DEF EARS

By Andrew Watters

January 20, 2021

RENÉ is a handsome young man from Minneapolis.  He and his stunning girlfriend ANGELA are in a relationship centered around music, in which each plays off the other's skills and abilities in a synergistic collaboration.  They are essentially each other's platonic ideal.  They get along great and clearly have a bright future together.

Lately, René has been distant, while Angela has been pressing for René to put a ring on it.  Finally he tells her: "sorry babe, this has been bothering me for a long time.  I cannot guarantee that we have a future.  I just am figuring out my life and who I am, and what I want."

Angela tells him she understands, but she is looking for marriage and cannot wait any longer (she and he are 35 years old).  They are each heartbroken, but each feels like this is the truth.

Fast forward a year.  René is a lounge singer struggling to make it.  Angela is in a successful girl group.  As a result of being exposed to massive numbers of men, Angela finally relents and starts dating someone else.  She and he hit it off, and fireworks fly.  Within six weeks they are engaged, with plans to get married within six months.

Meanwhile, René has been soul searching.  After some time apart, he realizes all the great things he loved about Angela, and one day he realizes that she is what has been missing from his life.  He calls her and says "Okay babe, I'm ready, just take me back."

Angela tells him no, which leaves René confused because she was the one who was pressing him for a ring.  But he realizes that he cannot blame her for moving on, and he wishes her the best.  He writes a song for her about begging her to take him back, but his tears falling on deaf ears.

The music video intercuts scenes of the relationship with René singing to Angela in an empty lounge.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY