“The Thames was black, the tower dark”
Director Tom Hingston has spoken to Creative Review regarding the thought processes behind the making of David Bowie’s I’d Rather Be High video.
Here’s a Hingston quotation from the piece.
“We wanted it to feel like a found relic, discovered, as if from another time. In early conversations, Mr Bowie and I discussed exploring archival footage that brought to life another side of war – footage that featured soldiers celebrating; young servicemen and women, in moments of jubilation and euphoria – drinking, dancing and partying…these moments of total euphoria, juxtaposed with extreme violence, serve as a powerful reminder of the futility of war.”
Read the full piece here.