it is so sad. This song reminds me of all the times I have had my heart torn into pieces. I feel her pain
I dont feel bad....Honey, if you cant love yourself...hardly anyone will. What I picked from this body of work was, Yes she is giving her all yet she is receiving none back, but also...having to entertain empty vessels sucking the LIFE out of you must be traumatizing.
The noise of her heels on the floor in the beginning is my sexuality
💀💀💀💀
Sexy as fuk
The fucking heel slice... chills.
duude yess 🥵
@@matthewjtapia *YES*
this isn't a song, it’s an experience.
Yes!
Exactly!
Yeah it’s called falling asleep
@@marcbolinger3648 U probably listen to 69 lmaoo
you’re absolutely right
“when twigs gets on the pole it’s art” yes it is look at the material
I agree. I saw Lana's video today.
I came here to comment this!! Lol lana thinks swinging around a pole can be compared to this masterpiece. Absolute madness.
FACTSSSS
@ohhh hhh right like she learned nothing.
Maybe because you guys take everything she says out of context. You hear what you want to hear.
Years later, this is still one of the most insanely beautiful music videos of all time.
Whoever started the meme of this song is so foul and nasty 🤮
@@YeeHaww A lot of people discovered this masterpiece because of the meme. It is fine. They can still find it beautiful.
Insanely boring and pretentious music video
@@aceambling7685 Insanely pretentious comment. For real, over-the-top pretentious comment. What type of music videos do you like? I'm guessing you don't like any, and are probably depressed in general. Hope you make it (I guess).
Blahblah@@aceambling7685
This should be in a museum, not on CZcams.
Agreed. With every molecule of me.
Agreed
A museum? Don't you mean a gallery? A museum implies it's somehow archaic.
@@homosexualpanic Nope
In bars I guess
She didn’t win a Grammy, but she definitely won all of us.
Nope
Yeah nah
Lil Nas X fr robbed her tho.
She most certainly did win us all
This deserves and Oscar and a Grammy
whoever chose to leave in the audio of the metal scrape of the heels against the floor is a genius.
*Fun fact: that's a sound designer (very likely) striking two blades/knives together, much like what's used in cinema.*
@@RobandSijay Wow that's what I actually thought it was! Good to know!
they even advanced because its amazing
I was thinking the same thing
Same
To think this was used as a meme. She sounds like she poured her heart and soul into this song.
The memes brought many of us here! Even the Pringles can with the Borzoi had a sadness to it. It makes people want to investigate! Here we are! Such a beautiful performance! ❤
Funny dog tho
one of the many wonderful things about art
That’s the FUNNY PART
The Pringles can dog was better.
A Grammy nominated video, not everyone has that to their credit
ldr as much as i love this song, fuck the grammys
danny true.
@@8888daniel Grammys are a sham my man.
Vlladan that’s what i’m saying
She's too much for a Grammy
a lot of people are picking sides on the whole montero “copying” thing but I think it’s really interesting to examine how they use the same imagery (teasing heaven then falling to hell) and similar visuals to portray such different meanings. like this video (along with the song ofc) is sad and intimate. it feels almost voyeuristic to watch, and relies on the audiences understanding of the traditional concepts of heaven and hell to symbolize and portray emotions. montero is about reclaiming the concept of hell, playing with that which is used to punish and control people. it leans into campy and is much more fun and light. I think they’re both really interesting, and their similarities actually help to juxtapose their deeper meanings
this comment is really interesting, you offered a beautiful fresh perspective. thank you !
What a fantastic point!
I think it's funny for either of them to pretend like the idea of falling from heaven to hell is anything unique or groundbreaking. Even in this video, the falling effect w/fabric swirling around is often seen in Chinese imagery/movies. I swear I even saw similarities in Jennifer Lopez's movie "The Cell" lol.
@@00inwiththenew00 I don’t think they think that. I think it’s the concept of a broken record. The concept is repeated but nothing is being done to fix it. So people will continue to sing the same sad song every time.
@@00inwiththenew00 I don’t think either of them were going for groundbreaking though (maybe visually bc music videos don’t always have such high production value) but they both rely on the audience recognizing that symbolism, so it has to be in some way or another pretty obvious, especially when you only have ~3 minutes to tell a story
Can't believe this was almost 4 and a half minutes long. It went like 30 seconds 😂
Feels like a much shorter song than it is!
Louis P I know. You don’t want it to end.
It's the time compression caused by the pain.
Melisa Cāi right when you are finally over the pain you’re like damn I was hurting for that long...deep!!!
I always cry when I listen to this song. The part "didn't I do it for you" describes the relationship of me and my mother perfect. My whole life I always tried to be the perfect daughter for her but it was never enough. I never got any love or attention from her. I still would do anything to hear a simple "I'm proud of you" or " I love you" from her even tho i know she will never say it. Watching all the other girls with their mothers will always break my heart.
Is this a joke?
@@TestGoogle-jh5hw not every positive thing is a joke, why can’t you just be happy?
