Firstly, here is a playlist of my 5 favourite music videos, as choosing just one was a tough decision!
The first is "Elevated" by State Champs. The video shows the band performing live and features cameos from lots of other artists on the same record label [Pure Noise]. I've chosen it as the video perfectly encompasses the atmosphere and culture associated with the pop-punk genre, and the video matches the upbeat, motivating lyrics, of finding where you belong and having a good time whilst you're there. Also it's ridiculously catchy.
The second is an acoustic track called "Drown" by Front Porch Step. I chose it as it is one of my favourite ever songs, and the simplicity of the video and lonely location enhances the power of the emotional lyrics. The track is widely renowned as one of the saddest songs in the genre, with raw emotion, "melancholy, tragedy, hopelessness and desperation" - but it tells Jake's story of heartbreak with passion.
Thirdly, Modern Baseball's "Your Graduation" is a narrative and performance based video that uniquely captures the tone and message of the music through a somewhat different style of narrative to represent a dysfunctional relationship at college. The video sees a different perspective of the performance style, where it is not played at a show but instead incorporated into the narrative- making for a very "fun-to-watch" video.
Mayday Parade's "Oh Well, Oh Well" is another one of my favourite songs but the video is very abstract, and is in the structure of a animated comic strip to detail the narrative. Being one of the most played songs on my iTunes (which should be considered a huge achievement), I feel the video leaves enough open to the imagination as to what the song means to an individual, but also creates a unique tale of two fictional characters in a battle for love, one of whom is based on lead singer Derek.
Lastly, Neck Deep's pop-punk anthem "A Part of Me" propelled them into stardom, with over a million views on the video now, which utilises location and narrative to match the meaningful and heartfelt lyrics. Relatively simplistic, the video relies on the act and the lyrics to convey the meaning of the song, which is done well in the picturesque setting.
As you can see my music taste is quite varied, and I'm open to and enjoy all forms and genres of music, it's my passion- hence, I'm looking forward to working with a talented artist/band that I could promote, and into exploring each of these genres through research and analysis.
I hope you enjoy my selection of tracks and I will continue to update this blog over the next year!
(My previous blog from AS level can be found here)
A great start to a good-looking new blog! Thanks for sharing such interesting videos. I know how hard it is to choose!
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