{"id":26595,"date":"2017-04-04T11:49:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T10:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=26595"},"modified":"2017-04-04T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T10:49:03","slug":"imelda-may-premieres-empowering-new-video-for-female-anthem-shouldve-been-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/04\/imelda-may-premieres-empowering-new-video-for-female-anthem-shouldve-been-you\/","title":{"rendered":"IMELDA MAY PREMIERES EMPOWERING NEW VIDEO FOR FEMALE ANTHEM \u2018SHOULD\u2019VE BEEN YOU\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Imelda May joins everyday superwomen on a political march through Brixton, i<\/strong>nspired by Women\u2019s March and in reaction to the Trump administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Irish superstar Imelda May<\/strong> has today released a powerful music video for her new single, \u2018Should’ve Been You\u2019. Inspired by the recent Women\u2019s March, Imelda herself created the concept for the video, which was filmed in Brixton, London, by director Laura Scrivano<\/strong>. Shot in one continuous take, the video sees Imelda and a group of everyday ‘superwomen’ \u2013 real Imelda May fans who responded to a Facebook post \u2013 march through Brixton Market holding placards with messages of solidarity and empowerment. It follows Imelda\u2019s appearance at the Brit Awards wearing her\u00a0#dresslikeawoman<\/strong> outfit.<\/div>\n
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Imelda reveals,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI wrote Should’ve Been You as a personal story of heartbreak, regret and eventual empowerment but when making this video I wanted it to reflect current feelings of solidarity amongst lots of women worldwide in response to events unfolding around us such as the Trump administration\u2019s approach to affordable health and maternity issues. I wanted to ask the question ‘who takes care of us? We are 50% of the world and it\u2019s the people in power\u2019s responsibility to take care of women as well. It still seems like it\u2019s a man\u2019s world and in 2017 that\u2019s shocking. And I have a young daughter, which changes your perception of how you want things to be. You want to leave her a better world, you think ahead that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Imelda continues, \u201cThe women in the video, who were predominately made up of my fans, represent a cross section of wonderful everyday women \u2013 superwomen from all walks of life. They are not victims or aggressive towards men but are powerful and positive representations of the female spirit and solidarity. I am very proud of it. We worked hard, had fun, had many laughs and all before most ran off to do the school run! They all made me feel proud to be a woman!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The track is taken from her hotly anticipated forthcoming fifth studio record,\u00a0 \u2018Life. Love. Flesh. Blood\u2019<\/strong> – produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett<\/strong> and featuring musical contributions from guitar hero Jeff Beck<\/strong> (on \u2018Black Tears\u2019) and piano legend Jools Holland \u2013 <\/strong>it is fast becoming one of the most anticipated albums of this year. Praised by publications including Mojo<\/strong> (\u201cA powerful new direction\u201d<\/em>) Uncut<\/strong>, The Mirror<\/strong> (who described her new music as \u201cRaw and real\u201d<\/em>) to the Mail On Sunday<\/strong> (who made it Album Of The Week, gave it four stars and stated: “Great albums tend to be growers, but this one grabs you at first acquaintance”<\/em>), The Daily Telegraph<\/strong> (comparing it to Bob Dylan\u2019s classic album \u2018Blood On The Tracks\u2019) alongside support from US industry publication Billboard Magazine<\/strong> as well as UK tastemaker music publications from Foxes Magazine<\/strong> to The Four Oh Five<\/strong>.Bob Dylan<\/strong> also recently revealed he is a fan of Imelda, including her alongside Iggy Pop<\/strong> and Valerie June<\/strong> as his favourite recent artists, in a rare interview with Bill Flanagan<\/strong>, published on his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Imelda May, born and raised in The Liberties area of Dublin, has become one of Ireland\u2019s most celebrated female artists in history. Discovered by Jools Holland, who asked Imelda to support him on tour, Imelda has gone on to perform alongside legendary artists including Lou Reed, Bono and Smokey Robinson\u00a0<\/strong>and can count high profile artists including Bob Dylan and Bono amongst her fans. Her previous album \u2018Tribal\u2019 debuted at #1 in Ireland and #3 in the UK.<\/p>\n

Imelda has also announced her extensive 2017 UK Headline Tour <\/strong>in May, including a night at The London Palladium. A string of shows in the U.S. and Canada in June follows, including three dates as support for \u202aElvis Costello.<\/p>\n

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