Norma Tanega - short film

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • Short filmstory about Norma filmed in 2011 with the intention of doing a longer documentary. Norma passed away before we could pick up the project again, so this is all that we've got. This was edited and uploaded in 2019 to celebrate Norma's Supernova exhibiition in Claremont, CA. For those who have commented about the music in the first couple of minutes, that is Norma's track "Air Hymn" from her album with John Zeretzke.

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  • @ericat1934
    @ericat1934  3 года назад +18

    ruclips.net/video/pxfVsqmF1Fc/видео.html This is Norma's track used in this short film.

    • @lesglobe-issberni8755
      @lesglobe-issberni8755 3 года назад +2

      Thank you, what a beautiful movie, I was looking for sounds from Norma's latest musical projects, it's a great piece of information, big hug from Argentina

  • @PaisleyPatchouli
    @PaisleyPatchouli 16 дней назад +5

    There are certain songs from the 60s, like Norma Tanega's 'You're Dead' or Vashti Bunyan's 'Train Song' and 'Winter Is Blue', or maybe 'Society's Child' by Janis Ian and 'Dominique' by Sister Anne that capture the spirit of the 60s like nothing else. I'm so glad that they had their moments in the light. Bless them all...

  • @taylordaukas
    @taylordaukas Год назад +28

    Tears of joy getting to watch this today! Norma has been my favorite musical “discovery” of this year for me. Wish I had heard her sooner. I feel so inspired by her music and her generous and creative life apart from the industry.

  • @edmund0014
    @edmund0014 4 года назад +44

    Thank you, I was saddened that she died yesterday.

  • @pretorious700
    @pretorious700 4 года назад +47

    She was an amazingly talented and evolved person. I remember "Cat named Dog" from my youth. Something about that song moved some gears way back in my young brain.

  • @debkolodny3103
    @debkolodny3103 3 года назад +38

    My dad's name was Sidney Kolodny. (He passed 5 years ago.) He was a musician. I don't know if he drove a cab in the 60's, I was too young to be attuned to that, but he could have. Does anyone know more about this part of Norma's story?

    • @senluz9840
      @senluz9840 2 года назад +3

      I hope you find out!!!

  • @matthewcooper3535
    @matthewcooper3535 4 года назад +41

    I CAME LATE TO THE PARTY .
    BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
    THANKS NORMA ❤️

  • @cancelallwokeymcwokefaces7547
    @cancelallwokeymcwokefaces7547 3 года назад +19

    Never has a track like "You're Dead" ever fitted so perfectly with a movie and TV show (what we do in the shadows) Thank you Norma.

  • @tomdale1313
    @tomdale1313 Месяц назад +2

    always upbeat listening to walking my cat named dog...thxs for sharing...

  • @thefolkloreof
    @thefolkloreof 4 года назад +29

    It knda made me cry... I found out about her music 2 days ago and found out today she died on December 29th, 2019. Sad shit... sad shit to have lost one of the greatest.

  • @corinnamuller7452
    @corinnamuller7452 5 лет назад +65

    What a lovely little film about Norma! Hope you get to make the longer documentary about her some time.

    • @ericat1934
      @ericat1934  5 лет назад +5

      Thank you Corinna!

    • @paulgentile1024
      @paulgentile1024 3 года назад +2

      she seems pretty hip for sure..😎

    • @dntskdnttll
      @dntskdnttll 3 года назад +1

      Agreed! Would absolutely love to see more on Ms Tanega! Total legend. r.i.p.

  • @markward5724
    @markward5724 3 года назад +11

    I've been crying non-stop the last three years. Today I was ready to really break down until I saw this. It made me feel better when I was adopting "you're dead" because I am out! I am grateful to share some tears for Norma. I was predestined to see this, and the other thing that I now know of.
    Thanks for putting this up

  • @jonathanmitchell9886
    @jonathanmitchell9886 26 дней назад +1

    A genuinely overlooked songwriter. I defy anyone not to love "A Street That Rhymes at 6AM."

  • @jwidget
    @jwidget 3 года назад +16

    Thank you for making this beautiful filmstory on this wonderful artist. Her bright spirit and humble love of art is so inspiring!

  • @brendangilmore4297
    @brendangilmore4297 3 года назад +5

    I never even knew about this woman till today. She sits very comfortably in my head alongside Joan Baez & Donovan

  • @VeStran
    @VeStran 5 месяцев назад +2

    Жизнерадостная и позитивная Норма...

