Comments for ENVY the documentary

Comment on Gwyneth #ENVY ?? by Jessica Amateur

Jessica Amateur — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:43:59 +0000

There is only one success – to spend your life in your own way.

Comment on Jon Stewart on ENVY by World Spinner

World Spinner — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:51:29 +0000

Jon Stewart on ENVY | ENVY the documentary…

Here at World Spinner we are debating the same thing……

Comment on Jon Stewart on ENVY by jonstewart.ca: Canadian fan site of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show

jonstewart.ca: Canadian fan site of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 04:10:38 +0000

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Comment on Check out this new original ENVY tune by CASSIS B by Barbara Rick, Director/Producer ENVY

Barbara Rick, Director/Producer ENVY — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:17:39 +0000

One of the best things about this project is its subtle and growing impact on people, artists, anyone who hears about it — some folks are inspired to explore it and that has its own impact on the creative and their audiences. In subtle ways, even at this early stage of the film’s development, how people look at each other and see the world begins to shift, once they factor in ENVY.

Thanks for the comments and sharing your process & lyrics, Cassis!!

Comment on Check out this new original ENVY tune by CASSIS B by Cassis Birgit Staudt

Cassis Birgit Staudt — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:31:59 +0000

Believe me, it was so hard to write this song! I appreciate the film director, Barbara Rick, asking me to let myself be inspired by the idea of envy!

This song had an intense birth and it’s intense singing the song live. I didn’t want to wrap my head around this ugly emotion and didn’t really want to impersonate a character who is full of envy – while singing it live. A true challenge!

One should never write about what one means by creating art, but Barbara asked me to. So here you go:

I tried all sorts of tricks to turn the song around to leave the emotion of ‘envy’. I tried to sing about a character who is first envious but then at the end of the song is ‘cured’ and full of love and compassion. It didn’t work. Seemed fake.

What I couldn’t do is write a ‘negative’ chorus, the most I could agree to was: “I don’t envy you, but a slice of your life would do….” (lyrics below). I believe in lyrics as messages reverberating in the world. They create their own reality. I do have a moralistic standpoint in that. If by any chance noone (as in most people) listens to the lyrics, I want the “I don’t envy you” to survive and stand out.

I found a method for myself to get rid of envy and am proud of it. I had to find something to calm myself down when I had to open up for amazing bands and musicians. Here is my method: Dance to their music! Make it yours! Celebrate them! I would have wanted to write a song about that, and actually tried to incorporate this ‘preaching’ into the song but yet again that seemed boring and made the song too PC.

I found an angle that I could enjoy which is writing about a character who clearly doesn’t think of themselves as envying anyone, cause they are so ‘aware’ and even ‘know’ that they made their own conscious choice to be a loser and let the other person consciously ‘win’ although they believe in themselves as being “the bigger talent”. Its so obvious the character is full of envy! They clearly obsess about someone else and feel compelled to even ‘protect’ that other person in a weird way. The envied person has probably no clue about this.

In the middle of the song in a truthful moment the character does admit to be running circles and to be nuts…. Hah! But then they go back to their old ways full of denial.

Long story short: I love that this film will address ‘envy’, it needs to be discussed and pulled out into the open…. Let it rip, Barbara!

This all inspired me to write songs about the seven deadly sins…. I can’t wait to see the films to them

“I don’t envy you

You seem happier than me
Cause you have it all
Would you share your air with me
Before I hit the wall

I don’t envy you
I don’t envy you
But a slice of your life would do

Go ahead and hit your goal
Set off my short fuse
You can’t reach my soul
Don’t mind I chose to lose

I don’t envy you
I don’t envy you
But a slice of your life would do

Running circles behind your back
cause that’s my favorite fall back
I don’t envy you

It’s pathetic you’re well off
I’m the bigger talent
But I won’t call your bluff
Don’t worry I’ll stay silent

I don’t envy you
I don’t envy you
I don’t envy you
But a slice of your life would do

Comment on Pension Envy & Crab Mentality by Renaldo Willoby

Renaldo Willoby — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:01:15 +0000

Thanks a lot for the entry, I really learned something from it. Really good content on this blog. Always looking forward to new entry.

Comment on ENVY Around the Globe – Delhi by Kylie Batt

Kylie Batt — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:48:30 +0000

Вы попали в самую точку. Мысль хорошая, поддерживаю.... Envy is a four letter word. And like all rude words, it’s not one that we like to use in [.......

Comment on The Curse of the Best Actress Oscar? by Alex Gordon

Alex Gordon — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:30:23 +0000

По моему мнению Вы не правы. Могу отстоять свою позицию. Пишите мне в PM, поговорим.... What an article! Shared courtesy of our brilliant consultant/advisor, Carolyn Ellman.....

Comment on The Curse of the Best Actress Oscar? by anne Flournoy

anne Flournoy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:50:38 +0000

Well this guy didn’t get a ‘best actress’ Oscar but he did get a Streamy ‘best comedy webseries’ nomination for making a genius comedy plumbing his envy of successful people. Screamingly funny: http://is.gd/aUKJk

Comment on ENVY in a Photo by Антон Павлович

Антон Павлович — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:07:06 +0000

Мде ... Совершенно согласна....