2. White Noise – PVRIS
Rock (alternative, electronic,
experimental, pop) & Post-Hardcore
Type of video: Narrative/Conceptual
Purpose: Communicate meaning of lyrics to the viewer, create emotion for
the viewer, to tell a story
Inspirational: Special FX used, type of shots, storyline of video
Reflection: Contains shots that reflect on lyrics, however there’s elements of a
narrative in the video, these can create certain emotions
3. Throne– Bring Me The Horizon
Alternative Metal, Metalcore,
Deathcore• Type of video: Conceptual/Performance
• Purpose: To show performance, shots may deliver certain messages to
people, has an unsettling effect due to some shots in the video
• Inspirational: Simple settings as they have a huge impact on the shots
• Reflection: Band perform the song, shots cut to other settings and other
people, dark and light backgrounds (black and white)
4. Rap God – Eminem
Rap
• Conceptual/Narrative/Performance
• Purpose: Be modern, connect to the audience, type of clothing, settings
etc
• Inspirational: The fact that Eminem is so famous and well-known and the
video is simple yet there’s a lot of unusual settings and special effects used
• Reflection: Elements of performance (solo), in streets with other people
and a technology based narrative
5. Stronger Than Ever – Raleigh Ritchie
(Trip & Power) Pop, Alternative R&B
• Type of Video: Conceptual
• Purpose: Communicate meaning and emotion to the viewer
• Inspirational: How unique the video is
• Reflection: Symbolic to the lyrical content, creates an emotional reflection
for the viewer
6. Grenade – Bruno Mars
Pop, Rock, Reggae, Soul, R&B, Funk
• Type of Video: Narrative/Conceptual
• Purpose: Tells a story of lust, love, feelings, emotions etc to the viewer and
makes the viewer feel sorry for the main character (Bruno Mars)
• Inspirational: Props and settings used along with storyline in video
• Reflection: Video tells story which relates to lyrics, conceptual, it creates
emotion/feeling to audience
7. Moving On – Asking Alexandria
Metalcore, Heavy Metal
• Type of Video: Performance/Narrative
• Purpose: Tell a story of the band on tour, how they feel, what they do,
shows them performing and how the act and how enthusiastic they are
towards the audience when they are on stage
• Inspirational: How the band opens up to the audience about their true
feelings
• Reflection: Performance in a few venues and concerts, band members
express emotions on signs to the camera and tour journey is shown in
time lapse
8. Stronger - Kanye West
Hip Hop
• Type of Video: Performance/Narrative
• Purpose: Video is based off of other artists/films, combines these
together, tells a story to the audience
• Inspirational: Filters used, effects used, clothing of the woman
• Reflection: Kanye West is singing on a street, woman walks in Japanese
streets lit up with signs and lights
9. Centuries – Fall Out Boy
Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock
• Type of Video: Narrative
• Purpose: Contains action, makes the video exciting, tells a story (fictional)
however based upon real events
• Inspirational: How they use historical settings and events
• Reflection: Nothing to do with lyrics, however the song title reflects on
time period, shows Roman setting in a coliseum
10. Firework – Katy Perry
Pop
• Type of Video: Performance/Narrative/Conceptual
• Purpose: Shows performance by Katy Perry, to create emotion and
communicate these emotions to the viewer
• Inspirational: Costume that Katy Perry is wearing, setting used
• Reflection: Katy Perry is singing and she also has fireworks coming out of
her chest which reflects upon the lyrics
11. I Write Sins Not Tragedies – Panic! At The Disco
Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Baroque Pop, Synthpop,
Alternative Rock
• Type of Video: Narrative/Performance
• Purpose: Tells a story which takes a twist which is reflected upon in the
lyrics before the twist takes place
• Inspirational: Costumes and unusual settings and people used in the
video, how popular the band is
• Reflection: Video reflects upon lyrics (about bride), elements of singer
singing/performing in the video within the narrative
12. Car Radio – Twenty One Pilots
Alternative Hip Hop, Electropop, Indie Pop
