Wheatus

Wheatus do a range of types of music videos, like using Lego people to create a music video for the song 'Only You'; its like they try their best to stand out more than every other band by doing something different. In the song 'Wannabe Gangster' they use an Alien going through a story-line that the Alien wants to be a gangster, so within this video they use gangster like outfits to fit in with the title, like bandannas and baggy clothes. In their music videos they match the song lyrics in throughout the music video; their biggest hit being 'Teenage Dirt Bag' they made the song from the idea of the film, and used parts of the film to put into their music video so that the audience can see the difference between people and how they can be treated from who they are and how they act. To help the music video become more popular and likeable they decided to have the use of school corridors, school hall and the stage at the prom so it matches the whole school themed song. Wheatus show a lot of differences in all their videos, they try being different to every other band by wearing funky outfits, for instance in the 'Wannabe Gangster' music video they're all dressed in white in an Alien spaceship that is also all white, which may show purity, but as well as white trousers and top, the band leader wears a fluffy white hat, and baggy clothes which infers scruffiness. Initially the band are trying their best to stand out and be a different style of band that people would draw attention to, their songs probably help out some of the people with how they want to be like 'Teenage Dirt Bag'.

By Megan Birch