Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
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"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" is a rock song by The Cardigans
. It was released as the second single from their sixth album Super Extra Gravity
in Europe in February 2006.
, last seen helming Madonna
's Hung Up
video, and Martin Renck, last seen directing the aforementioned first Cardigans single of the same album.
It starts with a scene of a woman sitting at an old table, opening a music box. As she looks inside, a crystal ball
on the table is shown with an image of five people holding hands at the table inside of it. The next scene shows Nina Persson
sitting at the table with a blonde, a redhead
, a brunette and a raven-haired
woman dressed in unusual clothing. The scene shifts to the woman from the beginning (the brunette) carrying furniture through a forest. Back at the table, she disappears, and becomes replaced with a male band
member, wearing similar clothing to hers. As the video goes on, the blonde is shown riding through the forest in a carriage driven by a hooded figure in black, also disappearing from the table and being replaced by a band member in similar clothing. The same thing happens to the redhead, who is shown constrained underwater in an algae-like fashion, and the raven-haired woman, who appears to be in a small boat in a lake, calling out for someone. The video ends with Persson at the table with the rest of the band, all of them now male and the women gone, holding hands.
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
. It was released as the second single from their sixth album Super Extra Gravity
Super Extra Gravity
Super Extra Gravity is The Cardigans' sixth album. It was produced by Tore Johansson who last worked with The Cardigans on Gran Turismo and since then with the band Franz Ferdinand. The album was released in Germany and Ireland on October 14, 2005 and in the UK on October 17, 2005. A Japanese...
in Europe in February 2006.
Track listings
- CD Single 1
- "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" - 3:37
- "Hanging Around" (Live in Kiev) - 4:33
- "Higher" (Live in Kiev) - 4:35
- CD Single 2
- "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)"
- "(If You Were) Less Like Me"
- Digital Single (released April 2006)
- "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)"
- "A Good Horse (Live at Bayview)"
Music video
The music video was directed by the Renck brothers: Johan RenckJohan Renck
Bo Johan Renck is a Swedish director of music videos, TV and film. He is an occasional recording artist using the moniker Stakka Bo.-Music videos:...
, last seen helming Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's Hung Up
Hung Up
"Hung Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was written and produced in collaboration with Stuart Price, and released as the first single from her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was...
video, and Martin Renck, last seen directing the aforementioned first Cardigans single of the same album.
It starts with a scene of a woman sitting at an old table, opening a music box. As she looks inside, a crystal ball
Crystal ball
A crystal ball is a crystal or glass ball believed by some people to aid in the performance of clairvoyance. It is sometimes known as a shew stone...
on the table is shown with an image of five people holding hands at the table inside of it. The next scene shows Nina Persson
Nina Persson
is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...
sitting at the table with a blonde, a redhead
Redhead
Redhead may refer to:* A person with red hair* Redhead , an album by Bleu* Redhead , a North American duck, Aythya americana...
, a brunette and a raven-haired
Black hair
Black hair is the darkest and most common of all human hair colors globally. It is a dominant genetic trait, and it is found in people of all backgrounds and ethnicities. It has large amounts of eumelanin and is less dense than other hair colors. Black hair is known to be the shiniest of all hair...
woman dressed in unusual clothing. The scene shifts to the woman from the beginning (the brunette) carrying furniture through a forest. Back at the table, she disappears, and becomes replaced with a male band
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
member, wearing similar clothing to hers. As the video goes on, the blonde is shown riding through the forest in a carriage driven by a hooded figure in black, also disappearing from the table and being replaced by a band member in similar clothing. The same thing happens to the redhead, who is shown constrained underwater in an algae-like fashion, and the raven-haired woman, who appears to be in a small boat in a lake, calling out for someone. The video ends with Persson at the table with the rest of the band, all of them now male and the women gone, holding hands.
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Singles Chart | 49 |