  • @tomthumb3130
    @tomthumb3130 4 года назад +11

    What a Beautiful Soul. That smile and laugh is contagious

  • @BrendaBoykin-qz5dj
    @BrendaBoykin-qz5dj 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you,Erica. Lovely tribute to Norma.🔥⭐⭐🔥

  • @lizerattttttiiiiiiiiii
    @lizerattttttiiiiiiiiii 4 года назад +4

    I love that her voice still had the same vibe.ugh she was so happy. ✨😍✨😍✨

  • @paulenean5813
    @paulenean5813 3 года назад +4

    No stranger am I is such a lovely track. It is one of my favorites from her album. Rest in peace Norma. thank you for posting this video of her :)

  • @SLOVoyeur
    @SLOVoyeur 3 года назад +6

    Well, at the very least, you captured her essence and joy for living. This brought me to tears.

  • @tuskedbeast
    @tuskedbeast 3 года назад +3

    Just found out she's passed away. Gutted. Your edit is very good, and I and probably others would watch your unedited footage hungrily.

  • @sharonyearsafter2767
    @sharonyearsafter2767 4 года назад +9

    I love that she was always happy. What a great attitude of life.

    • @pretorious700
      @pretorious700 3 года назад +3

      No one is "always happy". A lot of creativity and understanding comes from the journey to and from happiness. You swim because you don't want to drown.

    • @HarryNilssonCatalogue
      @HarryNilssonCatalogue 2 года назад +1

      @@pretorious700 Way to spoil the milk

  • @donnaking5517
    @donnaking5517 3 года назад +4

    The lyrics she wrote to a J. S. Bach piece ate exceptional. Dusty recorded.
    Go softly goodbye
    Life is like an empty dream
    Lost in the sky
    I see through my tears
    The sadness of years
    The shadows of happiness passing
    I will miss the sun when you go
    I will miss the mornings of laughter and tears
    Your hello and more than this as you go
    Gone is the light from the day
    Gone is the pleasure of night
    And when you go no more welcoming love
    Or a dream
    So goodbye my love
    Goodbye
    So my love
    Go gently goodbye
    Memories of loving you never will die
    My longing will pass
    My loving will last
    The whispers of time never dimming
    I will miss your touch when you go
    I will miss the wonder of magical love
    As it grows and more than this when you go
    Gone is the warmth of your smile
    Now is the coldness of snow
    Gone when you go is the welcome of love
    And the dream
    So goodbye, my love
    Goodbye

    • @maddannafizz
      @maddannafizz Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing the lyrics x

  • @SidewaysBurnouts
    @SidewaysBurnouts 2 года назад +3

    she is great. what a trip. she deserves a bio pic.

  • @FelicityRando
    @FelicityRando 9 месяцев назад

    As many of you, I'm here because "What we do in the shadows". I will be forever thankful for this discover. Go, girl.

  • @fieldengrey1
    @fieldengrey1 2 месяца назад

    Thank you! Seeing her beautiful face, which is beautiful because of the ease and peace she exudes, and hearing her laugh has me falling even deeper in love with her and her works!

  • @GratefulZone
    @GratefulZone 4 месяца назад

    This is fantastic! I’m new to Norma as of today! This needs to be two hours longer!!!

  • @tammyharrison1769
    @tammyharrison1769 2 года назад +2

    She looked like a very happy lady and always busy, many talents.

  • @jordillobettorres
    @jordillobettorres 4 года назад +7

    What a treasure. I love it, thank you. RIP Norma

  • @johnlargan6045
    @johnlargan6045 4 года назад +2

    Wow! She was such a unique and vibrant woman. Very artistic and creative. This short film made me want to see a full-length documentary about her.

  • @LaRusso
    @LaRusso 3 года назад +4

    Amazing voice and infectious smile. May she RIP.

  • @IYAMNI
    @IYAMNI 4 года назад +6

    Wow. I just found out about her. Heard her song used as the opening for "What We Do In The Shadows" and I thought it was some new artist. When I found out it was recorded in 1966, I had to look her up. What a fascinating and spiritual person. There is something timeless in her songs and her voice. RIP.

  • @gavry3
    @gavry3 4 года назад +15

    You should release this in tribute to her! RIP!

