1. Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: _Barbie Girl_____________________________________
Artist: _Aqua_____________________________________
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.) Singing and pretending
to live their life in a “Barbie” world by sitting poolside and running around outside
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed? Normal clothing, not much
skin is revealed in the video.
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women? Same, the two main
characters in the video are a man and a woman.
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.? They are lying down and moving around outside during the majority of the music
video while pretending they are in a fantasy world. The body language is moderately clean and
not provocative at all; the real issue lays within the lyrics.
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know? Men have power because the lyrics say,
“I'm a blond bimbo girl, in a fantasy world, Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your dolly.” Thus
meaning that men have power over the girl and she will do whatever he tells her to do.
6. What³s the message of the song? The video is of a girl living in a Barbie world and the video
portrays this as a perfect utopia. The lyrics say, “you can brush my hair, undress me everywhere”
saying a Barbie girl is not able to think for herself and has to have everything done for her and to
her.
7. What type of music is the song? Pop
Music Video Analysis
Race
Song Title: _Where is the love_____________________________________
Artist: ___Black Eyed Peas___________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
2. 1. What races do you see represented? All races
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many? Very few
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video? The four singers who are white and
black
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing?
Asking what is wrong with the world that we live in and there are clips of bad neighborhoods
that are poverty stricken.
5. What³s the message of the song? To find a peace within the world we live in because we are
at a point where we do not know peace and we need to find it for bad things to stop happening.
6. What type of music is the song? Pop
Music Video Analysis
Sexuality
Song Title: _Anaconda_____________________________________
Artist: __Nicki Minaj____________________________________
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: A lot of women shaking their butts in very
little clothing. They are provocatively gesturing sexual motions and dancing very scandalously.
The video is very provocative where the singer Nicki Minaj is in a forest shaking her butt on a
tree stump.
2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both? Women
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages? The focus of the music video is butts. “My
anaconda” is referring to male private parts saying they do not want it unless you have a big butt
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed? The girls in the video have very little clothing
on basically a thong and bra
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious? Very casual where they are more than likely a one night stand, but she says
she makes them buy her things after her night with them.
3. 6. What³s the message of the song? The message of this song specifically says “Fuck the skinny
bitches” and “my anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns hun” so this is showing people
who listen that men only want women who have big booty’s.
7. What type of music is the song? Rap/Hip-Hop
Music Video Analysis
Materialism
Song Title: ________________Bugatti______________________
Artist: _________________Ace Hood_____________________
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.)
The products that are highlighted in the video are large pieces of jewelry, very expensive cars,
and nice housed.
2. Are any brand names shown?
The brand that is clear in the video is the name of the car that the song is about.
3. How is wealth defined in the video?
Wealth is defined as something that all people want. The lifestyle of the people in the video is
the life of the rich and famous.
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics?
Yes, the car is mentioned in the song lyrics along with diamonds.
5. What³s the message of the song?
The message of the video is that the goal in life is to be rich and have everything that the person
has ever dreamed of having.
6. What type of music is the song?
The song is a rap song.
Music Video Analysis
4. Violence
Song Title: ________________Before He Cheats______________________
Artist: ______________Carrie Underwood________________________
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:
That I dug my key into the side
of his pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive,
carved my name into his leather seats,
I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights,
slashed a hole in all 4 tires
2. Describe any violent body language:
n/a
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown:
Slashingher namein hisleather seats
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence:
Emotionally distraught girl due to her boyfriend cheating.
5. What³s the message of the song?
Damaging cheaters belongings.
6. What type of music is the song?
Countrysong.
