Lisa Crawley (@lisacrawleymusic) is an LA-based singer-songwriter from New Zealand. Not too long ago, she released a lovely pop single, “Hey You.”
Lisa Crawley – “Hey You” Music Video
The Will Cook-directed music video was shot at the iconic Hollywood lounge, where it was featured in notable movies and TV shows – most famously the TV series “Mad Men” and the movie “Swingers.” Conceptually, the video mirrors the song’s meaning, demonstrating how “someone can be pretending or seeming to have a good time but struggling internally.”
“The video captures the essence of the song; of feeling lonely, despite what may seem as someone to be living their best life,” Lisa Crawley stated. “To me, the struggling artist in the video could represent anyone who’s struggling to find the meaning and purpose to what they’re doing.”
“Where do you go when you’re all alone, is there room for two?”
“‘Hey You’ is about investigating the layers and complexities we have as humans, trying to understand them more. It’s coming to the conclusion there are certain feelings and emotions we have that we may never be able to pinpoint but are certainly there. It explores a sense of loneliness that can be hard to define – the type you can feel even when in the company of others.
I’ve been playing it live both solo and with a band, and when it’s the solo version it ends up sounding like it’s something in a Western saloon! Rob Kleiner and I did all the instrumentation, apart from the acoustic guitar which my cousin Mark Perkins kindly added remotely over in New Zealand.” – Lisa Crawley explained
A moody, sultry melody – not out of place for an old Noir or Western film – also carries a playfulness reminiscent of 1960s doo-wop, with its lighthearted and catchy ‘heys’ dotted throughout the choruses. Crawley’s songwriting prowess is on full display here, as she moves from hook-laden moments into thoughtful, emotive verses.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by frequent collaborator – the Grammy-nominated Rob Kleiner in LA – “Hey You” leans sonically into the world of retro music, which initially began as a voice note with as many verses as a Leonard Cohen song.
“Who do I call to find my calling? I’m so worn out, where was my warning?”
“Hey You” follows Lisa Crawley’s recently released 60s-inspired indie folk track “Boy Don’t Cry,” which featured on KCRW’s Eclectic 24, and was produced by Crawley herself. With “Hey You” giving a taste of the forthcoming EP, with more Rob Kleiner dark pop-collabs to come, Crawley also shares there’ll be “a focus on some piano-based songs I’ve been working on for a while with John Spiker (Tencacious D, John Carpenter, Beck). I’m very excited to share that later on this year.” Keep an ear out!
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