If You Ever Did Believe - Video Set Footage

[Travis]

Originally Posted by fringed n fab

One thing I've learned about Stevie's fans, is no matter what she does it'll never satisfy everyone. And on and on it goes. I think Stevie dresses for the video in mind and I personally think long blonde hair against black is no better compliment to it. Yes she's beautiful in other colors and looks, but I was happy with her look in this particular video. She seems most comfortable black n witchy.

I agree - I think Stevie looks beautiful in the video. Not my favorite version of the song for sure, but she couldn't have been more beautiful. In this particular video - the look was just right.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by petep9000

I wish we could hear Stevie around the 09:00 point in the second video, it looks like she's going all diva on the director and upset at something.

She definately looks pissed. At 9:25 it looks like she says, "it's stupid!"

[APerfectLie]

Originally Posted by petep9000

Stevie looks extraordinary. I forgot how fresh and beautiful the long, parted with bangs hair was; now it seems so boring to me. Sheryl also looks beautiful. She's rather bony-looking now in her face, which isn't as flattering as she looked here in 1998.

I wish we could hear Stevie around the 09:00 point in the second video, it looks like she's going all diva on the director and upset at something. Her face even flushes, even under the makeup.

Hahaha it looks like she says something like, "We should have a guitar and a microphone and... *can't read her lips*... it's stupid!!"

[AnthonyMI]

She was bitching about how it did not make sense (to her at least) that she and Sher were standing there singing without a microphone to sing into. (Think like on Seven Wonders or the SDMHA videos) The director was saying something about how the concept of the video was they (the girls) were just walking onto the stage of a movie and bursting into song. Not giving a concert or recording a song. Having a microphone there would have taken the "concept" of "strolling onto a stage and singing a song" away.

[TerraRhiannon]

Haha I like the "Shouldn't we have a microphone or something here?"
"No, No microphone"
Then it looks like she's thinking, "Well la dee da, fine then. Bite me."

If they had a microphone it would be too much like the Sorcerer video anyway. In regards to how they look in this video, they both look stunning, both such beautiful women. I have to agree a little bit with Louie, that if she was wearing something with a bit more color, or shape, she would have been even more banging....however she is forever stunning the way she is ♥

[Dodfather]

I agree that she should maybe wear something a bit more colourful from time to time. I was shocked by the red outfit she had for parts of Unleashed, it looked great!

Anyway, back to the song... I've always LOVED it, one of Stevie's best recent efforts, and would love to hear it live but I very much doubt we ever will. Bah!

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by TerraRhiannon

Haha I like the "Shouldn't we have a microphone or something here?"
"No, No microphone"
Then it looks like she's thinking, "Well la dee da, fine then. Bite me."

If they had a microphone it would be too much like the Sorcerer video anyway. In regards to how they look in this video, they both look stunning, both such beautiful women. I have to agree a little bit with Louie, that if she was wearing something with a bit more color, or shape, she would have been even more banging....however she is forever stunning the way she is ♥

I just think the whole concept of the video is kinda absurd. Sooo... here we are at this busy movie soundstage, where crew are tearing down (or building up?) some kind of fictitious set, and in wanders this exquisitely lit blonde woman dressed up like she just left an Italian funeral. So is she painting scenery, mopping the floor or carrying cables? Nope. Just twirling around a piece of scaffolding. WTF? Later on she's shot behind some raw 2 x 4 studs as if she was, like, doing the framing carpentry. She should have had on some bib overalls, a name tag with the union logo, a tool belt and some gloves! And I do wonder whether that massive set and all of those crew members were set up there specifically for this video, or whether they were on a real movie set and just took the opportunity to film there. It seems to me that the "crew" didn't really seem to be "working" unless they were actually filming. And if they were really crew people, wouldn't they also have to be in SAG in order to be filmed?

I think they missed an opportunity to play up the witchy theme of the movie and Stevie's persona. They should have ditched the movie set theme and recreated scenes of the movie with Stevie in it. Instead of wearing all black, she should have worn all white, as if saying, "yeah, I'm a witch, but at least I'm a good witch, bitch!"