Andrew Goodwin Analysis on Music Videos
Goodwins theory suggests there is a relationship between the visuals and the lyrics in a music video for certain songs. One such video that conforms to Goodwins theory on this relationship is Miley Cyrus' wrecking ball video. As she sings the chorus she literally comes into the wide shot on a wrecking ball breaking through walls and debris etc. There are many close ups of her in this video highlighting that she is the centre of attention in the vide0o There is product placement shown conveyed in the video or a star image motif. It is evident by the image that Miley Cyrus is wearing oxblood Dr Marten boots in the video. She was most likely paid a lot of money by Dr Marten to wear their shoe/boot in her music video that got over nine hundred millions views on youtube and over four millions likes, in turn making Dr Marten more money as the attire worn by Miley Cyrus will appeal to her younger fanbase of 13-15 year olds. The young fanbase may be due to her ca...