Thomas Dolby - Mulu The Rain Forest Lyrics






Mulu!
Mulu!

If I'm not sleeping
It's because I'm frightened
Of what I might find
Behind the curtain
There is a signal
There is a warning
I will not heed them
Before I hear the morning dew
That trickles down my window

Mulu!

The people of the rain forest
Believe in dreamtime
Real time inverted
Along a faultline
Below the surface
There is a sequence
There is a reason
For all the nightmares
For all this mayhem

Mulu!

The changes came before they knew
The keeper of the rain forest

Talk to me, Mulu!
Speak to me, Mulu!
Walk with me, Mulu!
Reach for me, Mulu!

Mulu!

The changes came before they knew
The seasons changed an hour too soon
The waters came before he knew
The prisoner of the rain forest





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  1. E.... H....

    Just WOW!

    E.... H....

    It was totally off the cuff. I was with Thomas shooting for something else, and he suggested we make a music video, if I have Mulu on my iPod.

  2. J.... ....

    War seiner Zeit Meilenweit voraus

  3. H.... ....

    Though the song is old, the clip is definitely not that much. Better late than never, I've always thought this song deserved a videoclip. I just wish there was some waterfalls, it's one of the first things that come up to my mind when I'm listening to this song

  4. y.... ....

    So powerful!!

  5. m.... ....

    great song, but the video could have been better

    m.... ....

    You're right. Thomas and I were getting drone shots for an unrelated project of his, and he decided on the spot he wanted to shoot a video for Mulu. So with no preparation, I had him lip sync to the song using my iPod, and we knocked it out in an hour using a GoPro and one other camera, no crew, no lights, and no budget. All things considered it came out OK.

    m.... ....

    Chad Johnson
    "ipod"?
    I'm confused 😕
    Didn't this song come out in 1984 on his album "the rare earth"? I'm pretty sure the ipod didnt make its debut until
    2001

    m.... ....

    This video was shot in 2012. They didn't have drones in 1984. Like I said, it wasn't planned. Thomas just had a crazy idea to improvise a video for Mulu the Rain Forest because we were in the Giant Redwoods and he thought they would go with the theme of the song.

    m.... ....

    Chad Johnson
    Ooooh! Now, I understand!
    Thomas is my favorite!!

  6. O.... S....

    talk to me mulu yesssss

  7. O.... _....

    Talk to me MULU....

  8. m.... b....

    This some trap gang type shit

  9. M.... ....

    Looks like Northern California Redwoods! I love Thomas Dolby! This is such a beautiful and sad song. Rain forests are being destroyed at an unprecedented rate in Indonesia for growing and harvesting cheap palm oil. The destruction of habitat is astounding, not to mention how it's releasing so much carbon into the atmosphere. Makes me want to cry.

    M.... ....

    I realize this is in Malaysia, not Indonesia. I just wanted to point out hat rain forests around the world are at risk, even ones that are protected. We must remain vigilant to protect them. What to do? Go to the Rain Forest Action Network to learn more.

  10. R.... H....

    one of my favorite Thomas Dolby songs

  11. c.... ....

    This looks like a video that was done recently. Doesn't look like a video that was done in 1984.
    This forest looks cool though.

    c.... ....

    +chadergeist Hi Chad, You are correct! Thomas hired me to shoot some footage for a short film he was making in 2012, and while we were shooting that footage he asked if I had Mulu on my iPod. I did, so we used that for him to lip sync to, and we basically improvised the whole music video on the spot.

    c.... ....

    Awesome! I love his music. One of my favorites of the 80's. I have his first 4 albums and hits on cd and the first 4 on lp too. Actually i am on his first album now in my cd player. Flying North is just going off.

    c.... ....

    Really wonderful video - and I love this story. Congrats Chad.

    c.... ....

    Awesome!! I wish more classic artists would do this! Commission someone to shoot a modern video for a classic non-single track... There's a market for it... Well at least the small Gen-X music geek crowd anyway. ;) Cheers mate beautiful beautiful video!!

  12. e.... ....

    I LOVE the music of Thomas Dolby!

  13. G.... G....

    Hi Chad, What a spectacular video. I came to it as a huge Thomas Dolby fan. I'm wondering whether this is the first time a drone was used in making a music video. Besides the breathtaking views, I like the special effects--hard work in the editing room.

  14. B.... ....

    Nicely done!!! Kudos on such a fine job it being an improvised endeavor. Can't tell one snit.

    B.... ....

    @Booger6995 Thanks a lot! I could have done a lot better with the aerial stuff these days!

  15. J.... N....

    clever pilots cap & goggles for the theme.  great vid :-) nice song

    J.... N....

