Music Video Analysis - Fatlip

Goodwins Music Video Analysis

Sum 41 – Pop Punk

In the music video ‘Fatlip’ it shows the band themselves jumping around on the stage and they sing with a bit of aggression in their voice like they’re shouting; the dance hasn’t necessarily got a routine as everyone has a different dance, whether its head banging or jumping around to the beat of the music; the video shows a lot of energy as the scene is also at a street party from start to finish.

The lyrics match the music video in most parts of the video; as they state at the start ‘storming through the party’, and in the video it shows a smaller group of boys barging through a load of people. Also throughout the whole video it shows different people doing different out-of-control things, such as coming down a hill in a box and falling out of it while trying to drink at the same time; the music video contains party animals throughout, the lyrics match the actions that are happening in the background of the music video.

The music itself is very quick and loud and also has a range of noises at the same time; the band has the use of three guitars and a drummer, this creates a hype for the audience which leads them all to just jumping around, or being hyped up/violent; watching the band themselves gives of an aggressive atmosphere as well as being fun/happy; it shows everyone having a good time.

In every music video they always have the same type of hair style, being long; scruffy and spiked up or just really short. The type of clothing that they wear is usually rather baggy, and most videos they are usually coloured dark or red; which can represent the fact that they have a scruffy style and the colour that often occurs can represent the fact that the band have dark thoughts, meaning careless about the type of things that happen in the music video.

In some of the music videos that I’ve watched myself some of the music videos link; for example the song ‘Fatlip’ is the introduction of one of their songs ‘In Too Deep’ which then suggests that the songs are linked in with each other, as well as the videos; it’s like it’s sending out a message to the audience to have fun and party wherever you go, don’t change for anyone else.

By Danniella Chapman