Analysing 5 Pop Music Videos
Just by Radiohead
This is one of my favourite music video's to watch purely because it's so simple but really gets you thinking at the end of it.
The video includes:
-close ups
-pan
-extreme close ups
-low shots
-high angles
-birdseye view
Close ups are used in the video so you can see the band/actors in detail.
Pan is used to follow the actor as he walks down the street.
Extreme close ups are used to show the band in more detail than a close up would.
Low shots are to make the people in the video appear larger than they actually are. Maybe to make them look intimidating or powerful.
High angles are used when the lead singer of the band looks out the window of the building. Maybe this is to emphasise how high up he is in the building, or it could also make the people down below look small and vulnerable.
A birdseye view shows everything from up above.
Violet Hill by Coldplay
I thought i would watch one of Coldplay's latest videos as they are the band i'm doing my research on. I will also be using one of their songs for the music video i will be making.
The video includes:
-close ups
-low angles
-slow motion
-extreme close ups
Close ups are used in the video so you can see the band/actors in detail.
Extreme close ups are used to show the band in more detail than a close up would.
Low shots are to make the people in the video appear larger than they actually are. Maybe to make them look intimidating or powerful.
High angles are used when the lead singer of the band looks out the window of the building. Maybe this is to emphasise how high up he is in the building, or it could also make the people down Slow motion is used as the band walk past so that you can see them individually.
Common People by Pulp
I've always really liked this song but never really looked at the video properly, so thought i would.
The video includes:
-close ups
-extreme close ups
-pan
Close ups are used in the video so you can see the band/actors in detail. In this case it's also so you can see the people in the video dancing.
Extreme close ups are used to show the band/actors faces in more detail than a close up would.
Pan is used to go past the houses in the video.
Thriller by Michael Jackson
I know that Thriller is one of the most popular pop videos of all time. It is said to be the greatest pop video ever made, so i thought i'd take a look.
The video includes:
-two shot
-pan
-close ups
-high angle
-extreme close up
-zoom in
A two shot is used as Michael Jackson and an actress who plays his girlfriend, speak to each other.
Pan follows the couple as they start to walk down the street, at the same time using a close up to capture them.
Close ups show Michael Jackson singing and show him in more detail.
High angle shows the zombies as they start to walk down the street.
A high angle and close up show all the zombies including Michael as they start to dance.
At the end of the video, the camera in extreme close up, zooms in on Michaels eyes.
Wonderwall by Oasis
I chose to look at Wonderwall by Oasis because it's a song that never seems to grow old, just like the video.
The video includes:
-extreme close up
-close up
The video starts off with an extreme close up on an Oasis LP.
A close up is then used to show one of the lead singers sitting playing the guitar.
Extreme close up of a violin being played.
The whole video consist of close ups which show the band in better detail.
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Assessment Targets.
- Try and find out a bit more about the age of Coldplay's fans
- Try and find more photo's of Coldplay's fans
- Look at more demographics
- Try and find more photo's of Coldplay's fans
- Look at more demographics
1500 word essay.
My chosen brief is a music video, with the song The Scientist by Coldplay playing on the video. I chose this song because the lyrics have a lot of meaning behind them and because of this i could make a story to go along with the lyrics in the song.
I find that the song is quite emotional also so the video I create can be deep and meaningful. I chose Coldplay as the band always write lyrics with meanings rather than the music itself. By doing research I found out that The Scientist is one of the top 100 greatest songs, so this also helped me make my final decision, knowing that other people enjoy the song.
The message of my video is just about how time passes by so quickly and the change in generations. I'm going to make a storyline to go along with my video so that this catches the viewers attention and keeps them hooked on watching the video that I have produced.
My research included looking at the ages of people that enjoy Coldplay's music and having to research their demographics.
I learnt from working in a group last year that I prefer to work alone at my own pace so that is what i will be doing when i'm working on the music video this year. As part of a group last year i didn't get to spend as much time using the camera as i would have liked to, as i'm working by myself this year i will be able to as often as i want to.