    Thanks Jenni! It was a last minute idea to actually make a music video with Thomas.We were shooting aerial for a film he was making, when he asked if I had "Mulu" on my iTunes. Since I did we were able to lip sync the song and inprov a whole video.

    J.... N....

    @Chad Johnson Incredible…! I've loved the album since release. Found this on youtube tonight and thought 'this looks so fresh like it was just made', and I see it's from 2012..! It's beautiful.

    J.... N....

    @musiquenonstop Thanks! I was shooting stuff for Thomas' documentary he made about a lighthouse, and while we were in the forest he asked if I had Mulu on my phone. I happened to have it, so we just improvised a music video! It was kind of a moment for me. I've also had the album since it came out, and I was thinking to myself, "I'm making a music video with Thomas Freaking Dolby!"

    J.... N....

    That's great, Chad..! It's beautiful. Congratulations..!

  16. E.... ....

    This is a nice video for the song!

    E.... ....

    Thanks!

  17. b.... ....

    Very nice, i had this song in my head for some strange reason, was going to check it out on Spotify, then thought "Hmm, maybe someone has uploaded the track on Youtube".. Bingo.. song, *and* a new video!!, I bought the LP when it first came out, so was surprised TD had added a video so recently to go with the song. Nice job on the video. 

    b.... ....

    This music video was basically improvised. Thomas found me on YT ans I was following him around Northern California to shoot some aerial for his Invisible Lighthouse short film. We were in this great location with he trees and he asked me if I had an iPod with Mulu on it, and I did. So we just went for it. It took an hour to shoot, and weeks to edit. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  18. B.... B....

    Thank you for sharing your vision of the vastness of our existence. Mr. Dolby, you are a visionary and personal hero of mine.

  19. C.... J....

    It also happened that my buddy was renting Bill Bottrell's studio (built in an old school house) as a vacation rental near the first TD location in Albion. Bill produced TD's "Aliens" album (as well as Michael Jackson's Black & White, and Cheryl Crow's biggers LPs) So I was staying at Bill's place where the actual Tuesday Night Social Club was jammed into existence, You must search my video "Bill Bottrell is Awesome" to see what happened. Bill let us use his gear!

  20. C.... J....

    Yes it was a chance online meeting. he asked me a Q abut my AR Drone, and I answered not realizing who it was until I checked his Channel and saw it was the real TD! So I PM'd him. I was also good friends/bandmates with his old keyboard player from the late 80s. He hired me to follow him up the coast to grab shots for his "Invisible Lighthouse" indi film, and when filming he asked if I had Mulu on my iPhone, then we just started filming, and doing the close-ups with my EX1 I had in the car.

  21. M.... ....

    Wow! Thomas Dolby? At some point I switch from calling friends "dude"... and instead "sir"... Well Sir... very impressive. I still occasionally refer to attractive girls as Miss Sakamoto... and I mean that in a more complementary way then TD would realize. I bought that CD when it was $20+ for an import. Big fan...

  22. C.... J....

    Thanks!

  23. A.... M....

    Simply breathtaking in all aspects!! Adore this pertinent Song! One can hear Mr Dolby's pianistic prowess too! those last few Notes! The whole piece just flows over you! Excellent Vid too!

  24. C.... J....

    Thanks man! That's very kind. Yeah, I don't get around to DVXuser much these days. Been developing my aerial video skills as you see, and just doing TV ads and the occasional gear review. Check my "Aerial Video" playlist for some fun flying shots! Cheers.

  25. f.... ....

    chad...you are the master of everything you put your hands on. don't see you on dvxuser much anymore. you are one seriously talented dude!

  26. C.... J....

    Thanks man! Ooh, it's at 6,660 views! That's almost like the number of the Beast...

  27. C.... J....

    Thanks Brian! Agreed - that's a great interlude, and one of my favorite songs on one of my favorite albums. It was an honor working with Thomas, and the whole thing was spontaneously improvised!

  28. B.... T....

    2:36 one of the finest interludes ever written. Love ya TD. Cool video Chad.

  29. B.... G....

    Nice work All.

  30. A.... P....

    Great song

  31. C.... J....

    Yes it really is beautiful out here. Glad you liked the video! And thanks for commenting.

  32. B.... B....

    Awesome. I thought so. The forests there are magnificent. Thanks for the response.

  33. C.... J....

    This video was shot in the Rockefeller Forest in the Giant Redwoods of Northern California.

  34. B.... B....

    Was this shot in Northern, CA?

  35. C.... J....

    I velcroed it to the top of the quad, aiming up.

  36. B.... G....

    How did you get the camera mounted looking up?

