The music video for the Foo Fighters song "Walk" was directed by Sam Jones and released in 2011. It was written by Dave Grohl and co-produced by Butch Vig. The video tells the narrative of a man, played by Grohl, stuck in traffic who leaves his car to start over. Various scenes in the video match elements of the song, like crashes and cymbal hits. The video also references the film Falling Down and features performances from the band.

1. Foo Fighters – Walk<br />The music video to the ‘Foo Fighters’ song ‘Walk’ was directed by Sam Jones. It was released on June 2nd 2011. The song itself was written by lead guitarist Dave Grohl and co-produced by Butch Vig. The song is about having second chances in life. The video itself is mainly narrative based however features a performance from the band towards the end. <br />The music video begins with our main character, played by Dave Grohl, sitting in his car within a traffic jam. This introduction before the song begins is used to signify the characters life; stuck, jammed, not going anywhere. He is surrounded by the things he hates: road works, people spitting / picking their nose, and rude children. Plus bumper stickers represent his distaste for Justin Bieber, President Bush, and Coldplay. The music starts as Dave leaves his car representing the start of his second chance. The music video supports the song in terms of its meaning rather than directly representing its lyrics, apart from one line that says “your signal in the distance” whilst Dave is on his mobile. This representation of meaning is a common feature that is consistent throughout the ‘Foo Fighters’ narrative music videos. <br />However the relationship between the music and the visuals is much stronger. The slow start to the audio is mirrored by the slow pace of cuts and action within the video. The video matches the action of the video with the audio. For example the more intense audio is introduced with the crash of a cymbal (2:16), matched visually with Dave hitting someone over the head with a “beef smoked snack”. This is continued throughout the video with different events including the golf buggy crashing into the water (4:20) with a cymbal crash and when a fellow band member touches the cymbal (4:30), which is also matched with a cymbal crash. From 4:35 onwards the video illustrates the music directly as the band perform the song. From my research I have found that most of the ‘Foo Fighters’ narrative videos contain sections where the band is seen performing. I believe this is too maintain their image as a true, down to earth rock band that has music at its focus. The last beat of the song is ended with the smash as the police break down the door. <br />By acting in the narrative of the music video the band have created an image of dedication and commitment to what they do. It makes the visuals more personal to the band than a video without the band members acting in it. Plus the use of band members as actors adds humour to the video which is a common theme in their narrative videos. <br />The references to the notion of looking in this music video come from simple camera work and cuts. Eye line matches are uses in the first section to show Dave looking around in his car at what is around him. By showing what he is looking at, using close ups, the audience is able to make a link to his distress. Other notions of looking come from a high angle shot in the shop suggesting the presence of CCTV. Also the shot reverse shot used during conversation with the shop keeper and fast food employee. <br />The music video to ‘Walk’ is heavily influenced by the film ‘Falling Down’. Therefore this makes the whole video one giant intertextual reference to the film. This includes the costume Dave Grohl is wearing and the events he experiences. <br />In conclusion, the video for ‘walk’ is very effective at narrating the meaning behind the song and the events are matched well with beats in the audio. Despite referencing the film ‘Falling Down’ it manages to keep the action fresh and unique to the song by taking on a more light hearted approach.<br /> <br />Lyrics:<br />A million miles awayYour signal in the distanceTo whom it may concernI think I lost my wayGetting good at starting overEvery time that I returnI'm learning to walk againI believe I've waited long enoughWhere do I begin?I'm learning to talk againCan't you see I've waited long enoughWhere do I begin?Do you remember the daysWe built these paper mountainsAnd sat and watched them burnI think I found my placeCan't you feel it growing strongerLittle conquerorsI'm learning to walk againI believe I've waited long enoughWhere do I begin?I'm learning to talk againI believe I've waited long enoughWhere do I begin?NowFor the very first timeDon't you pay no mindSet me free againTo keep alive a moment at a timeBut still inside a whisper to a riotTo sacrifice but knowing to surviveThe first to climb another state of mindI'm on my knees, I'm waiting for a signForever, wheneverI never wanna dieI never wanna dieI never wanna dieI'm on my kneesI Never wanna dieI'm Dancing on my graveI'm Running through the fireForever, wheneverI Never wanna dieI Never wanna leaveI Never say goodbyeForever, whenever, Forever, wheneverI'm learning to walk againI believe I've waited long enoughWhere do I begin?I'm learning to talk againCan't you see I've waited long enoughWhere do I begin?I'm learning to walk againI believe I've waited long enoughI'm learning to talk againCan't you see I've waited long enough<br />