For my research, I looked at demographics to see how old most of Coldplay's fan base is made up of. I found that most of Coldplay's fans were surprisingly aged between 12-17, whereas I thought because of looking at photo's of fans at Coldplay's events that they were mostly aged between 20-30. I then decided to see what gender listened to Coldplay the most and found that 52% of Coldplay's fans were male whereas 48% of Coldplay's fans were female. This suggests that Coldplay's fans are sort of split down the middle, as the demographics were almost 50/50. So there is really no preference to Coldplay from just mostly one gender.On Myspace, Coldplay has 444,965 fans, followed by another 293,283 fans on Facebook. Both social networks show a mixed range of all ages, as young as 15 to as old as 40.
When looking at a Coldplay fan website, i noticed that there was three songs by Coldplay that had been put up for Coldplay fans to listen to.
These three songs were:
Viva La Vida
Violet Hill
Fix You
You would think that Viva La Vida and Violet Hill, being the two latest songs produced by Coldplay, would be popular and the most listened to. However, 153,709 listeners listened to Viva La Vida, 164,028 listeners listened to Violet Hill and 420,908 listened to Fix You. Fix You being one of their older songs.
This information suggested that Coldplay's fans prefer to listen to Coldplay's previous songs/albums and that maybe the new sound that they have produced is not what they expected from the alternative rock band.
I looked at some Coldplay blogs after this so I could get more of an idea of how old most of Coldplay's fans are, what surprised me was what I had thought along was proved right by the blogs, fans seemed to be of an older and more mature age such as 20's to 30's, with little said from 12 to 17 year olds.
Looking at The Scientist, the whole video is based on Chris, the lead singer, going back in time and changing things. During this he had to learn how to lip sync the song backwards. This is not something i would want to include in my video but was definitely something that interested me and wanted to make me look in to it more.
Looking at photo's of the fans I found that they also seemed to be of a more mature age. I looked at photo's of fans in queue's waiting for Coldplay to come for signings and I also looked at the faces of people who stood amongst thousands at Coldplay concerts. From looking at these photo's most of the fans in them, appeared to be around 20 to 25.
I then decided to send out a questionnaire to people around my age seeing as the demographics suggested Coldplay fans were aged from 12 to 17. I asked ten 17 year olds, if they enjoyed Coldplay's music to which only three of them replied saying yes. I was surprised to see this seeing as the demographics said otherwise but it only supported my thoughts even more that Coldplay's fans are made up of an older age. This research helped me to realise that I will set my target audience for a more mature age group.
I looked in to the history of Coldplay's music, to find that most of their fans said they enjoyed their first album, Parachutes, over the albums that followed after this. It was suggested by some fans in certain blogs that the reason for this was that they had produced a fresh new sound at the time.
I also looked in to the history of alternative rock music and the bands that Coldplay are compared to such as U2, Travis, Keane and Radiohead. The fans that listen to bands such as u2 etc, also seem to enjoy Coldplay's music as they appear to have a similar sound and state of mind behind the lyrics they produce. U2 are a band that have been around through different generations and no matter what sort of music they produce they always seem to have a large fan base supporting their ideas and sounds. As Coldplay are compared to u2, this information suggested that Coldplay might have similar supporting fans who will also support them as much as u2's fans do so.
This research shows me that my potential listeners will also be fans of other bands such as u2 and radiohead.
Coldplay's competitors are most likely to be new, young and upcoming bands. Most new bands have their own style of music and a unique sound so this is what Coldplay will be competing against. They have recently brought out their new album Viva La Vida with a different and fresh sound. They have to make sure to produce music that fans of all ages can enjoy, so far their new album is doing well, selling 300,000 copies in the first three days it was released. By joining up with people such as Kylie for their 2009 album, this will promote Coldplay and bring them more fans. Also, as well as Coldplay fans buying their albums, Kylie Minogue fans will be too.
Coldplay's music label is EMI, they have been with them since 1999. Staying with this music label has helped Coldplay to have a growing career and very popular albums and songs amongst their fans.
Coldplay are compared to bands such as Radiohead, U2 and Travis. In a way it is good for the alternative rock band to be compared to other bands that are similar. This way they will gain fans that enjoy listening to the likes of Radiohead, U2 and Travis.
All of these bands are very similar and the sounds they produce are also very similar to each other. U2 is one of the biggest bands worldwide, they are cross generation and cross age. Not only do teenagers listen to them, teenagers parents or older siblings listen to them and remember their music in their earlier stages. By being similar to U2 and staying with EMI, Coldplay could find themselves following in U2’s footsteps and being a cross- generation, cross- age band.
