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Music Video AnalysesBy Alvin Goolab
GenreThe genre of this song is pop/reggae. These genres are demonstrated within the setting of the music video and the dance and verse by the second singer. However, the modern interpretation of the song highlights pop features.
Lyrical & Visual ConnectionThere are many lyrical and visual connections made within this music video, most repeatedly when Peter Andre sings, “I wanna get close to you” or “move your body next to mine”. These lyrics are represented with images of the girl being watched by Peter Andre as he sings, however these images contradict the lyrics as they are apart from each other which shows Peter Andre’s desire for her which also emphasises the song lyrics and title. But the contradiction is deceived at the end when Peter Andre and the girl are united, this shows a story throughout the music video. Furthermore, when Peter Andre says, “I wanna spend the night with you”, he points at the camera which interacts the audience with the music video.
Music & Visual ConnectionsThe tone of the music relates to the setting of the video as it is set on a beautiful beach with the sun gazing through which reflects a reggae atmosphere and mood. In addition, when everyone on the beach sing along in the chorus, it gives the viewer a sense of happiness which is also created in the piano input. It also makes the viewer feel as if they are present in the video.
ArtistThere are many close-ups of the artist, mainly of his muscular body to engage females with the video, also to meet record label demands. As the female seems to be the dominant gender due to the lyrics, it is assumable that the song is made for women which reflects the appearance of the males bodywise.
VoyeurismWithin the music video, there are slight aspects of voyeurism evident within the images represented during the chorus. These images are of the, half naked, woman sitting beneath a waterfall whilst being watched by Peter Andre. It is clear that she is at a high level in this part of the video as the camera shot has been taken from a low angle. Meanwhile, a low angle shot has also been used when filming the artist whilst he is looking up which shows that he is gazing upon her, this represents voyeurism.
IntertextualityThere is no intertextuality within the song.
GenreThe genre of this song is pop/soul. These genres are demonstrated within tone of the music which is variably soft and deep with some energy forming the pop genre. The audience of this song is likely to be those aged between 15 – 25 and also couples who are experiencing problems with their relationships.
Lyrical & Visual ConnectionAs this song is quite sad, there are lots of connections between the artist and the lyrics. For example, whilst Rihanna lays naked in her bath, she says, “he said if you dare, come a little closer”, as she says this she lowers her head which represents that this quote said from him has had an effect on her. The mise-en-scene and visual connection in this scene emphasises the atmosphere and music genre. Furthermore, moves her head in a circular motion as she sings, “round and around and around we go”.
Music & Visual ConnectionsThe setting of the video reflects the tone and atmosphere of the song as it is set mainly in two places, one where Rihanna is laying sad and depressed in her bath which is evident through facial expressions, and the other in the room of Mikky Ekko where he relentlessly reflects upon moments whilst singing. However, Mikky Ekko is also filmed in the same setting as Rihanna but at a different time, but he is sitting by the bath where on the other hand Rihanna lays inside, this shows that he illustrates emotions of her absence. This again emphasises the music genre and the sad and soulful atmosphere.
ArtistThere are loads of close-ups of Rihanna’s naked body obviously because she is naked throughout the video which is enticing towards the male population, however this can also relate to the atmosphere with the assist of her body language that overall shows sadness. The recurring naked figure of Rihanna could be a motif.
VoyeurismWithin the music video, there is voyeurism throughout as Rihanna remains consistently naked. Rihanna is constantly filmed at an eye level apart from two moments in the video where the camera is at a high angle. This shows that she is in deep thoughts and is also less dominant then Mikky Ekko who is mainly looking away from the camera which depicts a retraction from Rihanna. He is also filmed from a low angle which shows that he has most effect between the two characters within the video, hence the song title, “Stay”, of which Rihanna sings most of.
GenreThis song goes by the genre of R&B. This genre is detectable throughout the song due to the relaxing tone of the music which remains at a consistent level. The audience of this song is likely to be those aged between 15 – 35 and also couples who are experiencing love mainly because it’s a love song.
Lyrical & Visual ConnectionAs this song is a love song, there are many connections between the two artists and the lyrics in terms of love. For example, whenever Kelly Rowland sings, “all I think about is you” the video shows her looking across the road to Nelly which shows romance. Furthermore, when Kelly is with her boyfriend, she attentively stares at Nelly rather than her “Boo”, she does this whilst singing, “even when I’m with my boo, all I think about is you”. Therefore the images represent the lyrics creating the connection.
Music & Visual ConnectionsThe setting of the video is mainly within the artists neighbourhood whilst a narrative is shown throughout the music video. As the narrative of the video is syncronised with the lyrics of the song. The tone of the music creates a peaceful, romantic atmosphere as every part of the video is moving in time with the music, such as the mercedez when Kelly is driving at the speed of the music around the corner with Nelly before the doors open at night, this depicts a scene of romance which engages the audience with the scene and music allowing them to feel the affection between the artists.
ArtistThere are no close-ups of the artists throughout the video as it was not suit the song. However, a number MCU and MS have been used to show expressions within the face of the artists whilst they look at each other from a distance or from close up when they are dancing, etc. In some aspects, the recurring appearance of Kelly’s boyfriend during eye contact between the artists could be a motif.
VoyeurismThere is no voyeurism within this video clip as there is no need for any due to the music genre and mainly the melody of the song.