@@alexterra2626 sorry my bad
Edit:now i really really feels so bad about what that IM saying
perhaps you could try going to therapy and stop trying to fulfill your mother´s expectations. Or talk to your mother or write a letter to her telling her how you feel. Sometimes people is not aware of other people´s feelings. And everybody has a background and a reason to be like we are. Blessings.
Im so sorry girl 😢 she didn’t à wonderful daughter like u , love u and I hope u know all she said/did to u it’s not ur fault
The fact that this lost to old town road HURTS
Jade Parade i was looking at the grammy winners scrolling to make sure her or tove lo won... but no somehow old town road won
Ikr
Ik, the old town road video is awful as well
I know right anyone who is older than 2 years old could realise how much better this is than old town road this music video is so damn beautiful.
This was actually boring
i've never listened to fka twigs before. this was quite the introduction.
Same!
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Samesqmesameee
welcome to heaven, hope you enjoy your stay
Same
She looks like she is made of gold
She is
She is.
She is..
she is.
She is.
It breaks my heart that she showed her haters that they hurt her. She's too precious and shouldn't have given them a molecule of proof of how they hurt her.
I hope you know it wasn't Rob's fans attacking her and he did the cover interview of New Music Express in Sept 2015 where he called those women "demons," and did what he could to let them know he hated them for the way they tried to bully her. Twigs was attacked by Kristen Stewart fans, not Rob's fans. His ex has crazy fans who attack any woman he gets near, even his co-stars who he's never dated. There is no beef between Rob and Twigs. Rob says, "I''m on good terms with all my exes," and Twigs did a podcast with Julia Fox this year, 2023, where she said Rob is a sweet person and also Cellophane isn't about him. She said fans jump to a lot of wrong conclusions.
@a.madison9625 Cellophane is absolutely about her separation from Rob. It was made right after. The confusion is that the pain comes from Rob. It came from having a public relationship as a celebrity. Hence, the title of the song: "Cellophane." Their relationship is "all wrapped up in cellophane..." A thin, see-through plastic. People can analyze it and scrutinize because a lot of it is public.
That’s okay, karma comes back around. We shouldn’t have to pretend to be emotionless.
@djhagrid300 thank you for speaking facts. The delusional fans can brush it under the carpet all they want. But at the end of the day, it's true that Rob fans attacked her relentlessly. And this song is a reflection of the racial harassment that she suffered from the fans and the pain of their relationship. Hate how people are still dismissing that it's about him
Best to show then to hide it
This is so intimate, I feel like I shouldn’t be watching
She is telling her Story through the Video about Races She went through that People hear.
So perfectly put
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Exactly her point. Her relationship was an intimate thing and her partner allowed the prying eyes to get between them. "They're watching us and hoping I'm not enough"
Well put
Okay, yeah the visuals are a masterpiece. But can we talk about how heartbreakingly beautiful the song is? My little cold heart can’t take this heavenly creature.
Yes. I love the visuals
take it! this stuff is the most efficient to overdose
After carefully listening to the song and analyzing the video, I elaborated the following list of what she did:
1. THAT.
Okkkk👏👏👏 yasss!!!
Best. Comment!
FACTS!
she's that bitch
Well i dont get that
She is a beautiful artist. To reveal her pain and be vulnerable like this is courageous. I hope she is in a happier place now.
every frame of this video is a renaissance painting and she deserves to be in art museums
@AKA Twiglets good sir, apologize for my ignorance. im not educated with art history and such so i don't really know what makes a painting to be considered as a renaissance art. i just get the vibes man 😌👌 lol. anyways the renaissance art revolves around the catholic religion right?? does it have to be?? im genuinely curious on this one. the lighting and colors of the video just reminds me of the old paintings from europe.
@AKA Twiglets what are you on lmao renaissance was the first time in history when art moved away from only expressing divine motives
Then you should watch one of her oldie Goldies called pendulum
The renaissance combined religious but also secular subjects with Classical Greek and Roman techniques.
Surely I can't be the only one who stared at my screen in silence after it was over. This shit is overwhelming
And a few tears.
I released a breath I didn't know was holding
Hundred percent me
I was sad and in awe at the same time!! Brilliant!!
You are definitely not alone.
The artistry. Climbing to heaven and falling to hell interpreted through pole dancing? Pure genius.
I also was thinking about the fact she fell into clay, was thinking they'd expound on that to show her being molded into something she wasn't but then the video ended 😭
its a replica of the story of icarus
Her mind....GENIUS
Fucks yes!!
@@oolrika6330 it is not
I hate that the media and people made her feel like she wasn't enough, she's brilliant. This song is extremely sad.
Enough for what?
@@nathanscipio6148 That she wasn't enough for Robert Pattison.
this didn’t win the grammy for best music video because people don’t understand what art is
When she starts falling and spinning I genuinely feel like crying.
this entire masterpiece makes me want to cry, and at the same time, sing along at the top of my lungs. this video makes me feel so much.
