2. Genre
Instantly you can tell the genre is indie rock as from the start you hear guitars, the colours and
handheld cameras are all shown a lot in indie videos. As soon as the vocals kick in it shows the
band which is a common thing in this genre. The parties and loads of people about is not often
used along with the band playing in the same place, normally the band plays and then cuts to a
different shot of the party, but this music video challenges this and puts them in the same place.
The song hints at the fact its all been done, perhaps to create the idea that they are the same as
other indie groups but they use other video techniques that aren’t usually shown in the clique
band videos. The Barenaked Ladies use the animals about the party to show what they see
rather than what the audience would normally see. This is an interesting way of showing the
band and still stays with the genre, as they use different ideas in their videos.
3. Narrative
• The Narrative was meant to be about a change in the way things are done, and to do this
they have the camera as the household pets (Cat, Dog, Fish and Bird). This change in cameras
shows you that they are amongst the people as well so they see this too. This video was
filmed in the former house of the comedian Andrew Dice Clay, which helped the narrative as
its meant to be remotely funny concept with the animals.
4. Representation
• The video represents the way that animals are part of the video and the peoples lives, they
are used to show the audience how they see people at a house party. The age of the band
are middle aged and in their 40s so their songs and videos are aimed at people of the age,
but other cultures and nationalities do like these songs.
