Ian Foster - An Open Letter From the Island video free download

A music video for the iTunes single version of "An Open Letter From the Island," featuring a few of the people and places that make St. John's - and Newfoundland - great.

Starring a big NL cast that includes Sean Panting, Sherman Downey, Matthew Hare, Jerry Stamp, Matthew Hornell, Roger Maunder, Lacy O'Connell, Joey Bennett and MANY more.

Purchase the song on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/open-letter-from-island-single/id407189703

A big thanks to all involved in this project - we really appreciate it!

Written and Performed by Ian Foster

© 2012 - IFMusic

Director - Andrew Winter

DOP - Alona Power

Lyrics:

I'm gonna tell you a few things

You may find hard to believe

I grew up with running water

and access to TV

And I've never fished from a fishing boat

Although I love the sea

Just a couple of things that you should know about me

I don't play the fiddle

and I don't drink everyday

These are all my original teeth

And I pay my own way

So don't ask me for an Irish song

Because they've all been overplayed

It's not the music I come from anyway

Chorus:

This Island's in my blood

I'm its biggest fan

But it's a private love

That so few understand

And I'm not what you expected

Because you didn't expect very much

I'm just here to put you and reality

back in touch

I've got a university education

I've probably read more than you

It's funny you think we're backward

It's such a backward sort of view

Or that we all just mess around

We were probably making fun of you

Just a couple more things I hate to tell you are true

People ask me "Where's your accent?"

And I try to be polite

Even when they can't pronounce 'Newfoundland' right

And on Canada Day when you celebrate

We mourn those who died selflessly

At Beaumont Hamel, so we can all live in this land of the free

Chorus

Bridge:

We were all born orphans here

We were all born without love

So we learned how to love ourselves

And we learned how to rise above

So don't take this as patriotism

or as the words of a bitter man

I just know who I am

Chorus