Same
seen it multiple times, but just sobbed this time at that exact part. so beautiful
very powerful
There are alot of beta males like yourself in the world so you aren't alone.
I wake up and cry to this every morning it captures a woman who was hurt by a man who pretended to be a saviour so well
They all want pure sex and beauty until they have it
Not sure where you get the "saviour" part. First of all, it wasn't Rob's fans attacking her and he did the cover interview of New Music Express in Sept 2015 where he called those women "demons," and did what he could to let them know he hated them for the way they tried to bully her. Twigs was attacked by Kristen Stewart fans, not Rob's fans. His ex has crazy fans who attack any woman he gets near, even his co-stars who he's never dated. There is no beef between Rob and Twigs. Rob says, "I''m on good terms with all my exes," and Twigs did a podcast with Julia Fox this year, 2023, where she said Rob is a sweet person and also Cellophane isn't about him. She said fans jump to a lot of wrong conclusions.
Nice analysis, proud of you
Ya'll need to stop living through these people.💯
A calm, melancholic exterior with a strangely panic-inducing undertone, like a weird dream/nightmare. I’m definitely going to be thinking about this later.
you're going to think about it every day, there has never been a day where i've never thought about this song and music video
@@xcharlix302 trueeeeee. i go back to this almost every day
Same feeling, I love when something stays with you like this
I think that was an absolutely perfect description of what i just experienced
Well said
Y’all don’t be mad that she didn’t get a grammy; the Grammys are a literally joke. It’s a popularity fest. FKAs talent is far far beyond a stupid reward. A Grammy could simply not reward or describe the immense amount of talent she posses.
Baja Men won a Grammy for "Who Let The Dogs Out" that alone should tell everyone something.
More like a rigged award show why do people treat grammy so highly when they literally are biased they can't even give ariana the awards she deserve hmp
True
Being talented is easy. You can be talented and still suck if you don't know what to do with it.
She is an artist, a creative, hardworking, genuine artist. There are plenty like her out there, but not so many make it big in the industry.
@@rocketbackhander6280 periodtt
fun fact: this song is about Robert Pattinson not defending her for receiving racist comments for dating him. I feel so bad for her
grady - I know right. He did defend her.. but like it wasn’t enough. His fans are racist. They be hating on Twigs because they want Kristen Stewart back but it’s so obvious how they’re just masking their racism by using that excuse.
Baby Cat - czcams.com/video/Vct9CyAp4LE/video.html He didn’t really defend her.. Honestly, he was condemning it but he wasn’t like “stop attacking her”
I agree coward remembering but this awesome now I'm going full force getting my weight off almost there who is this beautiful creature awesome
Sadly stuff like that happens way too often in IR relationships. The partner of the more accepted, powerful group often does not (adequately) defend their other partner from attacks from his/her own group.
@@aztre just to play devils advocate I feel like he gave a pretty honest response. He said they were just trolls who are obviously investing themselves in putting others down. He did mention that if it was on the street it would be different but when its a random person on the internet there's not really much you can do but ignore the troll (by paying attention you're just feeding it)
I can’t get enough of the sound her heels make in the beginning! It’s really cool.
If a painting sounded like this, I would watch it dry for a million years.
pajulet julet??
@@user-rv7ge1tc4l And yet it works
Jonathan Shechtman stfu it actually makes sense so...
You mean something like this?
www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/cubism/images/PabloPicasso-Weeping-Woman-with-Handkerchief-1937.jpg
Me too
I feel like the last sentence "I'm not enough" was the whole key of the album, like it was the answer to all her problems bc she spent so much time and energy to look for what was wrong with him and then with herself but there was a point where she started to act just like him (sad day) and here she finally went deeper and deeper, finding out which was the cause of all this pain, just the feeling of not being enough that was pushing her to always look for love in him, instead of herself (just my opinion)...this song just touches me in some many ways, I feel every word on my skind, it just so powerful... I'm so proud of FKA, she has alsaws been a warrior and she was so strong to be able to close this door, such an inspiration!
I love how you explained this
@@bowie7136 ❤
@@veronicagiannetti266 this woman was my gay awakening she’s everything
I can relate to this so much in so many ways, she's beautiful.
… this makes me want to write an essay over her album for my class 🙊
words from the director @andrewthomashuang: "Cellophane is a three part Icarus tale about a dance-of-death striving toward unattainable perfection, the fall from grace and the vulnerability of putting yourself back together.”
Personal interpretations are beautiful, but don’t forget to view the art with its intentional concept in mind! So in accordance with that, I think it was beautifully executed, and cannot thank her enough for willingly sharing her vision, vulnerability & strength.
Amazing
I'm 14, and this is deep.
Articulations on 1000x🤣🙌🏽
UMM THANKS CAUSE I WAS DEF CONFUSED
I picked up on the falling from grace theme. It's well done but also confusing
100% sure that this song will repeat the "Running up that hill" kind of succsess in future.
This is one of the most gorgeous, vulnerable, artistic things I have ever seen in my life.