  • @Theomite
    @Theomite 3 года назад +3

    I didn't even know she existed until this year and I'm pissed at all the time wasted not knowing about her while she was here.

  • @maxramsden7246
    @maxramsden7246 5 лет назад +13

    This is brilliant, Erica! Thanks for sharing, really hope you manage to make the full length! Inspiring!

  • @dantedowney
    @dantedowney 2 года назад +2

    Love this! She is so talented and seems so joyful in every video she’s in. So glad you made this!

  • @dennishadley9151
    @dennishadley9151 4 года назад +3

    I miss Norma. I feel like I knew her as a friend through her BEAUTIFUL music. My fantasy is to have played accordion on Cat named Dog. Thanks for posting this.Be Safe👍❤️✌️

    • @davidjacobs2871
      @davidjacobs2871 3 года назад

      You do know that is a harmonica on that track right?

  • @MrElliotc02
    @MrElliotc02 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for putting this up. I really liked Norma, her songs and smile. Rest in peace...

  • @blankagwenyver8260
    @blankagwenyver8260 3 месяца назад

    Just found out about this beautiful talented fantastic artist woman. Beautiful soul amazing music. May she rest in peace. Glad i came across her. Better now than never. ❤❤❤❤

  • @blackbird5634
    @blackbird5634 3 года назад +1

    Just lovely. Simply lovely. What joy and beauty.

  • @captainarcher2
    @captainarcher2 4 года назад +3

    Fantastic to see her still rocking !! I love her song "You're dead!" Now it's the Theme song for "what we do in the shadows on FX. It is a very catchy tune and I really love it !

  • @AndrewSilverman-m8m
    @AndrewSilverman-m8m 5 месяцев назад

    Cannot stop listening to her music. Truly wonderful voice and creativity.

  • @monikazoidberg
    @monikazoidberg 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for sharing! Norma is amazing 🖤

  • @royjones5790
    @royjones5790 4 года назад +1

    Shared this with several other "What We Do in the Shadow Fans". Thanks for capturing the bit you did!

  • @guswanner3247
    @guswanner3247 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Erica T. for sharing this with us.

  • @68PieceDrumKit
    @68PieceDrumKit 5 лет назад +14

    Special lady. 👏👏

  • @sergiolobato1798
    @sergiolobato1798 17 дней назад

    So sad that I never knew of her music before! Im asddicted now!

  • @gregm9230
    @gregm9230 4 года назад +3

    Just recently discovered you. Love you, Norma! Great to see you're still smiling...

  • @apatia29
    @apatia29 5 лет назад +4

    She looks so happy; love her! 💕

  • @roxycruz8121
    @roxycruz8121 2 года назад +1

    Hi Erica!!! Thank you for making this short film. I was just learning one of Norma's songs and then came across this super important video you made. Then I was even more stoked to discover it's you who made it!!! Miss you, Erica. Thank you

  • @bergstep
    @bergstep 4 года назад +2

    Nice! Wish I had the opportunity to have met Norma.

  • @davidcutts9079
    @davidcutts9079 4 года назад +2

    Glad you used Nurse With Wound for the soundtrack in your Norma T. movie! Awesome!

  • @haleyheynderickx
    @haleyheynderickx 4 года назад +20

    Thank you from the moon and back for sharing this. Erica, would there be any way to reach you and ask you about your experiences with Norma?

    • @benschnier9833
      @benschnier9833 4 года назад +5

      Haley! It makes me so happy to see you love Norma too :) You and her are two of my favorite artists! She has inspired me so much, and so have you and your music!!! Really was the nicest surprise scrolling down and seeing your comment. Stay well, and thanks for all of your lovely tunes and all that you do! :)

    • @GrandpaEggMusic
      @GrandpaEggMusic 2 года назад

      Curiosities about a genius musician, from fellow genius musician 💜

  • @alexisvni
    @alexisvni 4 года назад +1

    So beautiful, thank you!

  • @TheJUGGERNAUT987
    @TheJUGGERNAUT987 3 года назад +1

    thank you for this short film and normas testaments

  • @peppersander2457
    @peppersander2457 3 года назад +1

    This was great, thank you for posting Erica T :)

  • @EVENMETAL
    @EVENMETAL 2 года назад +1

    Great film!

