Rene Magritte: Surrealist
Collection of works by Belgian Surrealist Rene Magritte (1898-1967) Music by Adam Lambert, *Mad World*. Lyrics: All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere And their tears are filling up their glasses No expression, no expression Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow No tommorow, no tommorow And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which Im dying Are the best Ive ever had I find it hard to tell you cos I find it hard to take When people run in circles Its a very, very Mad world Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy birthday, happy birthday Made to feel the way that every child should Sit and listen, sit and listen Went to school and I was very nervous No one knew me, no one knew me Hello teacher tell me whats my lesson Look right through me, look right through me
Video Rating: 4 / 5
My favorite painter…..thanks for sharing!!
@fullmoonG6…. ah, a gracious thank you…. I love this song too and it felt right to pair it with the *mad* artistic genius of Rene Magritte!
wonderful video ! I loveeeeeee that song !!!
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Hi ForPatti….Smile back to you.
Thank you…..I’m happy to know that you enjoyed this video.
Pretty! smile
Thanks bibkitty! Sweet comment, I’m glad to know that you enjoyed the video.
wow that was amazing, love it and how you put it to music too amazing
Thanks Saph….I’m pleased that you enjoyed the video. :^] Indeed Magritte did have a very unusual view of the world..
Very good! You matched Magritte’s unusual view of the world very nicely to the lyrics.
Thanks flybreath. I totally agree, Adam Lambert’s version of Mad World is fantastic. How sweet, I hope your sister enjoys the video.
oh absolutely
– love this version you found of ‘mad world’ – really fresh and sensitive rendition – my sis has been a magritte fan for decades, I’ll send in share 
flybreath, thanks. ……I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the video!
wonderful vid
5* fave 
Very interesting iris. I am familiar with those wonderful quotes. Yes, I also wonder about Magrittes passion for painting green apples.
I have read something to the effect…. the apple, in certain Magritte works, came to symbolize perpetual tension between the hidden and the visible…sustaining a sense of enigma that the painter prized above all else.
Quite intriguing…..
I’ve enjoyed discovering the magic of Magritte through you. I found these quotes of his which I find intriguing: “Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.” “If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.” I wonder if Magritte’s passion for painting green apples sprang from his dreams or arose from circumstances in his reality. In dream analysis, seeing green apples represents developing love or love that has yet to blossom.
Hi dnadsy52! I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the video. Yes, next time don’t miss the Magritte exhibit…..his magic is worth seeing up close. Thanks again d….it’s always wonderful to have your comments.
Big smile back iris. The images came first, though I have wanted to use this particular rendition of this song for some time…so happily they came together to complete this tribute to Magritte and his wonderfully creative works of magic.
Thanks so much iris, glad you are enjoying this video.
Hi starrynight003!! Your video always amazing and very beautiful…René Magritte: a show in spring in my nation, has not succeeded in seeing it and I have been sorry so much..I take comfort me looking at your excellent video..it won’t escape me the next one…Compliments, you have made me enthusiastic..Wonderful song *Mad World* I Love it..a thanks particular for you…..d.
Big smile. Sublime perfection once again. Question: which came first, the music or the images for this mesmerizing video?? I can’t help but imagine that in some dreamlike world that they grew out of one another simultaneously. Thanks for continuing to share your creative videos.