• Type of Video: Performance/Conceptual
• Purpose: Create emotions for the viewer, mainly negative emotions, which
are communicated to the viewer by the images seen in the video and the
lyrical content which have a huge connection
• Inspirational: Performance on stage, how they get the audience to join in
• Reflection: Conceptual footage leads into performance at a large venue
with a large admiring crowd then leads back to conceptual setting
13. Bangarang – Skrillex
Dubstep, EDM, Electro-house, Post-
Hardcore
• Type Of Video: Narrative
• Purpose: To seem comical to the viewer, storyline in the video is not
serious and is not very realistic
• Inspirational: How comical and unusual the video is
• Reflection: Kids are causing trouble an ice cream man and they steal his
ice cream using small bombs
14. Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High -
Arctic Monkeys
Indie Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Post-Punk Revival
• Type of Video: Narrative
• Purpose: To give a message to the viewer (drug related), make the viewer
feel sorry the man as he’s being ignored
• Inspirational: The message the song gives along with the video
• Reflection: Person is high and/or drunk and is trying to get hold of
someone who is not replying to his messages. Goes to the wrong house
and she ignores his texts
15. Happy Little Pill – Troye Sivan
Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Synthpop,
Electronic, EDM, Electropop
• Type Of Video: Performance/Conceptual
• Purpose: Entertainment, shots in the video do not tell a clear story or give
any particular messages to the viewer, mainly for performance purposes
• Inspirational: Simple shots and performance scenes
• Reflection: Troye is singing in many shots, there are other shots with
different objects and scenes which could reflect upon the lyrical content
and create meaning to the viewer
16. Smoke Break – Carrie Underwood
Country, Country Pop
• Type Of Video: Performance/Narrative
• Purpose: Tells a story, performance is shown throughout the video as well
• Inspirational: Bright setting, use of props (car)
• Reflection: She’s singing whilst driving a car which breaks down so she has
to continue on foot, some narrative in the video
17. Ghosts N Stuff- Deadmau5
Progressive House, Electro House,
Electronica
• Type Of Video: Narrative
• Purpose: There is a story but it is mainly for entertainment purposes as it
is not taken very seriously
• Inspirational: Simple, low budget look of costume instead of special effetcs
• Reflection: Guy dressed as ghost walks around different places; hospital,
town centre, he is also skating on a skateboard
18. Speed of Light – Iron Maiden
Progressive Rock/Hard Rock
• Type of Video: Narrative/Conceptual
• Purpose: Entertainment, comical if you are a fan of the band as there are
references throughout the video
• Inspirational: How unique the video is (video games)
• Reflection: Video shows creature playing/going through video games
which reflects the eras and evolution of video games, collecting hearts, all
animation, shows time span of band’s legacy through different games
19. Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
Hip Hop, R&B, Pop
• Type Of Video: Performance
• Purpose: Show off fashion/looks, connect to the audience as it is modern
• Inspirational: Costumes used, styles of Nicki Minaj
• Reflection: Performance of her singing in bizarre settings with large
muscular men, no real story line to the video
20. Umbrella – Rihanna
R&B, Pop, Reggae, Hip Hop, Dance-Pop
• Type Of Video: Performance, Conceptual
• Purpose: Entertainment mainly, performance and shots which appear to
be entertaining and non-realistic
• Inspirational: Special effects used, popularity of the artist
• Reflection: Rihanna has an umbrella, links to title and words of the song,
she protects herself from incoming water onscreen
21. Little Monster – Royal Blood
Hard/Blues/Garage Rock
• Type Of Video: Performance
• Purpose: Show performance of the band, and how the people are enjoying
their music and show
• Inspirational: Simplicity of the video, how easy it is to film
• Reflection: Black and white, shows band performing to a small audience in
a small setting, studio?