I'm going to set my target audience for people aged for 16+. I think people of this age or upwards will be able to relate to the video and understand the concept of it, rather than someone that is under 16 and might not fully understand the video or be able to relate to it in some way.
Personally, i think that Coldplay's fans are at more mature ages, so by following this, hopefully i will get the reaction that their videos do.
I find that the song is quite emotional also so the video I create can be deep and meaningful. I chose Coldplay as the band always write lyrics with meanings rather than the music itself. By doing research I found out that The Scientist is one of the top 100 greatest songs, so this also helped me make my final decision, knowing that other people enjoy the song.
The message of my video is just about how time passes by so quickly and the change in generations. I'm going to make a storyline to go along with my video so that this catches the viewers attention and keeps them hooked on watching the video that I have produced.
My research included looking at the ages of people that enjoy Coldplay's music and having to research their demographics.
I learnt from working in a group last year that I prefer to work alone at my own pace so that is what i will be doing when i'm working on the music video this year. As part of a group last year i didn't get to spend as much time using the camera as i would have liked to, as i'm working by myself this year i will be able to as often as i want to.
For my research, I looked at demographics to see how old most of Coldplay's fan base is made up of. I found that most of Coldplay's fans were surprisingly aged between 12-17, whereas I thought because of looking at photo's of fans at Coldplay's events that they were mostly aged between 20-30. I then decided to see what gender listened to Coldplay the most and found that 52% of Coldplay's fans were male whereas 48% of Coldplay's fans were female. This suggests that Coldplay's fans are sort of split down the middle, as the demographics were almost 50/50. So there is really no preference to Coldplay from just mostly one gender.On Myspace, Coldplay has 444,965 fans, followed by another 293,283 fans on Facebook. Both social networks show a mixed range of all ages, as young as 15 to as old as 40.
When looking at a Coldplay fan website, i noticed that there was three songs by Coldplay that had been put up for Coldplay fans to listen to.
These three songs were:
Viva La Vida
Violet Hill
Fix You
You would think that Viva La Vida and Violet Hill, being the two latest songs produced by Coldplay, would be popular and the most listened to. However, 153,709 listeners listened to Viva La Vida, 164,028 listeners listened to Violet Hill and 420,908 listened to Fix You. Fix You being one of their older songs.
This information suggested that Coldplay's fans prefer to listen to Coldplay's previous songs/albums and that maybe the new sound that they have produced is not what they expected from the alternative rock band.
I looked at some Coldplay blogs after this so I could get more of an idea of how old most of Coldplay's fans are, what surprised me was what I had thought along was proved right by the blogs, fans seemed to be of an older and more mature age such as 20's to 30's, with little said from 12 to 17 year olds.
Looking at The Scientist, the whole video is based on Chris, the lead singer, going back in time and changing things. During this he had to learn how to lip sync the song backwards. This is not something i would want to include in my video but was definitely something that interested me and wanted to make me look in to it more.
Looking at photo's of the fans I found that they also seemed to be of a more mature age. I looked at photo's of fans in queue's waiting for Coldplay to come for signings and I also looked at the faces of people who stood amongst thousands at Coldplay concerts. From looking at these photo's most of the fans in them, appeared to be around 20 to 25.
I then decided to send out a questionnaire to people around my age seeing as the demographics suggested Coldplay fans were aged from 12 to 17. I asked ten 17 year olds, if they enjoyed Coldplay's music to which only three of them replied saying yes. I was surprised to see this seeing as the demographics said otherwise but it only supported my thoughts even more that Coldplay's fans are made up of an older age. This research helped me to realise that I will set my target audience for a more mature age group.
I looked in to the history of Coldplay's music, to find that most of their fans said they enjoyed their first album, Parachutes, over the albums that followed after this. It was suggested by some fans in certain blogs that the reason for this was that they had produced a fresh new sound at the time.
I also looked in to the history of alternative rock music and the bands that Coldplay are compared to such as U2, Travis, Keane and Radiohead. The fans that listen to bands such as u2 etc, also seem to enjoy Coldplay's music as they appear to have a similar sound and state of mind behind the lyrics they produce. U2 are a band that have been around through different generations and no matter what sort of music they produce they always seem to have a large fan base supporting their ideas and sounds. As Coldplay are compared to u2, this information suggested that Coldplay might have similar supporting fans who will also support them as much as u2's fans do so.
