Textual Analysis

Name of track-Cave
Artist Director- 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.

Genre characteristics-Acoustic, freedom based? Like most acoustic based music videos i found that this one had an unconventional theme. The video concentrates on the band together, there is the sense of the bond between people and the way they ride together really expands on this . Motor cycles, the band does not actually perform the song, there is a secondary band of well dressed musicians who use their instruments and play for them. this adds to the unconventional theme of the video.

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?- The freedom of travel represented by country setting and mopeds. There is however no relevance to a cave. Example of "Live my life as its meant to be." The beach in the background may represent freedom.

What is the relationship between the music and visuals?-Querky acoustic country music relates to the country setting and beach setting.

Are there close-ups of the artist and star image and star image motifs?- Many close ups on the lead singer of the main band, focued on the lead singer with short shots of rest of the band. the same applies for the secondary band on the beach where the lead singer hold most of the camera focus.

Is there referance to the notion of looking?-I did not find any reference to the notion of looking.

Are there intertextual references?-I did not find any textual references in this music video. I had a few ideas about the exchange of guitars and mopeds being related to the film once upon a time in Mexico however it is to vague to be called an intertextual reference.

Is it performance based narrative based or concept based?- The video seems to more performance based. the playing band on the beach is a key example of this and the driving on the mopeds on the country lane. However there is a great deal of singing by the lead singer of both bands and the close up shots clearly identify this.