Song choice 1: Broods - Coattails

We really like the lyrics for 'coattails' as they are metaphorical and symbolic of a reckless teenagers actions. With our star also being a teenager, we feel that this video would be easy to create and attract our target audience to. Here are the lyric annotations and the track itself:




The video would be narrative based and would both conform to and challenge the stereotypical representation of youth. The pace of the song is perfect for us so editing to the beat would not be too much of a problem. We used Genius.com to explain some of these lyrics to us:

Our star could be taking advantage of her parents' money, and using it in a careless way.
The singer being 'in love' suggests that she is in an adventurous relationship, under the influence of her partner. This would conform to the stereotypical representation of teenagers as rebellious, striving for the 'teenage dream'.
 To challenge this, the end of our video could show a break up, and our star realizing the trouble she has caused. There is no existing video for this track, so we are able to focus purely on the lyrics and research influences for our own ideas.


Here are some other music videos we have drawn inspiration from: