Stadium-Arcadium.com recently spoke to the lead actress featured in Kreayshawn’s version of The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie Music Video. Melanee E. Nelson was kind enough to share a summary of the video’s script with us. Unfortuantely this video has been scrapped and will most likely never see the light of day.
A Warner Bros representative informed Melanee E. Nelson that the original video by Kreayshawn was “most likely not going to happen,” as the band were probably “going in a different direction.” While this does not confirm that the video (or at least portions of it) has been scrapped completely, it does seem unlikely that the footage will be used.
Kreayshawn’s Treatment
The exclusive scoop on the original video, from Melanee E. Nelson…
As mentioned by the director Kreayshawn (whom people either love or hate, it seems, but I like her and this was a great concept…), it took place in an early 90s underground club setting, where the Red Hot Chili Peppers were playing.
To let people know a little more about what it was about, I play the chick who obviously knows everyone. I walk past the line of people waiting to get in, up the stairs, give the bouncer two kisses on the cheeks, and walk straight in. A young and kinda geeky man (the male lead, a guy named Shawn), sees me and is annoyed (like everyone else) and also intrigued.
Cut to everyone being inside, partying. Shawn sees me– one of my friends points him out, and I go over to him. I lip sync the first couple verses (which I had to basically memorize on the spot after never having heard the song before– I think I did pretty well!), and get him to take a sip of my drink, then I kiss him. The drink is apparently laced with some type of drug, and for the rest of the video, he’s followed around in a daze, watching the band play (which there were many shots of), seeing a goat, going to the bar where the bartender jumps over at a guy, etc., until it rains inside the club (well, in his head, but we still had to get rained on in order to make the fantasy part of it) and he and I are making out, then he’s on the floor. Then, a paramedic comes in, and it ends with the guy getting taken out on a stretcher by two paramedics and put into an ambulance.
The warehouse where we shot it was hot as hell and everyone was sweating like CRAZY. Then after a long day of shooting, it finally got cold and *that’s* when they had to do the rain sequence. Ah, showbiz!!
Anyway, Chad plays the bouncer (I didn’t recognize him during this scene, which was *hilarious*– they had him in mirrored aviator sunglasses and a wig), Flea plays the bartender (in sunglasses and an afro wig–and he did his own stunt jumping over the bar, by the way!), and Anthony (in 90s style wig, big eyeglasses and mustache) and Josh (no disguise that I can remember) play the paramedics (Josh is the first one who comes in).
All the guys were really nice, and they had a bit of an entourage with them. Flea was the nicest to me, just SO super-cool: he introduced himself and we chatted for a bit about how he felt it was good for them to be on hiatus and gain new perspective as well as re-charge for the new album. He drove there in his Tesla, and had someone there making him some fancy juices and stuff. (I felt bad because I forgot to pass on a message from one of my friends who loves his bass playin’…. oh well…) Chad rode in and out on his (loud!) chopper. I don’t know how Josh or Anthony got there.
I actually chatted with all the guys just for a little bit. At one point, Anthony said he couldn’t wait to be back in his car driving home. Knowing that he purportedly practices Vipassana meditation (as I also do), I reminded him that all we can really do is stay present. He said thank you, but I don’t know if I made him mad by saying that. I hope he was OK– he was very professional, but I think something must have been going on for him that day, because he literally ran off the set as soon as he was wrapped. I didn’t get to talk to him or Flea about veganism/vegetarianism (close interests to my own heart), but maybe someday….
So that’s what you guys are missing. As I understand it, there was to also possibly be some animation to enhance the “trip” the guy was on, but I can’t confirm that. It’s anybody’s guess why they may not use the video, because honestly, I think it could have been wicked awesome! My description is nothing compared to what the video could have been, and is only my understanding of how it was supposed to be.
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The replacement video…
The replacement video for The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie is directed by Marc Klasfeld and features the band performing on a Venice Beach Rooftop. See a 30 second preview of the final video for The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie HERE. The full video will premiere on MTV on August 17th 2011 from 7:53pm-8pm!
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