Written by Loud Women
Torontoâs Tyra Jutaiâs brand new conceptual EP You Werenât A Muse is inspired by Golden Age Hollywood actress, singer and sex symbol Mae West and her classic 1933 movie âIâm No Angelâ. Taken from the 6-track EP offering, Jutai just dropped the cinematic music video for âFridaâ.Â
As for the visuals for 'Frida' came about, Jutai saysÂ
âThe song âFridaâ was inspired by a beautiful woman who tried to hook up with my boyfriend while I wasnât around. I really fixated on the psychology of understanding going after someone elseâs lover. When I say âwere you tortured by the same things that I was, running around looking for love to stealâ, what I mean is that both Frida and I were lacking love and trying to find it where we could. In my case, I was lacking respect in my relationship, and in hers, I guess it could be lacking attention or affection. She was such a beautiful woman and so wild, just like me, even in the short amount of time I knew her, I knew we were similar. Itâs not really her Iâm shaming in the song, but rather my ex, like when I say I would have run off with his best friend, if he had one. In the end â of the story and of the song â I am thanking Frida for pointing out a world of trouble in my relationship that was bubbling below the surface, waiting for a catalyst to unravel it all. I am thanking her for being that catalystâ.
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As for the visuals for 'Frida' came about, Jutai saysÂ
âWe wanted to create a world in which time and space are irrelevant, kind of like in Wes Anderson films, where youâre never too sure in what time period the story is happening. The mint-room scenes with me as the gun-toting Tyra appear to be the movie being screened in the theatre, but it also represents the internal mental state of the Tyra in the audience. The peach-clad blonde in the back of the theatre is Frida, also played by me, which demonstrates the fluid nature of jealousy in love triangles. The video echoes the song lyrics in showing how Frida is really pointing out that someone who is ready and willing to cheat will do so. The video is inspired by the themes of jealousy, revenge, decadence, and decay from the song. I also love cinema and cinematic music, so it only made sense to shoot most of the video in an old theatre. I also love drag and camp and anything dramatic. To me it isnât over-the-top, itâs an outward manifestation of how I feel inside, and I think to convey those feelings visually to an audience, you have to go all out for a song like thisâ.
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