Andrew Bird

Another perspective of Paris, quite different than "Come Into My World", Andrew Bird performs "Spare-Ohs" through the streets of Montmartre, Paris. From the opening scene, Bird is in an apartment with a huge, open, side-hinged window; we immediately know that he is in Europe, and the grey sky gives us more reason to believe that he is in Paris. The slim alleys and cobblestone provide an interesting medium from which his voice and the guitar resonate. In one section, Bird walks behind a car and his voice temporarily becomes muffled. The neighborhood, Montmartre has a dream-like quality that is easy to translate into film. "Amelie" was filmed in Montmartre, as was "Breathless". By the reactions of passers-by, singing in the streets of Montmartre is nothing particularly unusual. There is something to be said for an urban space that provides mystery and surprise, with twists and turns. You never know what you'll find around the next corner.