Lyric Analysis - Bruno Mars / Thats What I Like

Bruno Mars Lyric Analysis / Thats What I Like

Hey, hey, hey

I got a condo in Manhattan / possibly a shot of a big house / main actor singing
 Baby girl, what's hatnin'? dance group
You and your ass invited / a shot of a party
So gon' and get to clappin' main actor singing dance group
Go pop it for a pimp, pop-pop it for me main actor singing
Turn around and drop it for a pimp, drop-drop it for me / provocative imagery
I'll rent a beach house in Miami / images of a beach 
Wake up with no jammies (nope)
Lobster tail for dinner dance group
Julio serve that scampi dance group
You got it if you want it, got, got it if you want it / generic shots of singing and partys
Said you got it if you want it, take my wallet if you want it, now

Jump in the Cadillac / shots of nice cars
(Girl, let's put some miles on it) main actor singing dance group
Anything you want dance group
(Just to put a smile on you)
You deserve it baby, you deserve it all / show expensive materialistic objects
And I'm gonna give it to you  

Cool jewel be shining so bright / more jewellery main actor singing
Strawberry champagne on ice / any fizzy drink
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like main actor singing dance group
Sex by the fire at night dance group
Silk sheets and diamonds all white possible shot of someone in a bed
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like main actor singing
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like

I'm talkin' trips to Puerto Rico may include shots of instruments
Say the word and we go may include shots of instruments
You can be my freaka may include shots of instruments
Girl, I'll be a fleeko, mamacita
I will never make a promise that I can't keep main actor singing dance group
I promise that your smile ain't gon' never leave dance group
Shopping sprees in Paris
Everything twenty-four karats (twenty-four karats) jewlery
Take a look in that mirror (take a look)
Now tell me who's the fairest
Is it you? (is it you?) is it me? (is it me?) main actor talking to one of the dancers
Say it's us (say it's us) and I'll agree, baby

Jump in the Cadillac main actor singing dance group
(Girl, let's put some miles on it)
Anything you want
(Just to put a smile on you)
You deserve it baby, you deserve it all
And I'm gonna give it to you main actor singing

Cool jewel be shining so bright main actor singing dance group
Strawberry champagne on ice
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like  dance group
Sex by the fire at night main actor singing dance group
Silk sheets and diamonds all white
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like main actor singing

You say you want a good time
Well here I am baby, here I am baby
Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me main actor talking to one of the dancers
Talk to me, tell me what's on your mind main actor singing dance group
What's on your mind
If you want it, girl, come and get it
All this is here for you
Tell me baby, tell me, tell me baby main actor singing
What you tryna do

Cool jewel be shining so bright
Strawberry champagne on ice dance group
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like (that's what I like)
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Sex by the fire at night main actor singing
Silk sheets and diamonds all white
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like (that's what I like) dance group walks away
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like main actor singing (fades out)

Textual Analysis Music Video 3 - Padlet - Downtown

https://padlet.com/christian_jones4/fuiqqsn8lm8e

this is the link to my second analysis of a music video, Macklemore - Downtown


this this second song that I did is slightly different to the first music video I analyzed, however, this is what I wanted because I need to widen my research so I get a feel, not just for mainstream pop songs, but also for songs that were made in the 21st century.

Textual Analysis Music Video 2 - Padlet - Good Grief

https://padlet.com/christian_jones4/a12sqfe7f94

this is my final Padlet music video analysis, I researched Bastille and his song Good Grief. I did this because his music video that he devised, was all concept based, this made it better because I could then widen and broaden my researching to make me understand music videos. I only felt as if I need to analyze certain aspects of the video, as I had already analyzed the other two with the same qualities.

Textual Analysis Music Video 1 - Padlet - Uptown Funk

https://padlet.com/christian_jones4/chvtxhuftsoh


This is a link to the textual analysis I did on Uptown Funk on another blog site called Padlet. this includes the music video it self and interviews with the main producers and Bruno Mars. I analyzed this music video because Its relevant to the main song that im going to be recreating for my Media A2.

Textual Analysis of music video 1 draft

MEDIA: Textual Analysis of Music Videos 2

Music video - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown funk

Introduction

The music video I have chosen to analyze is by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, they received an MTV music award for best male vide so I thought it would be appropriate to analyze, the song I’ve chosen is Uptown funk. This was released to YouTube in 2015 and since then has racked up a whopping total of 2.4b views, this is a huge number and something not many artists have done. This was produced by Mark Ronson as well as a man named Jeff Bhasker who co-wrote and co-produced it, Bruno Mars did the singing taking up to half a year to complete. The genre of this song is defiantly funk as it has it in the title, it could also be identified as boogie or pop to certain people. some characteristics that stand out to me are would be the wardrobe choice as it makes the music video a period video, the actors look like they’re straight from the 1980s with the vibrant colored jackets with the old styled hats, the props used also stand out to me, a large portion of the video was the use of an old 1985 Lincoln town car stretched limousine which added a whole new 1980s feel to the video.

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?

I believe the lyrics as a whole do not tell a story, but if you look at individual lines make sense. From looking at the first verse I can tell that it is all about appearance, looking good and wearing jewelry with expensive branded shoes, the line “got chucks on with saint Laurent” refers to chucks being training shoes and “saint Laurent” being the expensive Yves Saint Laurent brand. Other lines in this verse further my point like the lines “got to kiss myself I’m so pretty”. The visuals shown compliment this as during the verse the main actors are all seen on screen wearing expensive suits and dancing in a way to show it off as well as their jewelry. The way this was filmed was also very interesting as it uses a low angle shot for the majority of the verse so everyone’s outfit can be shown. Later in the song this narrative is shown once again as the lyrics state “if you sexy then flaunt it” this is then matched with the music videos visuals of the main actors again strutting and singing into the camera, again the keep the consistency, these visuals are shot with a low angle to get everyone whole body in the frame.

What is the relationship between music and visuals?

The editing of the video is very well made and you can tell that the editing team worked had to time everything well to make it look smooth. Throughout the song there’s a consistent clap that makes up part of the main beat, this clap was an indicator for when the clip should jump cut to the next and is very effective, however this happened more in the begging than later on for some reason, the clips seemed to last longer near the end changing the pace a little when it got to the end as the outro had a slow fade making the slower paced editing suitable. The outro repeats the same line multiple times “uptown funk you up” and as it progresses it fades out getting quieter and the visuals fade to black.

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?

There are close ups of the artist throughout the music video making him the definite focus pull as the record company wants to make him the main attraction so they’ll be able to sell his unique type of image. The way the record company are trying to sell this track is through the special visuals which include the vibrant iconic cloths Bruno Mas is known for wearing, this is an indicator that the song being produced is in the hands of someone that is trusted to make hit songs which Bruno has done many times before. The record company attracted a lot of people with this song, the beat was very infectious and catchy, it may not have been the record company’s aim to attract all audiences but they did. Bruno has had this theme for a lot of his previous songs, making catchy themes with good lyrics, most of his songs have reached over 100 million views on YouTube. This song is not a one off hit song like other artists have had as he has been able to recreate hits over and over again without fail.