This research shows me that my potential listeners will also be fans of other bands such as u2 and radiohead.
Coldplay's competitors are most likely to be new, young and upcoming bands. Most new bands have their own style of music and a unique sound so this is what Coldplay will be competing against. They have recently brought out their new album Viva La Vida with a different and fresh sound. They have to make sure to produce music that fans of all ages can enjoy, so far their new album is doing well, selling 300,000 copies in the first three days it was released. By joining up with people such as Kylie for their 2009 album, this will promote Coldplay and bring them more fans. Also, as well as Coldplay fans buying their albums, Kylie Minogue fans will be too.
Coldplay's music label is EMI, they have been with them since 1999. Staying with this music label has helped Coldplay to have a growing career and very popular albums and songs amongst their fans.
Coldplay are compared to bands such as Radiohead, U2 and Travis. In a way it is good for the alternative rock band to be compared to other bands that are similar. This way they will gain fans that enjoy listening to the likes of Radiohead, U2 and Travis.
All of these bands are very similar and the sounds they produce are also very similar to each other. U2 is one of the biggest bands worldwide, they are cross generation and cross age. Not only do teenagers listen to them, teenagers parents or older siblings listen to them and remember their music in their earlier stages. By being similar to U2 and staying with EMI, Coldplay could find themselves following in U2’s footsteps and being a cross- generation, cross- age band.
I'm going to set my target audience for people aged for 16+. I think people of this age or upwards will be able to relate to the video and understand the concept of it, rather than someone that is under 16 and might not fully understand the video or be able to relate to it in some way.
Personally, i think that Coldplay's fans are at more mature ages, so by following this, hopefully i will get the reaction that their videos do.
Friday, 4 July 2008
Music Questionnaire.
Are you Male or Female?
How old are you ?
How often do you listen to music ?
What genre of music do you prefer?
Who is your favourite band/artist?
What type of music do you dislike?
Does the music you listen to reflect your character in any way ?
What is your favourite song ?
Favourite music video and why ?
Does your music preference change depending on your mood?
Do you listen to Coldplay often ?
If so, what is your favourite song by them?
Where do you mostly listen to music? (e.g, in the car, at home)
Do you own an iPod/Mp3 ?
If yes, how often do you listen to music on it ?
How old are you ?
How often do you listen to music ?
What genre of music do you prefer?
Who is your favourite band/artist?
What type of music do you dislike?
Does the music you listen to reflect your character in any way ?
What is your favourite song ?
Favourite music video and why ?
Does your music preference change depending on your mood?
Do you listen to Coldplay often ?
If so, what is your favourite song by them?
Where do you mostly listen to music? (e.g, in the car, at home)
Do you own an iPod/Mp3 ?
If yes, how often do you listen to music on it ?
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Audience Essay
I'll be looking at Coldplay's videos and also the age of the fans that listen to Coldplay's music. For my music video, i chose the song The Scientist - Coldplay because i found that the words told a story in which i could create a video to go along to. It's also quite an emotional song so the story that i created to go along with it could also be quite emotional with a deep meaning to it.
Coldplay's target audience showed surprising figures when i looked at their demographics. Supposedly their biggest fan base lies in the ages of 12-17 years old. Something i really didn't expect. Looking at images of fans in a queue waiting to see Coldplay or at a concert singing along to their music i found that most images showed fans aged around 20-30 years old. On Myspace, Coldplay has 444,965 fans, followed by another 293,283 fans on Facebook. Both social networks show a mixed range of all ages, as young as 15 to as old as 40. Looking at the demographics to see which gender preferred to listen to Coldplay, the graph showed very close results. 52% of males listened to Coldplay in comparison to 48% of females.
Coldplay's competitors are most likely to be new, young and upcoming bands. Most new bands have their own style of music and a unique sound so this is what Coldplay will be competing against. They have recently brought out their new album Viva La Vida with a different and fresh sound. They have to make sure to produce music that fans of all ages can enjoy, so far their new album is doing well, selling 300,000 copies in the first three days it was released. By joining up with people such as Kylie for their 2009 album, this will promote Coldplay and bring them more fans. Also, as well as Coldplay fans buying their albums, Kylie Minogue fans will be too.