The fact that her, Florence, Lana, and marina are friends is so cool. We Stan the witches.
Melanie is just like them too
Andre leao who?
Andre leao I love Melanie but not really, she isn’t - she’s dream pop and they’re alternative folk pop rock (I just notice they have so many adjectives, lol ). She’s got a totally different to aura and essence to her than they do
@@mistermistyeye9218 all of them are alternative to a certain extent
Sahitya yeah but is too different vibes and moods to it - I feel like it’s obvious. It’s not a bad thing, I’m just pointing it out
1:15 “They wanna see us, wanna see us apart” lyrics combined with the knife/slicing/cutting sound of her shoes hits different
Omg
Bruh..
That part got me...omg it was perfection
i know righttttttt
It’s kind of a shame that this song is mostly known about through a meme because it’s actually amazing. A masterpiece even.
The grief and pain of realizing that you’re still not enough for someone even after giving up so much for them is expressed so perfectly here.
Well, better than not being known. It's such a great song, and a meme that helps get it out there isn't a bad thing. It really is a masterpiece, especially in the context of the whole album.
Bucktoothed whore art
But if it wasn’t a meme so many people would’ve never heard of it at all
In my opinion, the video is about FKA twigs being in a relationship and her significant other not being able to see that others were trying to tear them apart. Then at the end of the song, if you notice she is so weak from the battle that she can barely utter these very telling words... “They’re waiting, they’re watching us, they’re hating, they’re hoping I’m not enough”.
The point is, he allowed outsiders to attack and destroy a relationship between him and an angel. He fed her to the wolves (the haters), allowing them to sully and literally throw dirt on her. I saw this as her expressing her disappointment in her lover allowing her to fight and struggle for their love all on her own.
Very sad and too familiar. I feel you Twigs.
her and shia le beouf , i heard she suffered alot of hateful, racist comments dating him. I don't think he fought hard enough for her.
Shia LaBeouf and FKA Twigs' Relationship Is ''On Hold'' as He Spends Time With Mystery Woman
Atia Pakinson I was thinking of her relationship with Rob Pattinson. They were supposed to get married and the Twihards had a lot of awful and racist things to say about her.
Deep
@@sweettea6309 Twigs and Shia broke up end April
@@Luna-ch9us you are right. Twigs suffered on a whole other level from the 3 yrs with Pattinson compared to the 9 months with Shia. Twihards are a whole other species.
People didn't just spam her with insults about race and her appearance (apparently some people find goddesses "odd" looking?!) But people who didn't hate basically said her existence mattered - because of Robert Pattinson.
The rest of us know he was the lucky one.
"They're hating, they're waiting and hoping I'm not enough"
Ouch.
This woman expresses a tenderness, a vulnerability, that this world does not understand, but needed so deeply. Thank you Twigs, for your expression. You have inspired young artists in ways you will never comprehend. The power of vulnerability everyone!
Sheena Bhattacharya every single word you said.
I feel like we don't even deserve this song. It's her heart.
Well written🖤
I’m an addict and when i got sober this is one of the songs that kept me sober. It feels like a goodbye letter to my alcoholism, especially the part: “when you’re gone i have no one to tell” because i hid my drinking so well that when i got sober it was something nobody but me noticed. Thank you FKA for inspiring us in more ways than you may know
im proud of you! hoping its all good
I strive for this on the daily. One day.
I am so proud of you ❤❤❤
@@248winter you will reach there!
@@248winter One day. Or. Day one. You choose x
"they're watching us, they're hating, they're waiting and hoping I'm not enough"
yup
that hurts
This feels like a dagger to the heart because the story behind this whole album is so sad. She really loved Rob but everyone was so against them being together. His family wanted him to be with a conservative posh woman saying how they didn’t like twigs’ raunchy persona, his friends called her a “gold digger”, his fans were horrible to her and the constant bad vibes getting into something so personal can really ruin it. I feel so sad for her, she didn’t deserve this:/
It’s The Fluorescents - WHAT??? How did you know about his family and friends? What the fuck?? I hate him. Why didn’t defend her harder??... That’s so heartbreaking.
Aztre yeah there’s an article about it. I lost the link but I’m pretty sure you can find it. It’s so sad
This makes sense! Now I see why he got with Suki Waterhouse because her family is deemed as posh and elite. Crap! He lost a good one.
Poor girl🥺
If his parents really said that then WTF. Robert has done tons of sexually explicit scenes. I really hope it’s not completely true because that would be nothing but racism and sexism.
absolutely mesmerising. so raw. such a talented woman. i come back to this video at least once a month. it actually breaks my heart that people only know this masterpiece from a “tiktok meme” and don’t actually get to appreciate how beautiful this is…it’s so sad seeing women’s pain being turned into a joke. love you, twigs.🇧🇷
bucktoothed whore art
Fka twigs is not a singer or just a choreographer she is a whole experience.
I love the way you described that! I was saying early there's a big difference between a "pop star" or entertainer and the ART she creates!
