Lyrics
All the, small things
Truth care, truth brings
I'll take, one lift
Your ride, best trip
Always, I know
You'll be at my show
Watching, waiting, commiserating
Say it ain't so
I will not go
Turn the lights off
Carry me home
Nananananananananana
Late night, come home
Work sucks, I know
She left me roses by the stiars
Suprises let me know she cares
Say it ain't so
I will not go
Turn the lights off
Carry me home
Nananananananananana
Say it ain't so
I will not go
Turn the lights off
Carry me home
Nananananananananana
Keep your head still
I'll be your thrill
The night will go on
My little windmill
Say it ain't so
I will not go
Turn the lights off
Carry me home
Nananananananananana
Keep your head still
I'll be your thrill
The night will go on, the night will go on
My little windmill
Genre characteristics
The band were formed in 1992 and originate from California. They are one of the most sucessful pop-punk bands of all time. Released in January 2000 this track is considered to be one of Blinks signature songs, it hit the charts high across the world, peaking at number two in the UK. This video shows them taking the micky out of typical cheesy pop boy bands that were so popular in the 90's, and this piss take, just have fun attitude is what Blink 182 are so well known and loved for. Pop-punk in general promotes this fun, rebellious, breaking away from the boring average perspective, and so the video fits very well to the genre of music. It also shows the band performing and playing their own instruments which gives them their image and also shows that they are not one of the commercially formed boy bands that they are mocking.
Technical aspects of the video
Pans and tracks are used a lot to allow smooth, fast movement of the camera to create a very energetic video. When the band are dressed up in costumes to imitate other boy bands, the camera often looks up at them from a low angle to show that they think highly of themselves and everyone else bows down to them, this adds to the mocking of the pop bands. The locations used are a beach and an aircraft hanger, two places that can be seen in pop group music videos. Other than a short stint of monotone, the video is very colourful, this makes it more fun and light, also Blinks music videos are often colourful, especially for their upbeat songs like this one, it is part of their image. Editing is used as standard to show new scenes and so show the various outfit changes, slow motion is also seen to again, mock pop groups.
The star image
This video shows Blink 182 in typical style having a joke and messing around, it was one of the things they became so famous for. Also, the short clips of them actually playing their instruments shows that they have the talent and that they can perform.
Relation of visuals to the music
The length of the shots become slightly longer at slower points in the song, so that rhythm of the images matches that of the music. The upbeat sound of the song also pairs well with the vibrant images used.
Relation of visuals to the lyrics
The guitarist, Tom Delonge, wrote this song for his then girlfriend, he stated in an interview that he was a Ramones fan and so wanted to write a song that had 'na nas' in it. The lyrics themselves make sense to a certain extent, it's someone talking about someone they care about, but with the video there are few links, unless you look at it that they are singing a love song, which is extremely common for pop bands, of whom they are taking the micky.
Notion of looking
As well as eye line matching between the band and the other characters, such as the groupies, their is also eye line matching between the band and the camera, the viewer is looked at directly.
Intertextual references
Although there is no actual footage of pop group music videos, they are re-created by Blink, and so are in a way referred to through their re-creation.
Technical aspects of the video
Pans and tracks are used a lot to allow smooth, fast movement of the camera to create a very energetic video. When the band are dressed up in costumes to imitate other boy bands, the camera often looks up at them from a low angle to show that they think highly of themselves and everyone else bows down to them, this adds to the mocking of the pop bands. The locations used are a beach and an aircraft hanger, two places that can be seen in pop group music videos. Other than a short stint of monotone, the video is very colourful, this makes it more fun and light, also Blinks music videos are often colourful, especially for their upbeat songs like this one, it is part of their image. Editing is used as standard to show new scenes and so show the various outfit changes, slow motion is also seen to again, mock pop groups.
The star image
This video shows Blink 182 in typical style having a joke and messing around, it was one of the things they became so famous for. Also, the short clips of them actually playing their instruments shows that they have the talent and that they can perform.
Relation of visuals to the music
The length of the shots become slightly longer at slower points in the song, so that rhythm of the images matches that of the music. The upbeat sound of the song also pairs well with the vibrant images used.
Relation of visuals to the lyrics
The guitarist, Tom Delonge, wrote this song for his then girlfriend, he stated in an interview that he was a Ramones fan and so wanted to write a song that had 'na nas' in it. The lyrics themselves make sense to a certain extent, it's someone talking about someone they care about, but with the video there are few links, unless you look at it that they are singing a love song, which is extremely common for pop bands, of whom they are taking the micky.
Notion of looking
As well as eye line matching between the band and the other characters, such as the groupies, their is also eye line matching between the band and the camera, the viewer is looked at directly.
Intertextual references
Although there is no actual footage of pop group music videos, they are re-created by Blink, and so are in a way referred to through their re-creation.
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