  • @shamitbikramshah8577
    @shamitbikramshah8577 2 года назад +1

    Proof that art is forever

  • @barcelonaandbeyond
    @barcelonaandbeyond 3 года назад +1

    Thanks, Erica. You made my day.

  • @rj11peter
    @rj11peter 4 года назад +2

    Very underrated artist.

  • @MartinRadio2
    @MartinRadio2 2 года назад +1

    so inspirational

  • @mcbillygoat
    @mcbillygoat 4 года назад

    Norma gets more amazing the more you discover her work.

  • @mickeymcnaughton2555
    @mickeymcnaughton2555 3 года назад +1

    A person who seemed to very much love art and creativity. Little widely known about the spiritual philosophy she adopted and expressed, it would seem. By appearance she appears to have been a humble person. Interesting to note that she had many Dusty Springfield albums (out of admiration for Dusty Springfield's performance and the memory of their personal association, I guess) but Norma appeared content just having one tattered album cover and record mixed up amongst all of the others in her collection. Perhaps her humble disposition held her back a little with regard to her musical skills and talents. Who knows? A cat called dog song will always be associated with Norma and it's unlikely that anyone else could successfully produce their own rendition of it. By many accounts she led a full and contented life. R.I.P Norma Tanega.

  • @SandraWade666
    @SandraWade666 3 года назад +1

    Wow. I only just discovered her. What an incredible talent

  • @GrahamJamesMcKenzie
    @GrahamJamesMcKenzie 3 месяца назад

    What she does in the Shadows, is enlightening to me🌞🙏🏼

  • @flowerfairies4685
    @flowerfairies4685 4 года назад

    her smile and her hands...there is something about them that make me so happy

  • @Corneja666
    @Corneja666 3 года назад +1

    She created one of the most catchiest intros of all time. You’re dead

  • @GaryAa56
    @GaryAa56 3 года назад +1

    What an incredible person! I wish I knew of her sooner!

  • @alishsh
    @alishsh 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Norma for touching my heart

  • @ulrikeallendorfer3715
    @ulrikeallendorfer3715 4 года назад

    I love her, thank you so much for sharing.

  • @markboone1043
    @markboone1043 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this.

  • @eeanditto9156
    @eeanditto9156 10 месяцев назад

    She seemed cool, disappointed to just now find out about her. Her songs go hard fr fr. Gonna be blasting a few of these for a good while.

  • @ericowensnyc
    @ericowensnyc 4 года назад +2

    What I love about her is she’s not overproduced.....abit off key and frankly can’t really sing but it’s so charming. 🥳

    • @ragismrotzrochen5776
      @ragismrotzrochen5776 4 года назад +2

      That's exactly what many modern singers lack. Give five years of practice and you can sing as well as the biggest pop star singers. But being on key with a full, rich tone and doing lots of fancy ornamentations is veeeeeeeeery boring. And it all means nothing if you just don't have this mysterious thing some call soul, mojo or whatever. That's why Bob Dylan slurring words and not hitting notes is one helluva lot better as a singer than Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande etc.

  • @williamwhite999
    @williamwhite999 3 года назад +1

    One immensely talented human beings

  • @DanFiebiger
    @DanFiebiger Год назад

    "She's dead, but not out of this world!" Now that her song is being heard as the theme in the hit Vampire series, with help from her surviving friends and relatives, you guys could do a real expanded documentary introducing her history to many more of us. Keep her memory alive!

  • @cpking7
    @cpking7 9 дней назад

    "Shadows" led me to this ray of light that was Norma. I'd say RIP, but I think she's somewhere else now CIB - Creating in Bliss.

  • @MrCraigSwain
    @MrCraigSwain 5 лет назад +3

    Stunning!

  • @lizerattttttiiiiiiiiii
    @lizerattttttiiiiiiiiii 4 года назад +1

    Please put a video of her singing the full song!! Her voice is so beautiful!

  • @hanbear9
    @hanbear9 5 лет назад +5

    More, please!

  • @billyshakespeare488
    @billyshakespeare488 4 года назад

    Please release this, she was a special person.

  • @Misksound
    @Misksound 3 года назад +1

    what a rare gem of a human being :)

  • @funkadelphiarecords
    @funkadelphiarecords 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you, Erica T for making this special film. Can you help coordinate a possible reissue of her UK LP on Capitol, "I Don't Think It Would Hurt If You Smile?"

  • @roberthill8797
    @roberthill8797 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful.