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This is so visually appealing and so raw emotionally. The lyrics she's singing are so... vulnerable. And Tahliah's voice is just beautiful. It sounds so much more resonant. I'm amazed. Not at all what I was expecting and I couldn't be happier.
It’s ok..... zz
Pls call her only by FKA Twigs she is our goddess and deserves some RESPECT
Lauryn Aviles relax
she did not win the grammy.......ladies....lets start a riot
Lana also. Scammies suck. At least Tool won a Grammy.
This video is better than old town road i cant understand why she lost
I'm glad the song sucks
@@demonslover bitch you have literally zero taste omg
@Jose Lino music video i dont remember all of nominees but i remember old town road of lil nas x and glad hes gone of tove lo, so lil nas x won
When you are in a spot where you feel this song, you're not alone. It will always get better.
❤😢
i kind of see this as a metaphor for not only love but work, passions, everything one gives their heart and soul for. once you reach the top you can have the fame, the applause, and the love of everyone around you, but once you reach your climax you have to fall somewhere. (you can fight it, but you'll fall anyways). it's inevitable. what twigs is showing us is that you have to accept this fall no matter what. falling is just what one needs - what we all need. you fall right into place and you start over again. you climb and you fall and you climb again. its an acceptance of fault... mistakes... doing your best and still ending up where you started. but its beautiful. its life. and no matter what, you keep going again.
Her falling reminded me of icarus the mythology but I agree with your point
Beautiful interpretation
Agreed.
The fact that she didn’t climb much but fell so deep down
How you grow as a human.
A minute of silence for all the people who haven't figured out the long dog meme music
took me a month at least but i finally arrived
it was a long way, greetings to you, people of the original song
That’s what I’m here for
Never heard of this singer but the comments said to search this song
I did it.
I always love those subtle sounds in songs / videos, like her heels dragging across the floor. Love it.
*Whisper* asmrrr
This song means a lot to me in so many ways. I was in a manipulative relationship for most of my teen years with an older guy who was very horrible to me... this song puts everything I feel about that relationship into words. Thanks, FKA twigs. Love you.
The way her shoes scraped against the floor like blades sliding together is so apt because this entire video stabbed me, then kissed me and left me to die.
FACTS
Its funny how this has a grammy but i hadn't heard of it till someone sang it like miss piggy.
Grammy nomination*
Listen to more FKA Twigs songs, you won’t be disappointed
Same
only old people care about grammys
(pun not intended)
It’s like…like…OHMYGOD…NON-MAINSTREAM MUSIC EXIST
How does this woman exist it’s like her mind is on another dimension of thinking that no one else has access to
A sacredness for sure
She’s up there with Michéle Lamy, Grace Jones, Rei Kawakubo, and Iris Van Herpen. Complete genius women, just completely artistic. The other woman in the video looks like Michéle Lamy, who is friends with Tahliah, and has been featured in her music videos.
Calm down she just does good music
jukaa1012 you’re tripping to say she just does good music lol bye she does so much more bru
@@47oscarmanyeah ye she dances and does clothing and all other forms of art. She's an artist basically nothing to worship after the age of like 18, 20? Get real boi
I found this song fall 2019. After a really bad break up. The whole drama surrounding her and RP is incredibly heartbreaking. I love this song, it’s always there when I need it and it’s such a beautiful video and song. I can’t thank you enough Twigs for putting your heart and soul into your craft- without you some of my hardest days would be even harder.
Proof poledancing is art. I really admire the athletic ability behind poledancing. Takes a lot of muscle!
Csb1289 It always was. It unfortunately has been tampered with and oversexualized way too much.
Takes such strength!
Csb1289 I feel so out of shape after watching her lol
No kidding, did you see how toned she is?
Inez Neal why would you call her a slut. Dancing on a pole is a form of art and representation of strength and what she is doing is literally art. You have literally no right to call her a slut. PLEASE look up the definition and rethink your vulgar ways of judging a person.
I was so disgusted that she didn't win a grammy for this music video. A true snub.
She doesn’t need the Grammys, they need her.
@@prettyontheins1de948 i agree
I don’t know anything about the Grammys but I agree. 😅 I will say that this music video is going to stick in my mind for a very, very long time.
And lost to Lil nas who just copied of this video 😂😂
@@ShinyRyuji I see nothing copied into her video
Yes they both have strip poles but one is going to heaven and fell
while the other goes to heaven but goes down to hell on a strip pole
As an artist, its inspired by it
Copying is something that is just doing the exact same thing
they did different versions of theirs
if they DID both did fall into hell with or without a stripper pole or both have gone to heaven with or without the pole
NOW THAT IS COPYING!!! so no one is at fault here
a man who admitted he smells like crayons hurt her this bad
She really let a man that dont shower do her dirty
well it's really about the media tearing at their relationship rather than her partner
Acero Woodberry yall are really dumb. goes to show you dont even know the reason they broke up.