Coldplay's music label is EMI, they have been with them since 1999. Staying with this music label has helped Coldplay to have a growing career and very popular albums and songs amongst their fans.
Coldplay are compared to bands such as Radiohead, U2 and Travis. In a way it is good for the alternative rock band to be compared to other bands that are similar. This way they will gain fans that enjoy listening to the likes of Radiohead, U2 and Travis.
All of these bands are very similar and the sounds they produce are also very similar to each other. U2 is one of the biggest bands worldwide, they are cross generation and cross age. Not only do teenagers listen to them, teenagers parents or older siblings listen to them and remember their music in their earlier stages. By being similar to U2 and staying with EMI, Coldplay could find themselves following in U2’s footsteps and being a cross- generation, cross- age band.
I'm going to set my target audience for people aged for 16+. I think people of this age or upwards will be able to relate to the video and understand the concept of it, rather than someone that is under 16 and might not fully understand the video or be able to relate to it in some way.
Personally, i think that Coldplay's fans are at more mature ages, so by following this, hopefully i will get the reaction that their videos do.
Coldplay's target audience showed surprising figures when i looked at their demographics. Supposedly their biggest fan base lies in the ages of 12-17 years old. Something i really didn't expect. Looking at images of fans in a queue waiting to see Coldplay or at a concert singing along to their music i found that most images showed fans aged around 20-30 years old. On Myspace, Coldplay has 444,965 fans, followed by another 293,283 fans on Facebook. Both social networks show a mixed range of all ages, as young as 15 to as old as 40. Looking at the demographics to see which gender preferred to listen to Coldplay, the graph showed very close results. 52% of males listened to Coldplay in comparison to 48% of females.
Coldplay's competitors are most likely to be new, young and upcoming bands. Most new bands have their own style of music and a unique sound so this is what Coldplay will be competing against. They have recently brought out their new album Viva La Vida with a different and fresh sound. They have to make sure to produce music that fans of all ages can enjoy, so far their new album is doing well, selling 300,000 copies in the first three days it was released. By joining up with people such as Kylie for their 2009 album, this will promote Coldplay and bring them more fans. Also, as well as Coldplay fans buying their albums, Kylie Minogue fans will be too.
Coldplay's music label is EMI, they have been with them since 1999. Staying with this music label has helped Coldplay to have a growing career and very popular albums and songs amongst their fans.
Coldplay are compared to bands such as Radiohead, U2 and Travis. In a way it is good for the alternative rock band to be compared to other bands that are similar. This way they will gain fans that enjoy listening to the likes of Radiohead, U2 and Travis.
All of these bands are very similar and the sounds they produce are also very similar to each other. U2 is one of the biggest bands worldwide, they are cross generation and cross age. Not only do teenagers listen to them, teenagers parents or older siblings listen to them and remember their music in their earlier stages. By being similar to U2 and staying with EMI, Coldplay could find themselves following in U2’s footsteps and being a cross- generation, cross- age band.
I'm going to set my target audience for people aged for 16+. I think people of this age or upwards will be able to relate to the video and understand the concept of it, rather than someone that is under 16 and might not fully understand the video or be able to relate to it in some way.
Personally, i think that Coldplay's fans are at more mature ages, so by following this, hopefully i will get the reaction that their videos do.
Thursday, 26 June 2008
The Scientist Lyrics
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
And tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and nurse me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming in tails
Heads on a science apart
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart.
Questions of science, science and progress
Don't speak as loud as my heart.
Tell me you love me, and come back and haunt me,
Oh, when I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing tails
coming back as we are.
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy.
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start.
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
And tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and nurse me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming in tails
Heads on a science apart
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart.
Questions of science, science and progress
Don't speak as loud as my heart.
Tell me you love me, and come back and haunt me,
Oh, when I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing tails
coming back as we are.
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy.
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start.
Brief
For my music video, I have decided to choose the song ‘The Scientist’ by Coldplay to play on the video. I chose the song because it’s quite an emotional song and has a lot of meaning to it therefore there’s a lot of work I could do with the storyline for the video. The words in the song are very powerful and meaningful so I’m going to enjoy working on the video.
