Music Video Research

1)  Say which pair you are using.
2) Answer the following questions about both your chosen videos:
  • Name of artist/group: Avril Lavinge 
  • Name of song: Sk8ter Boi
  • Genre: Pop Punk and indie 
  • Date song was released in the UK: 28th December 2002
  • What is the song about: Its about a skater boy who likes a girl she secretly likes him too, all her friends didn't like him but then years later he became famous and she was a mom and find he's famous and her and her friends go to his show and she wants him back but he found someone else and doesn't like her anymore.
  • Type of music video: Story/performance 
  • Describe what happens in the video: Skate boarding, rebelling, police
  • Who features in the video: The main singer and other people who tell the story
  • Normally the artist or group is represented as: alternative and pop punk
  • In the video, the artist/group is represented as: A rebellious girl and a punk.
  • Add a link to the lyrics of each song: https://genius.com/Avril-lavigne-sk8er-boi-lyrics


  • Name of artist/group: Wheatus
  • Name of song: Teenage Dirtbag
  • Genre: Pop
  • Date song was released in the UK: 17th July 2000
  • What is the song about: A dream about a teenage boy who likes a girl out of his league
  • Type of music video: Narrative/Performance 
  • Describe what happens in the video: Guy falls asleep and in the dream a teenage boy falls in love with a girl, he is bullied but then she likes him at the dance where the band are the singers and then the guy wakes up from his dream.
  • Who features in the video: Wheatus, Jason Biggs and an american model
  • Normally the artist or group is represented as: Pop rock
  • In the video, the artist/group is represented as: Pop rock
  • Add a link to the lyrics of each song: https://genius.com/Wheatus-teenage-dirtbag-lyrics

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