"Titanically" Heather Rankin

** Nominated for a 2018 East Coast Music Award for Video of the Year ** The third single from Heather Rankin's debut solo album is "Titanically." Written by Rankin with David Tyson, the song was inspired by the 2013 auctioning of the violin played by Titanic bandleader Wallace Hartley as the famed ship was sinking. The violin, in a music case, was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, still strapped to Hartley's body, by the crew of the Mackay-Bennett Cable Ship. Hartley's body was taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia and then sent home to his family for burial, but his violin and case were sent directly to his fiancee, who had given the violin to Hartley, engraved with their names, as an engagement present. As no record of the violin leaving Halifax was archived with later Titanic research, Titanic scholars and enthusiasts debated for decades about what happened to Hartley's violin, whether it went down with the Titanic, or was lost or stolen between Halifax and Liverpool. It wasn't until 2006 that the violin came to light, when it was found in an attic in England. It went through a series of tests to authenticate it and was then auctioned off for 1.7 million dollars. It is the most expensive Titanic artifact to date. "Titanically" is told from the perspective of Hartley's violin, yearning to be returned to the man who loved and played it. The music video was directed by Thom Fitzgerald and is a fanciful exploration of the immortality of music, of the musician's spirit and of the enduring stories surrounding the Titanic. "Titanically" is produced by Doug Pettigrew of Emotion Pictures and directed by Thom Fitzgerald. It was written by Heather Rankin and David Tyson Heather Rankin’s debut solo album A Fine Line is AVAILABLE NOW on Cadence Music. Digital Download: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/a-f... Physical CD: MapleMusic.com http://bit.ly/1SHmS2P STREAM NOW: Spotify: http://bit.ly/1JW0mSA Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/a... Connect with Heather: On Twitter: @HeatherRankinMe On Facebook: /HeatherRankinMusic On Instagram: @HeatherRankinMusic On SnapChat: HeatherRankinMe Website: http://heatherrankin.ca Lyrics: (H. Rankin, D. Tyson) Dear Mr. Neptune I’m in a spot Don’t like your attitude If hell is all you’ve got I’m just a violin Why pick on me Some lowly instrument Abducted by an angry sea Behind your starry mask The power of your wrath I know There was some debt to pay I know It was overdue yesterday But couldn’t you think Of some more palatable way Toss me in a ten-foot wave Taunt me with an icy grave Grand finale, have me saved And sold to the lowest bid Pawned by a tin-eared kid Placed in a pile of dust Suffering chronic rust Playing a tawdry tune To an empty room Take me to the water’s deep I pray, I pray my soul to keep While you reign upon your throne I shall be among my own Strike up the quintet Captain says full steam ahead Fancy me Living Titanically Mozart and Gershwin We can match the mood you’re in Picture, we Living Titanically Jump through the portal Join in with the immortal You and me Living Titanically Carefree in laughter Happily ever after You and me Living Titanically