  • @altfactor
    @altfactor 3 года назад

    I've never heard of her until just before I posted this comment!

  • @rawxtir
    @rawxtir 3 года назад +1

    Trying to find actual live footage (not lipsynching they used to make them do) and interviews of tanega .. where is the complete pieces of video featured here? Seems like there should be some good stuff somewhere, no?

  • @dennishadley9151
    @dennishadley9151 2 года назад +3

    I loved Cat Named Dog and the other tracks as well on her only album. RIP dear sweet lady .

  • @ifbridges
    @ifbridges 4 года назад +1

    Very cool - thanks!

  • @NekkidSnek420
    @NekkidSnek420 2 года назад

    What a groovy lady, indeed love is the vehicle by which we are about to apprehend total acceptance of our current mode of being

  • @Therealryuh20
    @Therealryuh20 4 года назад +3

    Norma, you have touched mine and many others hearts with your kindness and music. May you rest easy. You will be forever missed.

  • @teejtf8161
    @teejtf8161 2 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @rickyjeans2741
    @rickyjeans2741 5 лет назад +4

    incredible woman

  • @clerictamer
    @clerictamer 4 года назад +1

    I love this, thank you

  • @Trentberkeley86
    @Trentberkeley86 3 года назад +1

    Those are some great quotes.

  • @Augs0
    @Augs0 2 года назад +1

    Do you have the whole footage or a recording of her at the end of video performing the alt version of “Walkin’ my Cat name Dog?”
    ITS REALLY GOOD!

    • @cimmyjarter
      @cimmyjarter 10 месяцев назад

      I know. Sorry, but this is the worst "documentary" imaginable. At best a trailer for the real thing. I want to see her, not have snippets flashed before our eyes.

  • @camilelcoyne
    @camilelcoyne 5 лет назад +7

    What a wonderful project! Do you have a GoFundMe or Kickstarter or anything that folks could contribute to that would help the film get made?

    • @ericat1934
      @ericat1934  5 лет назад +5

      Thanks for checking in! Not yet, but I will let you know if we set one up.

    • @camilelcoyne
      @camilelcoyne 5 лет назад +3

      @@ericat1934 Awesome! Give me a shout when you do! :)

    • @chrismaclean4363
      @chrismaclean4363 5 лет назад +3

      I would be all over that! Great video as well!

  • @mirgrant
    @mirgrant 21 день назад

    Love her!

  • @ahousecatnamedmr.jenkins1052
    @ahousecatnamedmr.jenkins1052 3 года назад +1

    Jimmy Page constantly praises her guitar style and you can see a similar sound between them on Led Zeppelin III

  • @omaraljamal14
    @omaraljamal14 4 года назад

    This was a beautiful tribute. Happy to have learned about this Southern California artist. Sad to hear she's gone. Very impressed, and I mean that in the sense of moved and affected, by her wisdom in those quotes you feature. Does she have any other writings like these published anywhere?

  • @benschnier9833
    @benschnier9833 5 лет назад +9

    Does Norma have all these quotes written down somewhere? :) Anywhere I could see or find them?!

    • @ericat1934
      @ericat1934  5 лет назад +1

      I will check with her!

    • @mosesgarner2404
      @mosesgarner2404 4 года назад +3

      @@ericat1934 I was JUST wondering the same thing. Did you ever find out if she had those quotes written down somewhere? I would LOVE to read more.

    • @benschnier9833
      @benschnier9833 3 года назад

      @@mosesgarner2404
      "The true believer has the utmost faith in the continuing paradox of random occurrences."
      "Love is the vehicle by which we are able to apprehend total acceptance of our current mode of being."
      "Creation is the fullest attainment of our transient spirits within the scope of our unfathomable paradox."
      "Termination of our magnificent biological machines by inactivity of the brain will be called death... Death is a major occurrence in our continuum of life. Grief is a necessary function of life as is joy. Therefore, every action must be based upon wisdom and compassion, unaltered by the opinion of others"

    • @beckygrajeda2402
      @beckygrajeda2402 10 месяцев назад

      @Erica1934 Thank you for this beautiful film. Norma was a family friend and I spent many an afternoon at her home as a kid. I took art and music lessons with her, made apple pie one time. She was so wonderful. Her laugh was infectious, her art and music phenomenal. I miss her every day. It’s wonderful to be able to hear her voice and see her smile. ❤