WATCH: New music video shot in Cavan released

Video for Declan McKenna's latest track, ‘Nothing Works’, filmed by Cavan's Finn Keenan.

A new music video for singer-songwriter Declan McKenna's latest track, ‘Nothing Works’ has just been released.

The song is from McKenna's third studio album, 'What Happened to the Beach?'.

Born north of London, and the youngest of six from an Irish background via Cavan and Cork, McKenna, whose paternal grandmother is a native of the Breffni County, still has cousins living in the Lavey area.

The video for 'Nothing Works was filmed by the award winning Cavan director Finn Keenan who, with cast and crew, commandeered the Imperial Nightclub as a backdrop.

The local Vincent's charity shop meanwhile came to the rescue to kit out and provide costuming for several of the extras, all of whom are local.

With plenty of familiar faces involved, McKenna said of the experience at the time: “A very unique vibe for a music video, which would normally happen in or around London, various places, which is not less fun but definitely you get more use to doing things that way.

“In Cavan it’s different, such good fun, very friendly, very open, very chatty.

“Everyone is positive to be around and just constant joshing around really.”

Listen/Download: https://declanmckenna.lnk.to/nothing-works

Pre-order the new album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’: https://declanmckenna.lnk.to/whttb

Lyrics to Nothing Works:

(Verse 1)

What’s the point Muffin

I don’t believe in nothin, anymore

You tell me I don’t relate to the kids no more

Now I feel like I’m letting them down

What’s the point running Not like I’m up and coming, anymore

So, what if they hear me on my bathroom floor

I’m sure they’re big enough now

(Pre-chorus)

But of course I’ll re-impore you, on the kind of nation that we have

You’ve either been on your own too long

Or it just feels like that (just feels like that)

So tell me if I’m stuck or moving on up

That’s a conversation to be had

Have I been living on my own too long

Or does it just feel like that

(Chorus)

When I sing the song and you didn’t like the verse

I try to fix myself but nothing works

I sing the song and you didn’t like the words

I try to fix myself but nothing, Nothing

(Verse 2)

What’s the point Martin

Don’t you be starting, anymore

They told me I was the fat cat kid for a minute

but they’re the ones who are doing us proud

What’s the point running

Not like I’m up and coming, anymore

So what if they hear me singing “I love war”

I’m sure they’re big enough now

(Pre-Chorus 2)

But of course I re-implore you, on the kind of nation that we have

You’ve either been on your own to long

Or it just feels like that (It just feels like that)

So tell me if I’m stuck or moving up

Now that’s a conversation to be had

Have I been talking to myself all long, or do I just sound like that

(Chorus 2)

When I sing the song and you didn’t like the verse

I try to fix myself but nothing works

I sing the song and you didn’t like the words

I try to fix myself but nothing works

I feel wrong, I feel rehearsed

I try to fix myself but nothing works

I sing the song and you didn’t like the words

I try to fix myself but nothing, nothing

Nothing x8 Works

(Instrumental)

(Pre-Chorus 3)

But of course I’ll re-implore you, on the kind of nation that we have

You’ve either been on your own too long,

Or it just feels like that (It just feels like that)

So tell me am I stuck or moving up,

Now that’s a conversation to be had

Have I been talking to myself so long,

Or do it just sound like that

(Chorus 3)

When I sing the song and you didn’t like the verse

I try to fix myself but nothing works

I sing the song and you didn’t like the words

I try to fix myself but nothing works

I feel wrong, I feel rehearsed

I try to fix myself but nothing works

(Outro)

I sing the song and you didn’t like the verse

I try to fix myself but nothing

Nothing x10