Music Video Aesthetics- Marley Blackmon

Music Video Aesthetics

Genre- pop

1. Music video from the 80’s

• Jessie’s girl by Rick Springfield

• Context: 1981, directed by Keith Olsen
• Content: The plot of this music video is a young man jealous of someone’s girlfriend. He loves her and wants to tell her but doesn’t know if he should. The whole video is him seeing them together and wishing he could be with her.
• Form:
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• Aesthetic: Hardcore, Rock, Love


2.  Music video from the 90’s
• Barbie Girl by Aqua
• Context: 1997, directed by Peder Pederson
• Content: The plot of this music video is a girl that is materialistic and loves girlie stuff. The voices go back and forth between “barbie” and “ken” having conversations.

Form:

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• Aesthetic: Pink, girly

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3. Music video from the 2000’s

• Stacey’s mom by Fountains of Wayne
• Context: 2003, directed by Patrick Sayre
• Content: The plot of this music video is a young man having a crush on someone’s mom. The whole song is about how the girl is not the one for him, but her mom is.
• Form:
• Aesthetic: Love, Lust