Fun details from “The Man Who Loves You The Most” video by Zac Brown Band

This new Zac Brown Band video opens up with a relevant topic: Lockdowns due to COVID-19, setting up the rest of the video– a daughter watching old video clips of her and her father.

The daughter (as an adult) is played by actress Reilly Baker. The father (of grown daughter) is actor Corey Landis.

Reilly wears a thin necklace with a gold “R” around her neck as she watches the old videos.

She also attends SGU, a university that doesn’t seem to exist. Somewhere in Georgia, though.

The flashbacks featuring father and daughter are played by (unconfirmed so far) Eric Brunt and his daughter Reese Blunt.

The groom showing up later in the video is played by Will Houlihan, a writer/director (/actor?) based in California.

Zac Brown Band is signed on the BMG record label, which was at one point Sony/BMG, so that might be why Sony products can be seen throughout the video.

The video was produced by Black Coffee Productions, a company with a host of music video productions on their resumé. However, if you’re in the southeastern U.S. and need an amazing company to shoot your wedding, look no further than husband and wife duo Jordan and Beatrice of Foraged Films. PS. They use Sony cameras. 🙂

A pet peeve of mine happens at the end of this video. A crucial, CRUCIAL, part of the video is the text conversation between the daughter and her mother… and the conversation is covered by YouTube video recommendations! Come on, man!!! This simple thing almost completely ruins the power of the final shot… where we learn the father has passed away (or has he??), which is why the daughter is watching old VHS tapes.

For what it’s worth, here is the conversation between mother and daughter…

Mom: Hi sweetie, how are you doing?

Daughter: Hey Mom, I’m okay, just really missing dad right now.

Mom: I miss him too. Remember he’s always with you

*and yes, the mom did not end her final text with a . period 🙂

One may assume the father has passed away, but it also could be that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and has been self-isolating for an undisclosed amount of time, therefore he isn’t able to see his daughter or wife.

Follow these folks on their social channels:

ZBB Twitter

Black Coffee Productions Instagram

Reilly Baker Instagram

Corey Landis Twitter

Will Houlihan Instagram

Sony Instagram

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

Lake sunset in Nashville, Tennessee

I went over to Percy Priest Lake the other day around sunset for a couple of reasons.

  1. It was a not-freezing-our-butts-off day so I had to get out and do SOMEthing. If you didn’t know, Nashville (and the south) had a crazy cold, snowy week that seemed to last a year. It was picturesque all around town (from what I gather on the news, since I didn’t leave the house for many days!) but I, for one, welcome the sun back to Tennessee.
  2. I wanted to snap some photos at dusk, hoping to see birds and animals and nature things while I was out there.

Here are a few shots of the lake at sunset, I was amazing at the beauty of the sun reflecting off the lake, and even managed to capture some kind of bird swimming through the golden ripples of the lake. Hope you like these pictures!

-Out of the Wilderness

Bird, You Weren’t Made to Walk

I wonder if this bird ever thinks, “This kinda stinks, I can’t even walk.” Then from somewhere a voice says, “Bird, you weren’t made to walk.”

I really wanted to write about how I’ve had friends who only think of the disadvantages in their life but, just to be honest, most of my friends are the opposite. They are like this bird; not dwelling on what they can’t do, but thriving in their ability to fly.

I catch myself thinking things I don’t excel at: I’m not good speaking in front of crowds, I don’t like having to delegate, I can be air-headed, I’m not cool like Matthew McConaughey. These thoughts can be discouraging and I wish I could say that as soon as they enter my mind I kindly show them the door, but sometimes I dwell on them. Sometimes I like beating myself up over the things I can’t do, or the abilities I wasn’t born with.

Maybe this bird was born with two legs but something happened on the lake and now he just has the one. A glass half empty mindset says this bird would lose a race with a cheetah. A kangaroo can jump way higher. He can’t even walk, forced to hop on a single leg. But the beauty of this bird is that he wasn’t created to walk. He was made to fly.

Where in our lives do we excel? Those areas are probably the “wings” God gave you and me. Have you discovered what God has designed you to do yet? I’m not sure I have, but I hope one day for you and for me that we find our groove and we fly like this bird.

“I’m thankful for my struggle because, without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.”

Alex Elle

-Out of the Wilderness

Airbnb commercial… the “Landslide” song, and more!

Airbnb had an ad slot during the hometown dates of The Bachelor: Matt James (not that I was watching… I was definitely watching) and it stopped me in my tracks. Was it the ad itself, or the music that was so emotional, not sure?

Who sings this haunting version of the “Landslide”? Her name is Robyn Sherwell, and here is her longer version of the Fleetwood Mac song…

This song was used in another iconic ad, this one from Budweiser airing during the Super Bowl a few years ago.

Back to the Airbnb ad… from their official YouTube page, here is their description of the folks appearing in the ad:

Photographer Cole set out for the New England coast for a weekend of surfing and llama spotting with his wife and two daughters – it was their first trip as a family of four. Superhosts François and Ashley (a father-daughter duo themselves) set the stage for a memorable stay at their cozy cottage in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The family then visited Host Rob’s seaside apartment in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

AirBnb

Cole Barash, the photographer referenced above, has a portfolio of photos he’s take as a professional on his website.

Does the Airbnb commercial tug your heartstrings as I’m sure they are hoping for? Chime in below! Also check out other TV ad research here. You will love it 🙂

You can find more from Robyn Sherwell by following her on Twitter and Instagram. Also, why not go over to her website?

-Out of the Wilderness

Salt -N- Pepa “Shoop”…great song from the 1990s

OK, this is going WAY back but for those of you who haven’t heard (or listened to it in a while), take a few minutes to admire “Shoop” by Salt-N-Pepa, released 28 years ago (1993).

I heard it recently on SiriusXM’s 90s Channel and was reminded how fun and twisty turny the lyrics are. So much good rhyming and playing with words, it’s a great song that I sort of forgot to appreciate back when I was a young teenager just trying not to scuff up my Jordans. Or was it my Deion Sanders shoes? I can’t remember.

This song sample’s a portion of The Ikettes from 1962.

Listening to this song reminded me of when we could just have lighthearted fun, even lighthearted music, that wasn’t so polarizing. Maybe we can get back to a country where things aren’t so divided and not everyone is offended. Hey, maybe music can even be the thing that brings us back together!

-Out of the Wilderness