I have chosen (If you're wondering if I want you to) I want you to - by Weezer. I have picked this song by thinking of a shortlist for what songs I might want to use and then looking at the lyrics and seeing which song had the best narrative. I chose this song in the end because I feel I have some good ideas on a narrative story-line and because the song is quite upbeat, which is how I want to feel rather than depressed.
I really like the song that I will use because the lyrics themselves have a narrative, so when you listen to it, it can actually mean something. It is also quite an upbeat song, which means, editing wise, it has a lot of fast edits, which means a lot of footage, but it also means that it doesn't have to focus on one thing for too long. A disadvantage of this song is that the chorus is repeated a lot and it may be quite difficult to think of something new and exciting every chorus, and it may become a little bit repetitive, but this can be made more exciting by adding a part of the narrative in to the video during this time.
I think this song relates well to members of my target audience. I think my video could be targeted at people aged 18-25. I have chosen this age range because although it is a love story, it is quite a mature theme because it is about a breakup and proposing, so it is not something a teenager would normally do, but probably something that a young adult is likely to do. I like the fact that the lyrics themselves have a narrative which means I could use the lyrics as a narrative idea. This made things much easier when I was thinking of ideas for the video, but it was still difficult because I had to think of a video that would match the lyrics otherwise it would have been out of place and different to the song.
Weezer
weezer is an American rock band from America. It was founded by lead singer/guitarist Rivers Cuomo and consists of him, Bassist, Scott Shriner, lead guitarist, Brian Bell, and drummer, Patrick Wilson. The lineup has changed three times since its formation and this is the current lineup. Since Weezers founding, they have sold 9,200,000 albums in the US alone, and 17,525,000 worldwide. They have made 9 albums in total, thier most recent being Everything Will Be Alright In The End. This was released in late 2014. Their main influences are Kiss, Nirvana, who they were label mates with, The Beachboys, The Pixies, and Sonic Youth.
