2. Green Day – American Idiot
'American Idiot' is Green
Day's second-most
popular song on Spotify,
with 379 million streams
and is one of their most
renowned tracks.
The song was released in
2004.
The band's genre is punk
rock.
The music video is very
similar to the band's
others.
The band formed in
California in 1987 and
was originally called
Sweet Children. They
became Green Day in
1988.
3. Green Day – American Idiot
In the video, the band
are playing in a
warehouse, against a
green American flag,
with only 48 stars.
Halfway through, the
band are shown playing
at different speeds
In the bridge, the stripes
of the flag melt onto the
floor
The band get sprayed by
green liquid, out of the
amps
At the end, they drop
their instruments and
leave
There is no dance
routine, but there is lip
synching
4. Green Day – American Idiot
The song is written about
how the mass media has
orchestrated paranoia
and idiocy
The song title refers to
their opinion that the
politicians and media tell
people what to do, what
to buy and what to
believe. Reality tv,
commercials and
campaigns are turning us
into idiots, with no
individuality.
They discuss not wanting
their country to be run by
a redneck president, not
wanting sexual
preferences to be shamed
upon and doesn’t want
the nation isolated due to
the governments mistakes
5. Green Day – American Idiot Mise en scene -
Low-key lighting,
warehouse, recording
equipment, the album
cover (also names
'American 'Idiot), guitar,
black clothes, red tie,
eyeliner (some men would
be judged wearing it in
America), drum kit,
American flag (only 48
stars?), amplifiers, grey tie,
microphone, spinning
wheel, water, green liquid
(Green Day)
Editing -
Each member is sped up
or slowed down,
repeated image of album
cover, flashing lights,
jump cuts, blurred
camera image
6. Green Day – American Idiot Camera work -
Establishing shot of
equipment and backdrop,
close-up of album cover,
blurred Armstrong, focus on
camera, close-up low
angle, close-up, zooming
in, zooming out.
7. The Cranberries - Zombie
'Zombie' is The
Cranberries most popular
song on Spotify, with 444
million streams.
The song was released in
1994.
The band's genre is
alternative rock.
The video is typical of
the band, with frequent
black and white images.
The band formed in 1989
as 'The Cranberry Saw Us'
and changed to 'The
Cranberries' in 1990.
8. The Cranberries - Zombie
The video was filmed in
Belfast, during The
Troubles, with real
footage
O'Riordan is covered in
gold makeup and is
shown infront of a cross
with a group of boys
covered in silver makeup
It shows clips of local
children playing war
games, a performance by
The Cranberries and
British soldiers on patrol
and various shots or
murals.
9. The Cranberries - Zombie
The song is written in
response to Jonathon Ball
and Tim Parry's deaths,
who were killed in the
IRA bombing in
Warrington, when two
devices in litter bins
exploded. The boys had
gone to buy Mother's Day
cards, on one of the
towns busiest shopping
streets. 54 others were
seriously injured. 3500
people died during The
Troubles.
O'Riordan says "it's not
me, it's not my family"
saying they and Ireland
aren't the IRA.
10. The Cranberries - Zombie
Mise en scene -
Children, graffiti saying
"die", houses, demolished
buildings, soldiers,
weapons, cars, guitar,
drum kit, amplifier,
cross, people covered in
silver or gold, bow and
arrow, murals, dog, kids
play fighting, low key
lighting.
Editing -
Many greyscale scenes,
fading out, jump cuts
11. The Cranberries - Zombie
Camera work -
Tracking, establishing
shot, close up, handheld,
mid shot, point of view
shot, long shot
12. Childish Gambino – This Is America
'This Is America' is
Childish Gambino's
second most famous song
on Spotify, with 403
million streams.
The song was released in
2018
Donald Glover's genre is
hip-hop/ indie pop
The video is typical of
the band, with mulitple
different things going on
in the background.
He signed with Glassnote
Records in 2011 and
released his first studio
album in November.
13. Childish Gambino – This Is America
The video has many
scenes involving violence
It starts with Gambino
shirtless, dancing in a
warehouse, interacting
with a series of chaotic
scenes
Gambino's dancing is
contrasted against
movements of violence.
Gambino shoots a man in
the back of the head
with a handgun, then the
music changes.
He then guns down a
choir
14. Childish Gambino – This Is America
A child appears off-
screen holding a red
cloth, while the bodies
are dragged away.
Gambino presents his
arms in a way a person
would threatening people
with a gun. The music
stops and people run in
fear. Then Gambino
smokes a cigarette.
Children are shown using
their phones to record
the events
At the end, Gambino runs
toward the camera being
chased by white people.
15. Childish Gambino – This Is America
The lyrics primarily
address being Black in
the US and gun violence
in the country.
Many people referenced
the scenes to; Trayvon
Martin, a Jim Crown
caricature, the
Charleston Church
shooting, the shooting of
Philando Castile, the film
Get Out, Angolan
Gyrations, the Ghanaian
alkaidya and the Azonto,
the Nigerian Ashoko and
the South African gwara
gwara.
16. Childish Gambino – This Is America
Mise en scene -
Chair, guitar, warehouse,
man playing guitar,
Gambino shirtless, high
key lighting, handgun,
man with bag on head,
boy with red cloth,
people running, dance
scenes, bike, cars, choir,
Kalashnikov rifle, police
car, people recording on
phones, car on fire,
horse, cigarette, lighter,
SZA, car alarms, Gambino
running
17. Childish Gambino – This Is America
Editing -
Camera work -
Establishing shot,
tracking, panning,
handheld, long shot,
point of view shot, mid
shot
