Applying Andrew Goodwin's theory to

1980 music videos

Peter Gabriel- Sledgehammer

The video for this song is a abstract, this is because there is no relation to the topic of the song.

There is a lyrics and visuals link, this is because when he starts singing about trains a train appears around him.

There are examples of stop motion animation throughout this video, this is where there is a series of picture and they are put together to make a sort of video.

There are examples of voyeurism during this video, this is when the artist is facing the camera almost addressing the audience.

Madonna– Material girl The video to this song is a narrative, this is because it follows the

story of Madonna and a film producer falling in love. This video is also a performance as through half of the video it shows

Madonna performing the song on stage surrounded by men. This video includes signs of intertextuality, this is because Madonna is

dressed and shown to look like Marilyn Monroe who is another key media figure.

This also includes voyeurism at the beginning of the video when the director is watching Madonna in a music video in the cinema, this is the audience watching someone watch someone.

A-ha – Take on me This is a narrative video as it shows the story of a female in a cartoon

finding a man who she so clearly desires etc. There are also some scenes of performance and it shows the band

playing as a group, this runs alongside the narrative in some scenes. The fact that the majority of the shots are sketches means that it is a

use of stop motion animation as it is a series of sketches put together to make a roll.

The use of a comic means that the video included a form of intertextuality as it is another media form being used.

U2 – Where the streets have no name This video is mainly a performance video, showing a live U2

performance on the roof of a building in LA. This video can also be a narrative as it tells a story of the day and the

performance and also what happens in the background while they are performing.

It includes intertextuality as there are a number of snippets from various radio stations taken and put into the video.

Bonnie Tyler – Total eclipse of the heart This is a very abstract video as the video has no relation to the song

or any on the lyrics within it. There are a number of close ups which represent voyeurism as it is

creating a connection to the audience and feels like she is addressing them.

Another example of voyeurism is the dress that she is wearing, this is what an audience member can see to be their perfect women on how she is appeared to be.