1. Music Video Analysis - Race
Song Title: La la la
Artist: Naughty Boy Ft Sam Smith
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?
Asian
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many?
Dark skinned and there is about 4 of them that get focused on but there are more around
them.
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
Asian
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people
doing?
They are all walking together somewhere which is not specified in the video.
5. What’s the message of the song?
The message of the song is a Wizard of Oz like journey of discovery, the characters show
the theme of the song by covering their ears and singing ‘la la la’ when faced with any
kind of verbal abuse.
6. What type of music is the song?
Pop