To begin with, my ideas changed a lot but I soon decided the idea that I wanted to stick with. I want the video to start off with a girl and boy walking down separate streets about to meet each other and go out for the day. The two streets they’re walking down eventually meet and so do they. You can tell they’re very much in love and happy with each other, the boy, cuddling the girl closes his eyes and when he re-opens them, it shows him many years later. As an old man sitting in his chair he opens his eyes and turns to see the empty chair beside him. The video then ends with a close up of a photograph of the young couple.
To begin with, my ideas changed a lot but I soon decided the idea that I wanted to stick with. I want the video to start off with a girl and boy walking down separate streets about to meet each other and go out for the day. The two streets they’re walking down eventually meet and so do they. You can tell they’re very much in love and happy with each other, the boy, cuddling the girl closes his eyes and when he re-opens them, it shows him many years later. As an old man sitting in his chair he opens his eyes and turns to see the empty chair beside him. The video then ends with a close up of a photograph of the young couple.
100 Greatest Pop Songs
THE 100 GREATEST POP VIDEOS
Michael Jackson: Thriller
Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
A-ha: Take on Me
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Madonna: Like a Prayer
Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
Madonna: Vogue
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Coldplay: The Scientist
Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
Christina Aguilera: Dirrty
REM: Everybody Hurts
OutKast: Hey Ya
Blur: Coffee & TV
Beyonce: Crazy in Love
Madonna: Material Girl
Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
Queen: I Want to Break Free
Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River
Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
Radiohead: No Surprises
Madness: Baggy Trousers
TLC: Waterfalls
David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes
Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
Electric Six: Gay Bar
Weezer: Buddy Holly
Eminem: Stan
Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
U2: The Sweetest Thing
The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl
Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away
Guns N Roses: November Rain
Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
Pulp: Common People
Missy Elliot: Get Ur Freak On
The Spice Girls: Wannabe
Bjork: It's Oh So Quiet
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
Kylie Minogue: Can't Get You Out of My Head
Aerosmith: Crazy
Adam & the Ants: Prince Charming
The Prodigy: Firestarter
Johnny Cash: Hurt
Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity
Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al
Run DMC & Aerosmith: Walk This Way
Massive Attack: Teardrop
Wham: Club Tropicana
Daft Punk: Around the World
Fatboy Slim: Praise You
Eminem: Without Me
Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
The Cure: Close to Me
Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
Blur: Parklife
George Michael: Outside
Bjork: Human Behaviour
Aphex Twin: Windowlicker
Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
The Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Madonna: Ray of Light
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes
The Police: Every Breath You Take
Bjork: All Is Full of Love
Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At?
Wu-Tang Clan: Gravel Pit
Duran Duran: Rio
The Beatles: Strawberry Fields
MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
Godley and Creme: Cry
New Order: True Faith
Radiohead: Just
Ultravox: Vienna
50 Cent: In Da Club
Shakespear's Sister: Stay
The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
Sid Vicious: My Way
The Streets: Fit But You Know It
Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
Elton John: I Want Love
Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight Tonight
The Pet Shop Boys: Go West
The Specials: Ghost Town
Herbie Hancock: Rockit
The Rolling Stones: We Love You
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
So Solid Crew: 21 Seconds
Cornershop: Brimful of Asha
Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy
Supergrass: Pumping on Your Stereo
Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie
Michael Jackson: Thriller
Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
A-ha: Take on Me
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Madonna: Like a Prayer
Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
Madonna: Vogue
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Coldplay: The Scientist
Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
Christina Aguilera: Dirrty
REM: Everybody Hurts
OutKast: Hey Ya
Blur: Coffee & TV
Beyonce: Crazy in Love
Madonna: Material Girl
Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
Queen: I Want to Break Free
Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River
Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
Radiohead: No Surprises
Madness: Baggy Trousers
TLC: Waterfalls
David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes
Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
Electric Six: Gay Bar
Weezer: Buddy Holly
Eminem: Stan
Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
U2: The Sweetest Thing
The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl
Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away
Guns N Roses: November Rain
Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
Pulp: Common People
Missy Elliot: Get Ur Freak On
The Spice Girls: Wannabe
Bjork: It's Oh So Quiet
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
Kylie Minogue: Can't Get You Out of My Head
Aerosmith: Crazy
Adam & the Ants: Prince Charming
The Prodigy: Firestarter
Johnny Cash: Hurt
Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity
Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al
Run DMC & Aerosmith: Walk This Way
Massive Attack: Teardrop
Wham: Club Tropicana
Daft Punk: Around the World
Fatboy Slim: Praise You
Eminem: Without Me
Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
The Cure: Close to Me
Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
Blur: Parklife
George Michael: Outside
Bjork: Human Behaviour
Aphex Twin: Windowlicker
Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
The Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Madonna: Ray of Light
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes
The Police: Every Breath You Take
Bjork: All Is Full of Love
Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At?
