REFLECTIONS / MY CHOSEN SONG

My chosen song that my music video will be based on is 'Regrets' by Everything Everything.
I can now conclude that I have chosen my song that I will be creating my music video to. The song is called 'Regrets' by art rock/art pop/indie rock/electronic rock band Everything Everything. The track was released on the 29th April 2015 as a second single from the band's third studio album 'Get To Heaven'. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 on DJ Annie Mac's Hottest Record in the World show in which the song was broadcasted to thousands of awaiting fans and regular listeners.  The song was produced by a combination of Everything Everything and Stuart Price, a three-time Grammy-winning British electronic musician, songwriter, and record producer. The album 'Get To Heaven' is under SONY RCA record label therefore I will have to email the company to ask for permission to use the song, for copyright reasons.


Over the past six weeks I was able to reflect on my media coursework and deeply think about what I want to create. I watched many music videos particularly from the indie genre as this is my favourite genre that I want to replicate. I have chosen 'Regrets' because I feel I can create a narrative based on the lyrics which I feel have many different interpretations. I feel the song thrives on a lot of passion and frustration which I hope to express through my music video. The repetition of the title throughout the song emphasises the emotions evoked by the band. The other lyrics are also very powerful and meaningful which help to give the song its catchy tune. The repetition of 'regrets' is so poignant I want to base my narrative around this word, showing someone regretting an action or decision they have made. The song also has a very dramatic drum beat which stood out to me the most when listening to the song. I hope to include performance clips of the artist playing a drum to enhance the instrument. I also like that the song is slightly quirky and bit strange where I want to apply also out of the ordinary narrative to it. Everything Everything is known for its extremely eclectic and dynamic style which this song has under its intricate rhythms, vocals and beats.
I  now need to come up with a more detailed and complex storyline, to decide what the 'regret' is going to be. I firstly want to gain audience feedback and conduct a focus group to find others opinions on my song choice.