@@spookysins4784 girl its just a joke calm down
I laughed but I felt guilty at laughing at this comment
This song got me through my broken engagement. Now I am happily engaged to someone I know will do for me what I do for him. ❤
Update that no one asked for: we are married and expecting our first child ❤
If this masterpiece doesn't win best music video at the grammys we gonna riot
faxxx
facts tho, I‘m kind of sad. I live in switzerland (obv I‘m going) but the sad part is nobody knows her💀gonna take out on a date by myself, for that masterpiece
Nice profile pic
@Well Ofcoursesir Well, of course, sir!
Making the molotovs now
u must have a lot of hate in ur heart to think this woman is ugly
She looks like a sexy smurf
Opinions vary. I find her attractive, but I think you’re making a leap.
That's WHYYYYY they SAY she is. In their hearts, they know she isn't.
@@adamhonestyanddecency5054 ok but a decent human being wouldn’t objectify and insult her for being a victim of abuse
@Ew_u.farted Racist people... and it’s no laughing matter, friend. She’s long been a victim of racism, especially since she dates famous white men & is often ostracized & trolled by girls because of her sort of "nonconformist mannerisms & unconventional look." Did my homework.
I can’t get over how this music video makes the song feel LOUD AS HELL even though it’s just her vocals, a piano and a minimalistic beat
it's nazi brainwashing
Turn your volume down, it won't be as loud
It's also very heavy on the bass so... Yeah
a single bird singing is also loud
@@Auloss a most excelent illustration. Silence is fragile, any noise that shatters it is thunderous.
I never heard any of her songs before, and came here watching a K-Pop reaction where it was mentioned that this is one of the best music videos that person has ever seen. I did not expect this amount of heartbreak. I am so sorry she had to have that happen to her. I am literally fighting tears right now.
What an artist.
As someone who does visual effects and film stuff as a hobby, this is one of the greatest music videos I have ever seen. The fact that this lost to Old Town Road is actually a joke. I even liked Old Town Road but damn.
Ok here's my interpretation. She comes out onto a stage to dance wearing a traditionally sexy/beautiful outfit, perfect curls, and makeup (unusual for Twigs who is usually dressed very much in her own unconventional style). That's because in a way, Twigs is giving the public the image exactly what they wanted from her this entire time: a perfect, feminine beauty that is there to give and entertain, just like the song's lyrics (they want to see us). Her past relationship was a highly publicized and scrutinized, and she's essentially putting on a show for everyone because that's what the media, papparazzi, online expected her to be. hence the pole dancing as a metaphor for putting on a provocative, alluring show for the public eye. Then, as the pole begins to warp, she tries harder and harder to keep up with it... I think the robot that comes up is her true self, odd, offbeat, and not so 'perfect' When she stomps into it to get rid of it, she loses balance and falls downwards. There you can see an arm trying to hold her (presumably her ex-lover) but she keeps falling and falling until she lands into a pit of mud. The word cellophane to me implies a packaged good, like sweets or chocolate, meant to be consumed. Celebrity relationships are a lot like that too - the line between personal and public is so distorted and their actual private life becomes a commodity to be consumed. I think that the pit of mud and the women crawling towards her are wearing masks to represent the vile anonymous online hate Twigs received. Finally, they managed to pull her down to their level, reducing her to the color of her skin aka the brown clay (her being a woman of color was a big reason behind the majority of her online abuse) Note their eye makeup is green too, like the color of envy. I love that she uses the masks to symbolize the deceitful nature of anonymity over the Internet... I feel like Twigs tried really really hard in her relationship despite all the eyes that were on her, but in the end she just could not become the puppet that the public eye wanted her to be for them. Eventually, this tore apart at her relationship and she had to let go and choose herself over her partner. It's a heartbreaking and intensely vulnerable song and video... oh also if you read this far you get a cookie
This is an incredible analysis. Thank you so much for your eye opening interpretation 💛👏🏻
Your interpretation is so beautiful to read. Thank you for teaching me how to perceive this brilliant video. I hate to even call it a video because it's so deep, definitely art. Anyways, i appreciate hearing her story. Thanks for sharing it.
Where's my cookie?
Wow this was pretty spot on. From reading this , it literally allowed me to visually see it in my mind in which revert back to Twigs video. Right on!
beautiful interpretation, thank u
perfectly describes the vulnerability you feel after breaking up with someone very abusive and toxic. almost like you feel like everyone can see right through you "cellophane". I've felt this before.. and it's a heartbreaking and painful feeling.. thank you for this piece of art. ❤I love the ending laying in the dirt.. you feel used and at the same time useless.. discarded and forgotten. like you can never love again..
But it’s also symbolic of the healing process that happens after a breakup considering that the red mud looks similar to otjize. I don’t know if that’s what the creative team was going for, but it definitely adds more complexity and nuance to the rest of the video and song. It’s a hellish thing to go through, but you inevitably rise up from even the hardest of blows.
@@erikaa8200 what's otjize? if you dont mind my asking
This comment hit my soul! Bam! You are so right!
