Heath Ledger's Nick Drake Video
As we had mentioned when the sad news broke, Heath Ledger had directed a relatively unseen video for Nick Drake's "Black Eyed Dog," a song titled after Winston Churchill's term for depression. Ledger created the video for an exhibition paying tribute to Drake's work (and his life, which was cut short by an antidepressant overdose). In the time since, Heath's self-described "obsession" and unfortunate similarities with the singer-songwriter have been drawn out and explored, as has most every other detail speculative or otherwise of Ledger's life. Bits of the video are now available, bundled into this newscast circulating on YouTube. In it, Ledger directs himself spinning in a field and drowning in a tub. Naturally, it makes for emotional and powerful viewing.
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Posted at 12:09 PM in VIDEO
Comments (7) latest by stephen
"Black Dog" is Zeppelin. The Nick Drake song is "Black Eyed Dog"
Posted by: it's true at February 28, 2008 12:40 PM | ReplyScore = 1
Totally agree. Really strange and quite upsetting video. Thanks for finding this one.
Posted by: Its just a phase at February 28, 2008 1:18 PM | Replyhttp://itsjustaphase.wordpress.com/
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this would be a lot better if they just showed the music video minus the idiot commentary
Posted by: joe at February 28, 2008 1:23 PM | ReplyScore = 0
He also directed a music video for Ben Harper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbcV39Sq1o
Posted by: dudeasincool at February 28, 2008 1:26 PM | ReplyScore = 0
@ dudeasincool
Now THAT's depressing. Zing!
Posted by: Rachl at February 28, 2008 2:33 PM | ReplyScore = 0
That is one of the most embarrassing shows on Australian television.
Posted by: kate at February 28, 2008 5:17 PM | ReplyScore = 0
duh Heath, Nick died in 1974 when he was 26. You can't have been that obsessed.
Posted by: stephen at February 29, 2008 5:57 AM | ReplyScore = -2