Music Video Analysis

1. Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: Dance For You
Artist: Beyonce
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.)
Beyonce is dancing around a chair and desk, seducing a man. The man is just leaned against the
desk staring at her.
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?
Beyonce does not have much clothes on. She is pretty revealed. The man is in a suit.
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?
There’s just one man and one woman, but then towards the end four more women come and start
dancing.
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.?
The girl is dancing all around. The man is just sitting watching her.
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?
It seems like the woman has the power because the man’s basically just watching and she seems
to be in charge.
6. What³s the message of the song?
Sex, the woman in charge.
7. What type of music is the song?
Pop.
Music Video Analysis
Race

2. Song Title: Talk Dirty
Artist: Jason Derulo
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What races do you see represented?
Mixture of races
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many?
Yes, most of them are dark skinned
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
Haitian &Black
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing?
Dancing provocatively
5. What³s the message of the song?
It doesn’t matter to him if he can understand the other women’s languages as long as he can
understand when they want sex
6. What type of music is the song?
Rap/ Hip hop
Music Video Analysis
Sexuality
Song Title: Patrition
Artist: Beyonce
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any sexually explicit body language:

3. She stands back facing towards a mirror in a bedazzled corset. She is in a drive way in front of a
car dancing wearing a trench coat and lingerie underneath. She sits on a table wearing a “bad
witch” cape with lingerie underneath. She emerges wearing a headdress and body chains with a
zoom on the back of her body. She is laying on her back moving her body only wearing a body
suit. She then goes on to a strip tease and from there she becomes illuminated while dance, and
she ends with a silhouette of her dancing on a table like object.
2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both?
Women.
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages?
“Oh he so horny, he want to fuck
He bucked all my buttons, he ripped my blouse
He Monica Lewinski all on my gown”
“Handprints and footprints on my glass
Handprints and good grips all on my ass”
“I don't need you seeing 'yonce on her knees”
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed?
Extremely revealing. She is wearing corsets, trench coats, & lingerie
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious?
In the video the relationship is a short term and not serious. Although, the man in video is real
life husband Jay-Z.
6. What³s the message of the song?
To express that sexuality is power and that there shouldn’t be shame in feeling comfortable
enough in your body to dance like that.
7. What type of music is the song?
Hiphop, dance hell and electo.
Music Video Analysis

4. Materialism
Song Title: “Material Girl”
Artist:Madonna
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: (cars, jewelry, clothes, etc.)
Nice dresses, tuxes, a nice red convertible, blingy jewelry.
2. Are any brand names shown?
No.
3. How is wealth defined in the video?
Wealth is defined by her saying if you do not money, she will not date you.
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics?
Products are not mentioned, just having money.
5. What³s the message of the song?
The message of this song is that if you do not have money Madonna will not date or even
consider dating you. You can be the nicest guy in the world, but if you do not have money she
still won’t date you.
6. What type of music is the song?
Pop.
Music Video Analysis
Violence
Song Title: Violence
Artist: Dope
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.

5. 1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song:
This song contains violent lyrics throughout the entire song. Some of which are:
Break it down now the blood is flowing, The body count is growing, I love the sound of screams
2. Describe any violent body language:
The video for the song is a bank robbery. Several people are wearing face masks, carrying guns,
pointing the guns at anyone
e around, shooting people. Their body language indicates that they are not afraid of anyone and
will kill anyone that gets in their way.
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown:
People in the video are being shot down by the gunmen. This includes people in the bank and
people outside. Machine guns, rifles, and assault weapons are being used.
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence:
There is no self-mutilation or violence against themselves.
5. What³s the message of the song?
The message of this song is that the robbers/gunmen love violence. The more violent a situation
becomes the more excited they are.
6. What type of music is the song?
Heavy Metal