What the Water Gave Me

2012

Florence Welch

Music video
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The music video for ‘What the Water Gave Me’ intersperses footage of Florence + the Machine’s studio recording sessions with kaleidoscope shots of Welch performing the song, evoking the crashing of waves and reflective quality of water.

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Universal Island Records Ltd

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2012

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