Orla Gartland has just released an alternative music video for her recent single More Like You. Orla explained in an Instagram post that there were two videos filmed for the single. The original idea Orla and director, Greta Isaac had for the video was actually set outdoors but because of poor weather, they filmed the indoor version first and then filmed it outside the next day. From there, they decided to go with the indoor version.
Explaining the decision, Orla said; “this was how @gretaisaac & I first imagined it, shot outside at golden hour. the forecast was grim for our first shoot day so we shot a plan B indoor version in a village hall – in the end we preferred that version.. idk, something about shooting the movement in a circle just felt right. the next day we shot this outdoor version in the field beside Gret’s family home & caught a rare moment of perfect sunlight on a freeezing december day.”
This new version still includes the wonderful choreography from Elan Isaac and dancer Hannah Hornsby. The outdoor element adds a completely new vibe to the whole video, the natural light, nature and middle of nowhere feeling you get create an almost cosmic experience as the two character’s mannerisms begin to match.
The upbeat folk-pop track, which came out on the 13th of January, tells the story of Orla’s insecurities and feelings of inferiority. It is about constantly comparing yourself to other people and not seeing that they also have their own set of flaws and insecurities.
Speaking about the meaning of the song with Golden Plec, Orla said; “More Like You’ was born from a petty friend jealousy I have for my best friend’s other best friend. She’s someone who I only ever heard good things about, someone I wanted to hate until I met her and – of course – I didn’t. I loved her,”
“When you don’t have much access to someone it’s easy to put them on a pedestal and forget that they have their own layered & complex life, you only see perfection. I became obsessed. I wanted to sing like her, I wanted to dress like her, I wanted to swap bodies with her Freaky-Friday style. So ‘More Like You’ is another song about identity, about yearning to switch lives with someone who makes it all look easy.”
More Like You is the second release of Orla’s yet to be named, upcoming debut album. Pretending is the first single that came out in October. The song is about the act people put up to impress strangers and how exhausting it is to be talking to people and have none of it is real. Talking about the song Orla said; “I wanted the heart of the song to feel like you’ve separated yourself from the group and cut away all the chaos around you, only to be left with your own voice.”
More Like You is available on all platforms, you can check out the alternative music video below.
