The document provides analysis questions for students to answer about music videos related to themes of gender roles, race, sexuality, materialism, and violence. The questions guide students to observe how each music video portrays these themes through what people are doing, how they are dressed, their body language, messages conveyed through lyrics and imagery. The videos discussed include "A Girl in a Country Song", "My Nigga", "Birthday Sex", "Thrift Shop", and "My Life".

1. Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: _______________A Girl In A Country Song_______________________
Artist: Maddie and Tae
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.)
• Roles reversed
• Men - Working hard
• Women - Sitting around doing nothing
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?
• Men - dressed in some male flannel shirts and jeans, then booty shorts and high
tied crop tops
• Women - proper country attire, booty shorts and high tied crop tops
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?
• 3 men, 2 women
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.?
• Women - powerful, objectified
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?
• Women - they are bossing the men around
6. What³s the message of the song?
• Girls have the same power the guys do
7. What type of music is the song?
• Country
Music Video Analysis
Race
Song Title: My Nigga
Artist: YG
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?
• African American

2. 2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many?
• None
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
• African American
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing?
• Driving around and singing
5. What³s the message of the song?
• If you aren't one of his friends (nigga) he doesn't care about you.
6. What type of music is the song?
• Hip-Hop/Rap
Music Video Analysis
Sexuality
Song Title: Birthday Sex
Artist: Jeremih
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:
• They are both rubbing up on each other
2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both?
• Both
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages?
• The whole song, but he mainly says birthday sex
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed?
• Form fitting clothes
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious?
• long term and serious
6. What³s the message of the song?
• The want to have sex for her birthday
7. What type of music is the song?
• Hip-Hop/Rap
Music Video Analysis
Materialism
Song Title: Thrift Shop

3. Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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.)
• things that you find in a thrift shop, old, not expensive stuff
2. Are any brand names shown?
• no
3. How is wealth defined in the video?
• they don't have much money
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics?
• yes, velcro shoes, keyboard, kneeboard, house slippers
5. What³s the message of the song?
• different things, different amount of money, and different quality mean different
things to different people
6. What type of music is the song?
• Hip-Hop/Rap
Music Video Analysis
Violence
Song Title: My Life
Artist: Game
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song:
• kill me in my sleep, suicide
2. Describe any violent body language:
• suicide
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown:
• guns
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence:
• overdose on cocciane
5. What³s the message of the song?
• its more violent where he lives compared to other people around him
6. What type of music is the song?
• Hip-Hop/Rap