22. Ain’t It Fun – Paramore
Pop Rock/Pop Punk/Pop
• Type of Video: Narrative
• Purpose: The video is unique, it shows how the band set out to break as
many world records as they could in one music video
• Inspirational: How unique and different the video is
• Reflection: The band break world records in the video. This makes it
unique as no other music video does this
23. Immaculate Misconception - Motionless In White
Metal/Heavy Metal
• Type of Video: Narrative/Conceptual/Performance
• Purpose: Shows the band performing to an audience, however there is a
dark story alongside this, with some symbolic shots (someone on a
crucifix)
• Inspirational: Stage costume/make-up, 3 different things going on at once
in the video
• Reflection: Images reflect lyrics, there’s a narrative of how the band is
hated and shows band performing, cuts between all these scenes
24. Earth Song – Michael Jackson
Pop• Type of Video: Performance/Narrative/Conceptual
• Purpose: Main purpose is to give a message to the audience/viewer on
how the world is coping and how we are causing so many problems on the
planet
• Inspirational: How powerful of a message it communicates to the
audience
• Reflection: Video tells story which also links to lyrics to communicate
emotions to the viewer touched upon in the song
25. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Rock
• Type Of Video: Performance
• Purpose: Mainly entertainment purposes for fans/audience
• Inspirational: How popular the video is and how simple it is at the same
time
• Reflection: The members are in formation at the start, then kicks into
performing onstage, switches back and forth from shots of performance
and formation scenes
26. One – Metallica
Heavy/Thrash Metal
• Type Of Video: Performance/Narrative
• Purpose: Advertise a film and the band as well as there are performance
scenes alongside scenes from the film
• Inspirational: Huge link between lyrics and video/film
• Reflection: Switches between movie and performance scenes/shots.
Sometimes they overlap, lyrics relate to movie as the guy in the movie
loses body parts, and this is reflected in the lyrics
27. Burn – Ellie Goulding
Indie Pop, Synthpop, Folktronica
• Type Of Video: Performance, Narrative elements
• Purpose: Tell a story which links to the lyrics (fire, burn, light etc),
entertainment for the audience
• Inspirational: Props used (flares, lights, flames)
• Reflection: Ellie is walking along singing while people arrive at a gathering
where there are lights and sparklers which reflect fire and burning and
lights like in the lyrics
28. Na Na Na – My Chemical Romance
Pop Punk, Alternative Rock, Post-
Hardcore
• Type Of Video: Narrative (small performance)
• Purpose: To seem comical, entertaining to the audience as the video is
unrealistic due to weapons and costume
• Inspirational: How comical the video is
• Reflection: Rivalry between 2 gangs after a girl is kidnapped set in the
future, seen by the laser guns, odd video therefore can be unique
29. Adam’s Song – Blink 182
Pop/Skate Punk, Punk/Alternative Rock
• Type Of Video: Performance, Narrative
• Purpose: To tell a story of a specific person, create emotion and feelings
for the viewer
• Inspirational: What they based the song and video on
• Reflection: They perform in a studio filled with pictures, scenes of pictures
are shown by zooms and transitions, shows people’s lives, whether it’s the
band or other people. Lyrics are about a fan who wrote to band and took
his own life shortly after, so lyrics reflect upon his story
30. Shine – Years and Years
Synthpop, House, Electronica
• Type Of Video: Narrative, Performance
• Purpose: Symbolic meanings, messages, performance scenes entertain the
audience
• Inspirational: What happens in the video, setting of the video
• Reflection: Elements of singer singing, in a house, lights shining bright in
the house, strange happenings in the house
31. Dancing Queen – ABBA
Pop, Pop Rock, Disco
• Type Of Video: Performance
• Purpose: To get people dancing, singers are dancing in the video and the
genre of the song at the time would have been popular at discos and
parties
• Inspirational: How catchy the song is and how the video tells the audience
what to do (dance)
• Reflection: The band perform the song, vocals and instruments are all
shown, they are just having a good time performing the song
