💠 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘: 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒’ 𝐒𝐎𝐍 💠

Today we celebrate the 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘 of 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒’ 𝐒𝐎𝐍

🎵 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬' 𝐒𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨
 https://bit.ly/36S7TAh

🎵 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬' 𝐒𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭
 https://bit.ly/3kzHhMO

The song was released as a single on this day, August 19th, in 2016 and was featured on Placebo's 2016 EP 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆'𝒔 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑰𝒕 as well as the band's compilation album 𝑨 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑼𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 later that year, on October 7th, 2016.
The single was released on 7" vinyl, with Placebo's cover of Talk Talk's 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆'𝒔 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑰𝒕 as a double A-side.

A "double A-side" is a single where both sides are designated the A-side, with no designated B-side; that is, both sides are prospective hit songs and neither side will be promoted over the other.
The single's cover art features Brian Molko's son, 𝑪𝒐𝒅𝒚, wearing an oxygen mask.

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧: “This is possibly like our most optimistic, life-affirming, positive, spiritual single ever. There isn’t a lot of darkness in this song, there’s a lot of light.”
And, at the same time…
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧: “Our last single ‘Jesus Son’ and the Talk Talk cover ‘Life Is What You Make It’ are possibly two of the most commercial tracks that we’ve ever done.”
(𝑁𝑀𝐸, 5𝑡ℎ 𝑂𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑟 2017)

Stefan’s husband 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒏 called the song the best summer soundtrack.

Photo credit: single cover, screenshots from the video / edit by Olga

We can find some great 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖𝐒 of the single on PopMatters.
"Spirited and soaring, Placebo’s new single is an anthem for living life and doing it without fear. It’s an especially relevant message for a fearful world, an ode to letting go of worry. Orchestral swells juxtaposed with raw, heart-on-sleeve lyrics make for a song both lofty and grounded, big enough that it can’t help but be noticed and still universal in its message of hope. The feeling of freedom extends to the vivid imagery of the video: horses running, waves crashing, pagan warriors unfettered by modern society as they roam the streets of ancient Sardinian ruins. If you’re looking for a moment of spiritual comfort in a chaotic year, Placebo’s your band."

"There is no “placebo effect” in faking that this is a fun track. On a slightly heavier side of the indie rock spectrum, the instrumentals are strong with energy and impact, especially with some slamming drums. The guitars have a great high pitch which adds to the energy; not an electric high, but sort of that rainbow/bubblegum pop. Vocals fit great with the vibe, making them easy to follow and sing along too. For a band who has been around for 20 years, well… it is never too late to discover great jams."
(𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑆𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 1𝑠𝑡, 2016)

The 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 for Jesus' Son was shot under the blazing sun of Sardinia, at the beautiful Scivu beach in the southwest of the island, in July 2016.
It was Brian’s idea to choose this special location: “One day I found out about this festival that took place in Sardinia called Duna Jam, and it was really really small, like a hundred and fifty people with on the beach and the bands with play on the beach. I saw the location on YouTube, the sceneries are just mind-blowing! And I thought, THAT’s the place that we should film the video for Jesus’ Son.”

🎵 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟 '𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬’ 𝐒𝐨𝐧'
 https://bit.ly/3wNdSRt

Music video commissioner John Moule brought Placebo into contact with the director 𝑱𝒐𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒓 who wrote the script based on the wonderful ancient culture of Sardinia. “I had a phone call with Brian and we decided on a feel and an approach based on the idea I'd written, so it was a bit of both on this job,” remembers 𝑱𝒐𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒓. (𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡)

📌 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐎 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒' 𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐘 𝐉𝐎𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑 📌
Joe Connor takes a trip to Sardinia with the evergreen Placebo, and marks the band's 20th birthday with this uplifting rock workout radiating away-from-it-all summer vibes and, most importantly, acquainting us with the guys in the furry suits and the brilliant horned masks.
You can add this to a long list of estimable Placebo videos, but there's also something of Anton Corbijn's work with Depeche Mode in its cool mystery and use of locations.

Photo credit: Screebshots from the video / edit by Silke

📌 𝐉𝐎𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑 📌
"It was such a wonderful pleasure to help Placebo celebrate their 20th year in the industry by shooting this video with them. It was one of those special projects where the creative concept and the band really gelled. I wanted to make something arresting, energetic and bold for them, something that reintroduced them but in true placebo style; something that felt otherworldly, special and unseen.
"I won’t explain too much as I feel the joy of this video is in letting the images and the culture presented in this video wash over you but needless to say it was a wonderful shoot in Sardinia and I’ll be travelling back to document the characters depicted in the promo in further detail later in the year. I loved making this one.
"Massive shout out to the producer Dom at Shoot Sardinia and all his crew on the island that helped to craft such a lovely video and a wonderful experience. Major props."
(𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠, 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡 23𝑟𝑑 2016)
Besides the band playing with their feet in the sand all dressed in white the video features traditional characters of Sardinian Carnival.

📌 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒’ 𝐒𝐎𝐍 – 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 📌
The song was played live in 2016 to 2018, 94 times in total.
For the first time, it was performed on October 3rd, 2016 at Maida Vale Studios on BBC Radio 6 Music. The latest performance dates on July 13, 2018 at Sion Sous Les Étoiles Festival in Sion, Switzerland.

🎵 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐧, 𝟔 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐁𝐁𝐂 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝟔, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔
 https://bit.ly/3ew40oU

🎵 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬' 𝐒𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕
 https://bit.ly/3wKJcjP

🎵 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬' 𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐭.𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠, 𝟐𝟒.𝟏𝟎.𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔
 https://bit.ly/3xLEd3M
 
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