Analysing Music Videos

Analysing Music Videos

 

 

Music videos are sometimes very hard to get in terms of what they are trying to show or represent in a visual manner. Sometimes we may understand what the lyrics are telling us but the video may have nothing to do with the lyrics as they may be using a sub story instead of using the lyrics to illustrate what the artist or artists are trying to show. Music videos have always interested me, particular the way they are shot or the location but mainly the way they take the song and then try to tell it visually. For example below are some videos which i think are particularly interesting for mordern times. 

  

The video above is Avicii's song Wake me up. It is the offical video as there are other ones which are shown in the charts. It is currently in the top UK offical charts.(http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles).  
"Wake Me Up" (stylized as "Wake Me Up!") is a song by Swedish disc jockey (DJ) and music producer Avicii, which features uncredited vocals from American soul singer Aloe Blacc and work from Incubus' Mike Einziger. It was released in June 2013 as the first single from Avicii's full-length debut studio album, True, which is set to be released on 17 September 2013.The song achieved critical and commercial success internationally, peaking at number one in much of Europe and charting well in all of the English-speaking world. The song has been described as a "summer anthem" and, throughout the 2013 festival season, Avicii included it as part of the opening or closing sequence of his sets at EDC Las Vegas, EDC London, Tomorrowland, Creamfields and Electric Zoo.
Released - 17th June 2013
Format - CD and digital download
Recorded - 2012
Length - 4:09
Label - PRMD, Universal island
Writers - Tim Bergling, Aloe Blacc, Mike Einziger
Producers - Avicii, Arash Pournouri  

^{This is the CD cover. It is very simple, with a picture of Avicii with a olden looking effect with the title in big simple white writing and below the title is his personal label or artist sign.}












I personally love this song as it appeals to me, as the beat is catchy as well as the lyrics which i can really releate to.  I generally love this song and always listen to it to put me in a good mood.





 This is Ellie Goulding's song Burn. This song is currently in the top UK offical charts.
Burn" is a song recorded by English singer Ellie Goulding for Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song was released as the lead single from the reissue on 5 July 2013. It was written by Ryan Tedder, Goulding, Greg Kurstin, Brent Kutzle and Noel Zancanella, while production was handled by Kurstin and vocal production was done by Tedder.
The track received a mixed response from music critics, who praised it as "catchy" and noted it as one of Goulding's most "radio friendly" songs to date, while others felt it was not memorable. "Burn" earned Goulding her first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, selling 116,857 copies in its first week, the song held to number one position for three consecutive weeks. Elsewhere, it reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand.
An accompanying music video for the song, which premiered on 7 July 2013, portrays Goulding performing on an air field, and later being joined by her friends with lights in the evening.
"Burn" will be released Top 40 radio in the United States on 1 October 2013, and has sold 180,244 copies there, as of 4 September 2013.
Released - 5th July 2013
Format - CD and digital download
Recorded - 2013; studio at the Palms (Las Vegas)
Genre - Synthpop
Length - 3:48
Label - Polydor
Writers - Ryan Tedder, Ellie Goulding, Greg Kurstin, Brent Kutzle
Producers - Greg Kurstin, Ryan Tedder



















I love this song as it is catchy and puts you in a dancing mood. The video is very interesting and the concepts used in the video are very eye catching and it really illustrates the lyrics and what she is trying to sing. I personally feel this song appeals to me greatly as i love this type of genre of music but also the message the song sends which can be interpreted in many different ways to different people.




This is Katy Perry's new song Roar.This song is now at the top of the UK offical charts.
"Roar" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry and the lead single for her upcoming fourth studio album, Prism (2013). The song was written by Perry, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, and Henry "Cirkut" Walter."Roar" is a midtempo power pop song. The song made its radio debut on August 10, 2013 and was released onto iTunes, YouTube, and Amazon two days later. A lyric video was released the same day as its iTunes release. "Roar" has garnered positive reviews from music critics, some of whom compared it to her 2010 single "Firework". Others compared the song to Sara Bareilles's 2013 single "Brave". For the week ending September 14, 2013, "Roar" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Roar" also topped the charts in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Released - August 10th, 2013
Format - CD, Digital download
Recorded - 2013
Genre - Power Pop
Length  - 3:42
Label - Capitol
Writers - Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Henry Walter
Producers  - Dr.Luke and Cirkut



















I love this song as it very upbeat and catchy. This song is clearly trying to put across to people that you should be loud and speak up for yourself. Katy Perry's songs are known for their messages within the lyrics and videos. The song appeals to me as it is just a great song to listen to if you need some uplifting.




This is young guns song Bones.
Bones is the second album by alternative rock band Young Guns. It was released on 3 February 2012. The album was recorded at Karma Sound Studios in Thailand with former SikTh guitarist Dan Weller. The lead single from the album, "Learn My Lesson" was premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 13 October 2011 as his Hottest Record in the world. It was made available for download shortly after. In December 2011 a video was posted for "Brother in Arms". On 2 January 2012 "Bones" premiered on Daniel P Carter's Rock show on Radio 1. The album charted at no. 19 in the U.K. Album Chart. On 21 May 2012, the music video for their upcoming single "Dearly Departed", was uploaded to YouTube, with the single itself being released on 11 June 2012. On 13 July 2012, a teaser video for "Towers (On My Way)" was released on YouTube, signalling the release of the song as a single, which was on 27 August 2012. The music video for the song was released on 20 July 2012. On 22 October 2012, the music video for "You Are Not" was released. On 26 November 2012, "You Are Not" was released as a single. The album's title track was used as one of the theme songs for Wrestlemania XXIX.
Released - February 3rd, 2012 (UK)and september 4th, 2012 (US)
Genre - Melodic hardcore, post - hardcore, hard rock, alternative metal
Length - 38:53 - the song bones is 3:25
Label - Live forever (UK), Wind-up (US)
Producer - Dan Weller

 I love the song Bones on this album as it is a song that you can just rock out to, the lyrics are very simple and really appeal to the targeted audience. This is such a good song.