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CONVENTIONS OF A MUSIC VIDEO

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By Sum41, this popular song follows 4 young adults performing in a pool as the underdogs

Released by “2001 The island Def Jam Music Group”, this song follows a funny conventional punk style video

The song is a catchy melody which aims it audience at 15-25 year olds, both boys and girls

The video has no real link to the lyrics and is considered a concept rather than a narrative

IN TOO DEEP

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Pretty fly (for a white guy) is by The Offspring. Released by Sony BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, it reached number one in the UK charts, it showed itself to be extremely popular

The upbeat songs video follows the main character whose “white trash”, who thinks he is cool. This follows a concept/narrative hybrid as it partially follows lyrics

Aiming at 10-25, it reaches a wide range of age groups

PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY)

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Paramore released this song through “Fueled by Ramen”, reaching 17 in the UK single charts

It follows a narrative of a girl being a bully to other people.

It is funny and has retribution at the end with the lead singer stopping her

It follows the Indie ethos of the band being like us, rather than pop life style

MISERY BUSINESS

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Released by Blink 182 with “2000 Geffen Records” hitting number 11 on American charts

Dammit follows the narrative of the Bassints/singers fictional break up

It’s a funny and conventional video with lots of performance shots following the up-beat melody

DAMMIT (GROWING UP)

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Released by Blink 182 with “2000 Geffen Records” hitting number 11 on American charts

Dammit follows the narrative of the Bassints/singers fictional break up

It’s a funny and conventional video with lots of performance shots following the up-beat melody

DAMMIT (GROWING UP)