Genre:
The genre of the music video, Broken by Jonah Kagen is pop. The most popular music singles are produced by the pop genre. Music that sells a large number of copies is considered a hit, and the most recent songs are listed each week in the charts. A song must be published as a single in order to reach the charts, even if the majority of singles are also included on albums. Some characteristics commonly referred to as the pop music formula, are virtually always present in songs that go on to become hits. They are simple to memorise and sing along to, have a captivating melody, and have a decent rhythm. They often feature two or more verses and a chorus that is repeated numerous times. Most pop songs last two to five minutes and typically have lyrics about the pleasures and troubles of life.
Famous pop music videos over time:
‘Runaway’ - Kanye West
The most ambitious example of the artist's cosmic vision is maybe this short film pop song, which gives Ye's nearly universally acknowledged masterpiece, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," a massive visual narrative. The video, which stars Kanye, features visuals of circus fireworks, a huge bust of Michael Jackson, expressive ballet dancers supporting an opulent ballroom dinner party, and more. In the movie, Kanye strikes up a strange affair with a phoenix that descends to earth as a huge fiery meteorite. It's breathtaking, dramatic, magnificent, and most importantly, it has a heartfelt quality that is as showy and excessive as the artist—a good example of what made him so alluring.
‘Humble’ - Kendrick Lamar
Take 2011's "A.D.H.D," which offers straightforward imagery of the rapper pedalling bikes around the city to leave the room and highlights his quicksilver lyrics. Kendrick's early music videos were refreshingly modest. In 2017, despite the protestations of this song, K.Dot has given up on humility. In "Humble," there is a lot of religious imagery, including a spectacular reenactment of The Last Supper and an opening scene of Kendrick dressed as the Pope. The gloomy variety of shaved heads bobbing to his flow, or the horde of faceless bodies tied in blazing rope, are two other unforgettable sights. Underneath it, all is a strong thread of using Black symbolism to undermine traditional pictures.
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ - Nirvana
The title track from Nirvana's monumental album "Nevermind" in 1991, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and its accompanying music video helped establish Nirvana as The Only Band That Made a difference. With the action taking place at a punk campaign rally, complete with tattooed cheerleaders bearing the anarchy symbol, director Samuel Bayer successfully conveyed the band's grungy, dirty style. Kurt Cobain's unstoppable artistic talent also shines through; he re-edited this video after being dissatisfied with Bayer's initial version to add the iconic close-up of his trembling Joker grin, and it was based on his instructions that filming came to a conclusion with a filled to the brim pit.
‘Sabotage’ - Beastie Boys
In the cheesy parody of cop dramas in the vein of Hawaii 5-0 by the Beasties, 1994 becomes 1974. A debut for Spike Jonze, who would later go on to helm critically acclaimed full-length films like Adaptation and Her, this musical video also shows MCA, Ad-Rock, and Mike D donning designer duds, apprehending criminals, and indulging in doughnuts. Together, the song's frenzied grunge-rap intensity and the bizarre video helped its parent album, "Ill Communication," reach triple platinum status.
‘Karma Police’ - Radiohead
For this masterwork of dark abstraction from 1997's "OK Computer," Radiohead once again collaborated with director Jonathan Glazer, who earlier shot their video for "Street Spirit (Fade Out). The film's ominous backroad backdrop is reminiscent of moments from Blood Simple and Fargo by the Coen brothers, and like those movies, striking violence is only around the corner from amicability. Till the violent conclusion, Thom Yorke's diplomatic piano chords and cleverly hilarious lyrics defy the on-screen tension.
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