@@lynnb5726 thank you sweetie, this song hits my soul 🥰
@@ivyrussia5831 it’s the red clay that Himba people wear, it has clarifying and detoxifying properties.
I literally cannot physically listen to this song without crying its insane
For 5 years I've been hoping, in the back of my mind, that FKA Twigs would release some new material. I'm so hyped. Please please please a new album.
I think it's gonna happen this time because she's billed for a couple music fests this year
No one should have made her feel like this. There’s so much pain..
That's Art
every frames of this music video can be put up in a museum
no
@@popularpopcorn7897 ??
this
Literally
Agree
This song speaks on so many levels: whether it be to a lover, to a friend, to a family member. A revelation of self discovery. A realization that you are enough but will always have a longing ❤
People with this type of creativity deserve to be famous
(Edit: yes I know she’s famous I’m just saying that it is well deserved )
She is famous
@@juli3836 yeah I'm saying her fame is well deserved and
@@juli3836 🙄🙄🙄
@@cece6825 Why that face? I like this song. I like FKA. I just thought this comment was the typical "she is sooo underrated"
@@juli3836 I get what you mean
Her legs be like
⬆➡↗↘⬇↕↘↗⬇↙↕➡⬆↘⤵⤴⤵
Flamingo Flamingo them muscles !
😂😂😂😂
Dont forget ⬅️➡️
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Flamingo Flamingo LOL
I can’t believe this is free
@@adriangrenazi2809 you know what that person was trying to say
I know!!! It's so beautiful!
Yeah I know... art must be payed 👑👑
😭😭😭🤤
@@adriangrenazi2809 lol lol. you're so wrong for that lol dwl.
4 years later and the emotion that this song still conjures is truly amazing and insurmountable.
I was not ready for this emotionally intense experience damn
This better win some award.... PERIOD.
tjariusjinx it’s too deep sensual and spiritual for the superficial award world.
@@yoligoodi4663 agree
taste
Fka doesn't need an award, it's an insult for her career because she's free and independent.
I want to cry, this is so unreal
I have cried everytime I watched this, its been three times already. the way she breathes at the end...
Ryan Elci I’m on my seventh watch, same here
crying rn haha cant deal with this shes honestly divine
@@ameliefawn5788 DIVINE THAT IS THE WORD. I was trying so hard not to cry today but oh well just like the first comment said this is truly unreal and everyone who worked on this video should be so proud of themselves they hit the nail with this one. AND THE SONG HOLY FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!! IM SHOOK and so emotional right now I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME.
@@ahole222 honestly listening 2 this is like,,, transcending reality my skin just feels like it's rippling
I know this song because the meme, but now I can say this is one of the more emotional and beautiful songs I know now, this is a masterpiece and I don't know why I didn't knew about it before
You’re like the only normal person I’ve seen so far that knows about FKA Twigs because of that borzoi meme 😔
“Didn’t I do it for you” imagine a woman like that even daring to utter that question.....
The one and only... Robert Pattinson
Selfish people can make the most confident people feel and look like fools.
Gives me goosebumps every time she sings it
no one ever should.
@@farina7584 Exactly!!!
Twigs pole dances to symbolize her most intimate and vulnerable self. Stripping herself down and giving all of herself to someone. Her art, passion, and beauty on full display to be judged.
She see's herself in the form of a bird, feeling free and in total bliss. But the second her relationship is compromised, she tears herself down. Blaming herself for everything that went wrong. Going (literally) into a downward spiral of inadequacy. When she reaches rock bottom, covered in mud, it symbolizes her internal view of herself. Feeling tarnished and undesirable. Starting over from the ground up.
wow
Oh I thought it was about her tumors
Ugh stfu
wow give me ur mind
She revived so much hate when she was dating Robert Pattinson. This seems to be the result of all of that.
She is one of the few who really deserve the title "alternative artist"
Joe S you sound like someone who has limited views on what music is. doesn’t sound very alternative to me.
@Joe S well I don't think you watched the whole video or even listened to the lyrics and tried to see the symbolism behind the video. "how boring"
sure, if you want her existence to be defined only by relation against something else.
@Joe S Be more specific, Joe. Which bands?
@Joe S "melodies on actual instruments" wow, oldfart mcprogrock over here doesn't know that the piano and the synth are actual instruments, more news at 11
One of the worst cases of Tiktok butchering a song and exclusively associating it with a meme. This is one of the most heartbreaking pieces of music out there and it’s a shame that most people will only ever associate it with Miss Piggy or a borzoi
yes i fucking despised that trend 😭
I’m so sad this song is associated with that shitty ass meme now omg
Bucktoothed whore art
I thank the meme for making me discover this beautiful song
I thank the meme (which came first) for _inspiring_ this song.
This song just made feel like I was just dumped by my non-existent boyfriend.
😂😂😂😂Stop it, you made me laugh out loud😂😂😂😂
Same!!
Alonna Gilmore lol
Alonna Gilmore she’s talking about herself not a boy
😭🤣😂
It took me like 30 listenings to understand that she means for her boyfriend she's an afterthought,she's not a priority. Like when you wrap food and keep it in the freezer.
