Rufus Wainwright – Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)

Labels: Rufus Wainwright
Number of Tracks: 1
Total Time: 3:03
Formats: Triple A, AAA, Non-Commercial, NPR
Available Date & Time: April 27, 2017 04:00 PM ET
Impact Date: April 28, 2017
Country: USA

Rufus Wainwright covers
"Signed Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours)"

In collaboration with The Art of Elysium and Elysium Bandini Studios

Song and video available April 28th

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright has teamed up with charity The Art of Elysium and its new fully philanthropic production company and video streaming platform Elysium Bandini Studios (EBS) to release a rendition of the Stevie Wonder classic, ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)’. Wainwright was asked to be a part of EBS’ video series tribute for The Art of Elysium’s annual fundraising gala, HEAVEN, which took place on January 7th and honored Wonder. In the series of ten short concept videos, artists ranging from James Franco and John Legend to Zoe Saldana perform a unique interpretation of the Stevie Wonder hit. Conceived by New York-based artist Andrew Ondrejcak, each video’s concept is radically different – for some, the song feels like a celebration of love, for some it’s a dance celebrated with family, to others, the lyrics feel vulnerable like a plead for affection. Based on the dance scene in Fellini’s 8 1/2 as well as the 1897 play "La Ronde" ("The Round"), Rufus’s chapter is titled Love and consists of two dancers who begin the video together then cycle through other partners until they find themselves together again. The video is one continuous shot without edit and as such is a simple, clear visual idea with a focus on the performer’s uniqueness.

"’Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)’ is one of the great happy/sad hits of all times," says Rufus. "If you listen to the lyrics they are both gloomy and touching, but with a really up melody. Unfortunately, it’s not a duality often mastered in this day and age," says Wainwright.

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