1. WAKE ME UP WHEN
SEPTEMBER ENDS – GREEN
DAY
Sam Timmins
2. GENRE CHARACTERISTICS
• Normally in Green Day's video's they have a performance and an illustrative
narrative.
• This is typical of this genre as the songs normally have quite relatable lyrics,
however the lyrics of this song talk about wanting to sleep away the pain of losing
some close you. This connotes depression.
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3. RELATIONSHIP
• Lyrics and Visuals
• The lyrics of the song talk about losing someone close to you and wanting to ignore
the pain. In the video the boy signs up to join the army and his girlfriend becomes
very upset.
• Music and visuals
• The pace of the editing goes along with the emotion of the lyrics.
4. DEMANDS OF THE RECORD LABEL
• The demands of the record label have created a need for lots of close-ups and lots
of focus on the band but try not to move too far away from the narrative. So in this
video the band members are performing but there is also a lot of focus on the
storyline throughout the song.