Brenda Luna uhhhuhuhuhh..
😭😭
@@freshmoistfrog8417 because it's called cellophane... aka plastic wrap😭 I don't think shes actually saying shes food😭
LMAOOOO PLEASE
i shouldn't laugh. i shouldn't laugh.
@@majordelilah I thought the 'cellophane' was a metaphor for being 'wrapped up' or 'clothed' in what is supposed to be a relationship of equal parts but it is see-through, it's not really there. It's for show. Also maybe its inspired by the broadway Chicago ''Mr. Cellophane song, where the singer feels as though people look right through him and don't see him as he is as clear as cellophane
God this is... exactly it. How it feels when you try your best for someone in any relationship but you don't do it for them, no matter how hard they try. And when they don't do anything for you in return or even try to keep things going and you wonder why you aren't enough. Jesus, this is a spectacular portrayal. I just found out about her and this is now one of my favorite songs. Thanks for making such a beautiful and profound work of art!
6 years ago I used to sit in the dark, heartbroken, listening to this song on repeat for hours. I thought I would never rid myself of that deep ache in my chest, but I was fascinated by the fact that the beat of this song, the lyrics, the expression, EVERYTHING matched so perfectly to how I felt. It was oddly comforting knowing that I wasn’t the only one feeling this way. I still think of that time of my life and find myself filled with gratitude that I’ve grown out of those circumstances and become a woman capable of change and evolution. I can never thank twigs enough for contributing to that, she will have my love for eternity.
Anytime Twigs releases anything it gets my full undivided attention.
Reminder, set
So supposedly this song is about Robert Pattinson, but its about how he didn't defend her against his own fans who were racist and mean towards her. Heres my take on interpretation: I think the pole dancing represents her feelings of being in the spotlight and constantly having to put on a performance for people because she's in this high profile relationship that gets lots of attention. She's climbing to reach some intangible goal. Then when she pushes her heel through her face, I think thats meant to represent something inside her being crushed, whether that be personality, ego, or even soul. Or that it represents the image people have of her being destroyed. I think the fall symbolizes the sudden ending of a serious relationship. Then when she hits the ground, I don't know If theres symbolism but it could be interpreted as the final moment of the darkness that comes before healing. She hits the ground and it's the first time she could catch her breath, and it hurts, but you realize you're still alive, you survived that incredibly long fall. As for the people covering her in mud, I think it has something to do with the "fans" who smeared her name through the mud. The masks could represent the fact that they are people who are hiding behind screens, aka "masks". Certain mud is also supposed to be cleansing, I don't think thats necessarily what is represented but It could be seen as her cleansing her soul and/or healing after having parts of herself crushed.
This is just my interpretation though, I'd love to hear other peoples theories :)
Just a guess but maybe the mud is supposed to represent thick skin she grew after being hurt and the masked fans and/or haters helped her to put it on
Wow 😳 this was the best interpretation by far
Maybe the mud and the masked people at the end are supposed to be a double symbol. Even though her name was smeared with mud, maybe it's also in relation to an ancestral practice for connecting you to the people before. Maybe, maybe not. It is a bit reminiscent to what happened in the Black Panther movie where they would cover T'Challa in the red dirt for him to be able to visit the ancestors on the o side.
this is a beautiful interpretation thank u for sharing
@@MsThickHair It definitely could be! I think in general it has something to do with some sort of rebirth and/or reconnecting to herself and her roots/healing. Basically the period after a devastating event.
when art makes you dream with open eyes
Could not have said it better myself
@@nmo1971 I write lyrics for music
Such a lovely thing
Sanfilippo Angelo well phrased!
Gonna have to borrow this lol
She worked so hard on this. Even after getting sick she got back up and kept on. Love her strength.
Kolor was she sick?
Really? Was she sick?
@@drugtaken she had surgery I recall
sebastiensaysberlin ...in late 2017 she had six uterine fibroid tumors removed ranging in size of strawberries, kiwis to cooking-apples.
Kolor Yes, I remember watching her Instagram videos!
Cellaphone lost against Old Town Road in the 2020 Grammys. Like how are people just finding out about this beautiful talented artist.
Lill Nas X gave her credit on his insta that's how
@@miesenplace No, I think that because it was so controversial, it brought a lot of attention to it and it was empowering to a lot of people and it was fun, that's what people want. FKA twigs is such a talented artist, but me too haven't heard of her before lil nas gave her credit.
Ikr
@@miesenplace Her sliding down a pole wasn't sexy that shit was beautiful it is art. It's a representation of the downfall of her relationship
@@-juvina5568 yeah exactly, it was beautiful and sad. Lil nas started a war with Christians that are empowering hate and I'm here for it.
We need to let FKA Twigs go to the met gala next year
Pink Blow Morgz yes she deserves it
The met gala doesnt deserve her my guy.
She is the met gala
she’s too powerful for the met 😩
They wouldn’t be ready