  37. D.... ....

    Way to do HD aerial on a budget!
    .
    Good job Tom... Nice to see you rockin' the house at MoogFest, at least one of us walked away with a MiniMoog. lol There is always next year :)

  38. C.... J....

    Most of it was actually quite hard. With the camera pointing straight down, I can't use my FPV giggles, because (I tested it) I immediately crash. And sttanding 20 feet away (so I wouldn't be in the shot when I went high up) it was impossible to know when I was right over him. So I had him give me a signal to tell me, then I would fly up. At an unrelated shoot, I had my brother watch my FPV goggles as I flew line of sight, and he told me when I was centered on the subject. That's the best way.

  39. K.... H....

    Hey Chad...how did you monitor what you were shooting from the quadracopter? I've been thinking about doing exactly the same thing but can't figure out how to tell what I'm shooting.

  40. C.... J....

    I haven't used it, but nobody I know likes it. It's like Pro Tools in audio: It's not necessarily the best platform, but if you are in the industry in LA, that's what many places use. If you are a solo person I think Adobe Premiere is pretty rocking these days. I'm thinking of jumping ship to Adobe.

  41. T.... F....

    A friend of mine is a FCP master and also teaches it (a professor) and now is having to teach Avid and he so hates it. What do you think of Avid?

  42. J.... B....

    Fantastic

  43. B.... ....

    Great Job on the vid....To one of my favorite Dolby songs.....I had to have a fretless bass after this...

  44. w.... w....

    That's it! He is gonna check out all your vids on return home

  45. C.... J....

    Cool! If it's Final Cut Pro X I can't help you. I'm on FCP7. "X" is a whole new ballgame, and workflow.

  46. w.... w....

    Just shared with a friend directing a commercial in Tampa I happened to run into now at JFK on my return from Ireland. We're on the same plane. Small freaking world. He was blown away! Has Final Cut for me, that should fix the glitch.

  47. S.... M....

    Nice work Chad, I enjoyed that!

  48. M.... W....

    Humboldt County! A place that should be included on everyone's bucket list.. especially if they love enormous trees and lush forests :) Cool video, Chad!

  49. M.... L....

    yea, use to demo speakers with Airhead, great song for that. Most don;t know he programmed and performed the neat keyboard part in "Urgent" by foreigner.

  50. T.... K....

    Awesome! Way to go, Chad! Love every minute of it!

  51. C.... J....

    Awesome Mark! Google "She blinded me with Science" if you don't know Thomas Dolby.

  52. C.... J....

    Yes he's very happy with it. He was pushing me ad I edited it to make it "more trippy". I tried to oblige while still preserving the natural beauty of the Giant Redwoods.

  53. M.... L....

    Brilliant! Had to google Mulu after watching. The notification hit at 7:41pm... Thomas Dolby, YEA!

  54. C.... J....

    Sure share away!

  55. C.... J....

    Thomas wanted me to keep it private. It was supposed to be a promo for a PBS concert he's recording, but the concert has been delayed indefinitely, so he let me show it. I'm glad, because it's really hard to do something cool and not be able to show it! And I'm glad YT sends out notification when you switch a video from private to public. I thought I was going to have to make another video pointing to this one so my subscribers are notified.

  56. C.... J....

    Sure it's public. Share away!

  57. j.... ....

    I got a notification once you made it public.. So you have been keeping this a secret have you ?

  58. s.... k....

    i love it.. nice job can i share it is it public?

  59. j.... ....

    Chad you are the best

  60. P.... W....

    Superb! Excellent camera work! Great to see a video to this song finally. Thomas must be very pleased with the end result

  61. C.... J....

    Thanks Rick!

  62. R.... S....

    Awesome as always, Chad. You are becoming the go-to master of the quad copter!

  63. C.... J....

    Cool! I want it public. It's been private for a month and a half. So I'm glad to know you got notified. I was going to make a new video to upload just to point people to this video. Anyway, thanks man! Cheers.

  64. v.... ....

    I got an email at 130am aussie time. about 5 hours ago. If you want to keep it private you'll have to send you own emails out... and again well done!

  65. C.... J....

    Actually I did break one blade in the 2nd crash you see in the video. Nothing too bad though. I did crash 2 times, and used them both in the video. Hey, did you get an email notification of this vid Jon? It's been up a while, but "Private" and today I set it to "Public". I'm wondering if I need to make a little video to let my subscribers know about this video, or if YouTube actually sent out emails.

  66. P.... ....

    Beautiful!

  67. v.... ....

    Very nice Chad!!. Thats really confined and risky for your usual. Did you go through many blades?

  68. w.... w....

    Chad, one word, amazing! I have a lot too learn.