Hard-Rock-Reviews.com is proud to share this music video debut of "364 Day Anniversary," a song from the first full-length album belonging to Long Island natives, The Things They Carried, also known as 3TC, by their fans.
(Lyrics available below)
The name of 3TC's debut album, "There's Something I Can't Tell Anyone," initially sounds cryptic and mysterious. We definitely were wondering what's behind both the band name and the cd title. We asked the band what that's all about and got a pretty staightforward, serious answer. "There are things people carry all of their lives, things they can't share or tell to anyone. Baggage: everyone carries pain and suffering but keeps it to themselves. People feel like they have to keep it inside." Clearly, that settles that! If you listen to the song and read the lyrics (see below), you'll catch the same intensity there, a dark memorializing of that common thread of mortal suffering we all share at some point, yet somehow, survive.
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On choosing the right song from the album for a music video:
The song, "364 Day Anniversary" was "an easy choice for the band," says Steve Schwartz, writer/vocalist. "It just spoke to us as the song to release; an easy story to follow, people can relate to it. Since it's about my last relationship, one gone sour, it's probably one of the most personal songs to me, lyrically."
Shot in late October 2010, at a muddy creek in Norfolk, Virginia, the video was orchestrated by the industry-renowned Scott Hansen, who has directed music videos for Ill Nino, Otep, A Day To Remember, Bury Your Dead, Alesana, Motionless in White, Willie Nelson, and many more artists from numerous genres. We asked Steve what kind of vibe they were looking for...did the band bring their own ideas to the table? "We told Scott (director) we wanted something dark, seriously dark; something really intense with a realistic feel to it," says Steve
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We are very excited about the music video debut from 3TC & are asking all of our HARD-ROCK-REVIEWS.COM readers to please join us in posting a link to this video on facebook, myspace, twitter, etc! Even if this isn't your kind of music, go ahead & share it w/friends, because you never know who will think it's awesome! We sure do! The fact that the cd is less than ten bucks certainly puts a smile on many faces!
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♫ ♫ 364 DAY ANNIVERSARY - Lyrics ♫ ♫
(click here to purchase this song!)
What happens when two lovers meet for the first time at a bar
Love at first sight, love at first sight.
Fast Forward 10 months as the ship begins to sink, who would have thought this could happen from a drink
Going back and forth it's like a never ending fight, and I ask you, why we have to go our separate ways.
Chorus- Memories of a tragic love affair, casual goodbyes and simple words, all that's left is a broken piece of me, this feeling can't describe my black despair.
We shared all our secrets and our dreams
wrote you a thousand letters
and in the rain in the morning I ask you why, why we have to go our separate ways.
Chaos, chemistry, bonds, broken Failed, and every day I wake up in this pail reality!
Chorus- Memories of a tragic love affair, casual goodbyes and simple words, all that's left is a broken piece of me, this feeling can't describe my black despair.
Sitting in the avenue, blood like milk in the street
Our hope starts to slowly dissolve, blood like milk in the street...
Chorus- Memories of a tragic love affair, casual goodbyes and simple words, all that's left is a broken piece of me, this feeling can't describe my black despair.
This is my black despair!