1. Music Video Analyses
By Alvin Goolab

2. Mysterious Girl
Peter Andre

3. Genre
The genre of this song is pop/reggae. These genres are demonstrated within the setting of the music video and the
dance and verse by the second singer. However, the modern interpretation of the song highlights pop features.
Lyrical & Visual Connection
There are many lyrical and visual connections made within this music video, most repeatedly when Peter Andre sings,
“I wanna get close to you” or “move your body next to mine”. These lyrics are represented with images of the girl
being watched by Peter Andre as he sings, however these images contradict the lyrics as they are apart from each
other which shows Peter Andre’s desire for her which also emphasises the song lyrics and title. But the contradiction
is deceived at the end when Peter Andre and the girl are united, this shows a story throughout the music video.
Furthermore, when Peter Andre says, “I wanna spend the night with you”, he points at the camera which interacts the
audience with the music video.
Music & Visual Connections
The tone of the music relates to the setting of the video as it is set on a beautiful beach with the sun gazing through
which reflects a reggae atmosphere and mood. In addition, when everyone on the beach sing along in the chorus, it
gives the viewer a sense of happiness which is also created in the piano input. It also makes the viewer feel as if they
are present in the video.
Artist
There are many close-ups of the artist, mainly of his muscular body to engage females with the video, also to meet
record label demands. As the female seems to be the dominant gender due to the lyrics, it is assumable that the song is
made for women which reflects the appearance of the males bodywise.

4. Voyeurism
Within the music video, there are slight aspects of voyeurism evident within the images represented during the chorus.
These images are of the, half naked, woman sitting beneath a waterfall whilst being watched by Peter Andre. It is clear
that she is at a high level in this part of the video as the camera shot has been taken from a low angle. Meanwhile, a
low angle shot has also been used when filming the artist whilst he is looking up which shows that he is gazing upon
her, this represents voyeurism.
Intertextuality
There is no intertextuality within the song.

5. Stay
Rihanna

6. Genre
The genre of this song is pop/soul. These genres are demonstrated within tone of the music which is variably soft and
deep with some energy forming the pop genre. The audience of this song is likely to be those aged between 15 – 25
and also couples who are experiencing problems with their relationships.
Lyrical & Visual Connection
As this song is quite sad, there are lots of connections between the artist and the lyrics. For example, whilst Rihanna
lays naked in her bath, she says, “he said if you dare, come a little closer”, as she says this she lowers her head which
represents that this quote said from him has had an effect on her. The mise-en-scene and visual connection in this
scene emphasises the atmosphere and music genre. Furthermore, moves her head in a circular motion as she
sings, “round and around and around we go”.
Music & Visual Connections
The setting of the video reflects the tone and atmosphere of the song as it is set mainly in two places, one where
Rihanna is laying sad and depressed in her bath which is evident through facial expressions, and the other in the room
of Mikky Ekko where he relentlessly reflects upon moments whilst singing. However, Mikky Ekko is also filmed in
the same setting as Rihanna but at a different time, but he is sitting by the bath where on the other hand Rihanna lays
inside, this shows that he illustrates emotions of her absence. This again emphasises the music genre and the sad and
soulful atmosphere.
Artist
There are loads of close-ups of Rihanna’s naked body obviously because she is naked throughout the video which is
enticing towards the male population, however this can also relate to the atmosphere with the assist of her body
language that overall shows sadness. The recurring naked figure of Rihanna could be a motif.

7. Voyeurism
Within the music video, there is voyeurism throughout as Rihanna remains consistently naked. Rihanna is constantly
filmed at an eye level apart from two moments in the video where the camera is at a high angle. This shows that she is
in deep thoughts and is also less dominant then Mikky Ekko who is mainly looking away from the camera which
depicts a retraction from Rihanna. He is also filmed from a low angle which shows that he has most effect between the
two characters within the video, hence the song title, “Stay”, of which Rihanna sings most of.

8. Dilemma
Nelly

9. Genre
This song goes by the genre of R&B. This genre is detectable throughout the song due to the relaxing tone of the
music which remains at a consistent level. The audience of this song is likely to be those aged between 15 – 35 and
also couples who are experiencing love mainly because it’s a love song.
Lyrical & Visual Connection
As this song is a love song, there are many connections between the two artists and the lyrics in terms of love. For
example, whenever Kelly Rowland sings, “all I think about is you” the video shows her looking across the road to
Nelly which shows romance. Furthermore, when Kelly is with her boyfriend, she attentively stares at Nelly rather than
her “Boo”, she does this whilst singing, “even when I’m with my boo, all I think about is you”. Therefore the images
represent the lyrics creating the connection.
Music & Visual Connections
The setting of the video is mainly within the artists neighbourhood whilst a narrative is shown throughout the music
video. As the narrative of the video is syncronised with the lyrics of the song. The tone of the music creates a peaceful,
romantic atmosphere as every part of the video is moving in time with the music, such as the mercedez when Kelly is
driving at the speed of the music around the corner with Nelly before the doors open at night, this depicts a scene of
romance which engages the audience with the scene and music allowing them to feel the affection between the artists.
Artist
There are no close-ups of the artists throughout the video as it was not suit the song. However, a number MCU and
MS have been used to show expressions within the face of the artists whilst they look at each other from a distance or
from close up when they are dancing, etc. In some aspects, the recurring appearance of Kelly’s boyfriend during eye
contact between the artists could be a motif.

10. Voyeurism
There is no voyeurism within this video clip as there is no need for any due to the music genre and mainly the melody
of the song.