A Look At Music Videos

(Good To You)

Initial Reaction: My immediate reaction to this video was noticing that nothing was colored, except red. I was surprised, because music videos these days are always colored and bright and vivid, so for a music video at this year to be mainly black white and gray. I think the red was to signify blood, or jealousy, because the video is about two people loving each other, but the woman has a husband who mistreats her. The setting is a bar in a stage, and the husband realizes the relationship between his wife and the bartender. He goes into start a fight, and then tries to kill the bartender, but is held back by his friends so that he wouldn't do something he would regret for the rest of his life. 

Analysis and Interpretation: There are different principles of media in this video, like contrast, because most of the video is either in black, gray, or white. There's also color because some things were colored in red to emphasize anything that was red. Red signifies many things, like blood or jealousy. It isn't really involved with Gospel Values, because there's fighting in the video, and violence with weapons.

Consideration of Cultaral Context: The song may have been inspired by someone the lead singer loved, but couldn't have her because she was married. He may have seen the idea on a television show or video or magazine, and realized that this song could relate to many people.

Expression of aesthetic Judgement: The storyline, performance, and music goes together, because the storyline is about two people who love each other, but the woman is married. The song's title is "Good To You"because the husband doesn't appreciate her, or abuses her. The performance is strong, with the husband knowing that the two people love each other, even though it's his wife. There's a fight that gets out of hand like in movie scenes, which was the performance.

Ongoing Reflection: I think the video makes the song so much better, because it adds more meaning to the song, and it gives the viewer a stronger message about his song. It's about the singer saying, if she was his girlfriend, he would be better to her than anyone else, and it shows in the video, that he was risking his life to get her.