1. Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: _Just A Girl_____________________________________
Artist: ___No Doubt___________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.) The men are carrying
everything inside a dirty bathroom doing all the work. The girl is just walking in to a nice
clean bathroom with maids behind her.
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed? The girl is wearing a crop
top and pants. The guys are wearing jeans and a tshirt.
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women? There are the same number
of men and women by the end of the video.
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.? The men are playing guitar and head banging. The girls are putting on
makeup and singing.
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know? At the beginning the men have more
power. There are more of them. It becomes more equal as the song goes on the. The girl gets
friends and gains power.
6. What³s the message of the song? The message of the song is that she is just a girl. She
believes that she is just destined to stand back to the men.
7. What type of music is the song?pop
Music Video Analysis
Race
Song Title: ____talk dirty__________________________________
Artist: ______jason derulo________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What races do you see represented? You see African- American, Asian, Indian, white

2. 2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many? Yes 3-5
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video? African American
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing?
They are all dancing and twerking.
5. What³s the message of the song? The message of the song is that every girl everywhere
understands dirty talk.
6. What type of music is the song? pop
Music Video Analysis
Sexuality
Song Title: ___________Anaconda ___________________________
Artist: ______nicki minaj________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any sexually explicit body language: There are girls rubbing down girls while
dancing and shaking their butts.
2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both? There are only women sexualized in this
video.
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages? Yes, the whole point of the song is that the
guy only wants to have sex with a girl that has a big butt.
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed? They are wearing very skimpy clothes that
resemble underwear and bras.
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious? There are no men in this video it is all women dancing with women.
6. What³s the message of the song? The message of this song is that the guy only wants to
have sex with a girl with a big butt.
7. What type of music is the song? This song is rap/pop.
Music Video Analysis
Materialism

3. Song Title: ________________ride with me______________________
Artist: ___________________________nelly___________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: (cars, jewelry, clothes, etc.) There
are cars, jewelry, and a big tractor trailer turned into a party bus of sorts.
2. Are any brand names shown? There is a Pontiac trans am shown in the video.
3. How is wealth defined in the video? It is defined as wealth gets you girls.
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics? They mention nice clothes and cars, but they do
not mention specific brand names.
5. What³s the message of the song? The message of this song is that money gets you girls.
6. What type of music is the song? rap
Music Video Analysis
Violence
Song Title: ___carpool tunnel of love________________________________
Artist: _______________fall out boy_______________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song: There are lyrics such as we bullet the words and the
kiss of eternity.
2. Describe any violent body language: They run each other over, get speared with poles, and
get eyes slammed in doors.
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown: The weapons in this video are
mostly cars, wires, and poles. They get run over, sliced in half, smashed.
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence: There isn’t any self mutilation in this video. It is
all homicidal.
5. What³s the message of the song? The song is about a bad romance. They want to be
together but keep getting torn apart.

4. 6. What type of music is the song? It is a punk/alternative song.