Wu-Tang Clan: Gravel Pit
Duran Duran: Rio
The Beatles: Strawberry Fields
MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
Godley and Creme: Cry
New Order: True Faith
Radiohead: Just
Ultravox: Vienna
50 Cent: In Da Club
Shakespear's Sister: Stay
The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
Sid Vicious: My Way
The Streets: Fit But You Know It
Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
Elton John: I Want Love
Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight Tonight
The Pet Shop Boys: Go West
The Specials: Ghost Town
Herbie Hancock: Rockit
The Rolling Stones: We Love You
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
So Solid Crew: 21 Seconds
Cornershop: Brimful of Asha
Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy
Supergrass: Pumping on Your Stereo
Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie
Opinions on song meanings & lip synching
“Everything's happening backwards but chris' lip-synching normally that's because when they recorded the video he lip-synched it backwards and when its played backwards everything happens backwards but he's singing normally.”
I found this research really interesting and hope to add it in to my video.
“Chris (the lead singer) wrote this song for his brother who is trying to pursue his dreams of becoming a scientist. "Questions of science, science and progress." Chris' success and his brother's being at college keeps them from seeing each other. "Come tell me you love me, come back and hold me" and he wishes that things were the way they used to be between them. "Take me back to the start". His brother realized that it's quite hard to become a scientist and was close to flunking out of college, "Nobody said it was easy." but ultimately got back into it and became a scientist. “
“The Scientist is about neglecting their relationship, and when it finishes, he realises his errors, and instantly wants to go back to it again. "Running in circles, chasing our tails" "come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry."
I found this research really interesting and hope to add it in to my video.
“Chris (the lead singer) wrote this song for his brother who is trying to pursue his dreams of becoming a scientist. "Questions of science, science and progress." Chris' success and his brother's being at college keeps them from seeing each other. "Come tell me you love me, come back and hold me" and he wishes that things were the way they used to be between them. "Take me back to the start". His brother realized that it's quite hard to become a scientist and was close to flunking out of college, "Nobody said it was easy." but ultimately got back into it and became a scientist. “
“The Scientist is about neglecting their relationship, and when it finishes, he realises his errors, and instantly wants to go back to it again. "Running in circles, chasing our tails" "come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry."
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Members Information
Guy Berryman - bass guitar, synthesizer, harmonica, backing vocals
Jon Buckland - lead guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Will Champion - drums/percussion, piano, backing vocals
Chris Martin - lead vocals, lead piano/keyboard, guitar
Jon Buckland - lead guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Will Champion - drums/percussion, piano, backing vocals
Chris Martin - lead vocals, lead piano/keyboard, guitar
Coldplay Pie & Bar Chart Information
The information above shows that Coldplay's fanbase is mostly made up by almost 50% women and men, in the pie chart above there is only a 4% difference when it comes to the gender that is most likely to listen to the alternative rock band. This shows that Coldplay's music is enjoyed by both males and females.
The age category in which most Coldplay fans fall in to is ages 12-17, the chart shows that teenagers are most likely to enjoy the music that Coldplay produces along with 18-34 year olds that come in to a close second in the chart.
Coldplay Fans
To get an idea of the age category Coldplay's fans fall into, i looked at pictures of people that attented Coldplay's concerts and events.
This picture suggests the ages of fans in America that enjoy Coldplay's music. The fans in the picture above, look around the ages 18-25.
Coldplay-The Scientist, song meaning.
Chris Martin on "The Scientist": "That's just about girls. It's weird that whatever else is on your mind, whether it's the downfall of global economics or terrible environmental troubles, the thing that always gets you most is when you fancy someone."
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