Arctic Monkeys
2) Title of song?
Leave Before The Lights Come On
Leave Before The Lights Come On
3) Date of release?
14th August 2006
14th August 2006
4) Director of video?
John Hardwick feat. Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead)
John Hardwick feat. Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead)
5) What genre of music does this fall into?
Alternative/Indie
Alternative/Indie
6) Is there a relationship between lyrics and visuals in the song?
I think in some ways the lyrics could be linked to the visuals, To me, the song is about a man with a partner, during a night out at a bar, he and another pretty girl exchange some words. "my friend fancies you, what a way to begin it all"... and then, of course, they end up in bed together, the next morning, before the girl wakes up and the lights in the room go on, the man ducks out, "quick let's leave before the lights come on... so that you don't have to see what you've done."- the video hints that perhaps these people had a one night stand, only the female felt more than the male and craves for the affection but becomes suicidal and psychotic when she does not get it.
I think in some ways the lyrics could be linked to the visuals, To me, the song is about a man with a partner, during a night out at a bar, he and another pretty girl exchange some words. "my friend fancies you, what a way to begin it all"... and then, of course, they end up in bed together, the next morning, before the girl wakes up and the lights in the room go on, the man ducks out, "quick let's leave before the lights come on... so that you don't have to see what you've done."- the video hints that perhaps these people had a one night stand, only the female felt more than the male and craves for the affection but becomes suicidal and psychotic when she does not get it.
7) Is there a relationship between the music and the visuals?
Slightly, there are often cuts in time with the music which help to emphasis the plot
Slightly, there are often cuts in time with the music which help to emphasis the plot
8) What is the importance of the artist in the visuals?
The artist is not included in the video until the end where Matt Helders (Drummer) is scene walking under the woman when she drops her shoes which indicates that this is going to happen again as she is trapped in an infinite loop of obsession
The artist is not included in the video until the end where Matt Helders (Drummer) is scene walking under the woman when she drops her shoes which indicates that this is going to happen again as she is trapped in an infinite loop of obsession
9) Is there any voyeurism in the video?
No
No
10) Does the video have any intertextuality?
11) What is the mixture in the video between performance and narrative?
The whole video is narrative as it is telling a story about a woman with a need for affection and her struggles while trying to receive it from a man who is not interested in her, it is then revealed to us at the end how this is a recurring thing for her. There is no performance from the band, this is common in many of the older music videos from Arctic Monkeys.
The whole video is narrative as it is telling a story about a woman with a need for affection and her struggles while trying to receive it from a man who is not interested in her, it is then revealed to us at the end how this is a recurring thing for her. There is no performance from the band, this is common in many of the older music videos from Arctic Monkeys.
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