The song "Video Killed the Radio Star" was released in 1979 by British group, The Buggles. It was written by the original Buggles members Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, and Bruce Woolley, in response to the coming of age of music video and MTV. The song lyrics refer to the "new technology that will rewrite music of the 1950's. According to the song, the studio is "abandoned", and subsequently, "video killed the radio star." Videos would change the music industry forever and those involved had good reason to be concerned. In the last one hundred years, changes in technology have made great impacts in the entertainment industry. While the changes have usually improved the quality of entertainment for the audience, they have created upheavals …show more content…
As the lyrics put it, "pictures came and broke your heart", held true. A singer who didn't have a certain look that would translate well to video or didn't fit well with the demographic, could find their careers over. The lyrics of the song inspire sympathy for those whose careers would be turned upside down in many ways. This song made me think about how some performers of the day must have feared the changes coming forth. Instead of performing in the new "abandoned studio" with a few musicians and technicians, performers would be thrust upon huge sound stages with dancers, directors, lighting, and cameras. They would have to find their niche in this new media. Performers would have to be able to act as well as sing. They would need make-up, stylists, and publicists to help them achieve the transition. I think that the writers of this song were very perceptive in predicting the changes that music videos would bring. Even though this song has an upbeat tempo, I feel a sadness that "we can't rewind we've gone too far." We hear the message that things will change, for better or worse, we can never go back. I think that this is applicable for life as well--changes will happen, and we must change too or be left
Film critic, Michael Medved is aware that by publishing his book, "Hollywood verses America," he will not only enrage mostly everyone in the show business industry, but he will also loose some of his friends because of what he wrote. His strongly opinionated critique of popular culture examines the recent shift in the content of today's television, films, music and art. He has gathered statistics and opinions as well as shared personal experiences, all to illustrate one major point; popular culture has taken a turn for the worst.
It’s not that I judge their focus on the radio, because I know this movie is not an actual one, but even so, I do not think radio is that important for music. Nowadays, radio isn’t used for listening to music, as we can download it easily form anywhere, so I don’t think that what the video says about it applies now, or at least, not in our country.
The song, “Back Where I Come From” tells a lot about its author, Kenny Chesney. Lyrically, the song can relate to so any people on so many levels and appeals to its audience through emotion. The structure he uses affects the music he makes. There are so many ways of expressing feelings and emotions. Music seems to be one of the strongest ways of conveying deep thought and emotion, because without the added beat or tune, music is just words. Some audiences can relate just as well to written text, but Chesney’s audience loves him for his musical purpose and talents. He writes with his heart for people like him that can relate to his experiences or live with him his dreams. Kenny Chesney is a lover, a writer, a singer, and an inspirer.
MTV: Music Television was an idea formed by various communication specialists. Majority of the acknowledgment for the making of MTV is given to Tom Freston, an entertainment industry executive, and Robert Pittman, an American businessman. The idea to create a station such as MTV was not one that would have been called random, or unrelated to the time period. This idea was more of a question of how to accomplish something as new as this. Music videos were not widely popular, and in order for MTV to survive, audiences had to be consumed by these videos. On Saturday August 1st, 1981, at 12:01 am Eastern Time, MTV has their debut. The channel opened with, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll,” said by John Lack in their New York City studio. The original purpose of MTV was to play music videos 24/7, all the time. People known as “Video Jockeys” or “VJs” directed these videos. Videos played all day for a period of time, but eventually MTV began running television programs such as “The Real World” and “The Osbournes.” In 1984, the NY Times reported that MTV planned to start a second 24-hour music channel in January aimed at viewers aged 25 to 49 (NY Times 1984). Present day, MT...
...t of people around you. The images are really helped clarify what the singer really wants to talk about. Without the images in the video some many things could have been interpreted from the song itself. Before I watched the video I just thought the author was talking about war, and specially the wars America was fighting at the time of the song’s release. The music in combination with the instrumentals and video create a piece of art that enlightens the soul.
The relevance of the song was portraying that using drugs and alcohol will help you escape life situations. Regardless of how hard or tough it is. All you need to do is to get drunk or get high, than your problems will flush away. But the video don’t explain the reality of the outcome of how drugs and alcohol will or could affect your lifestyle and how it could lead you to lose your job, family and life. All it shows is the fun side of being intoxicated. Which, it raises a big flag on kids or teens that do have access to the media like the
The English student in me has been trained to look for the thesis statement. If an English teacher asked me to summarize “Kansas City” I would point to this line. Bob says it up and down ten times over throughout the song but this is his point. His lesson. His thesis. And it should break a person’s heart. If you are over the age of say maybe twelve it also both define and terrify you. It’s called growing up. Moving on. Making choices or more like accepting the only choice you have.
Country music used to be all about tractors and drinking; it has now transitioned into talking about things in more depth. One recent song “Mama's Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert is about being depressed about losing a guy. In the song she says “go and fix your makeup/ girl it's just a break up/ run and hide your crazy/ and start acting like a lady/ cause I raised you better/ gotta keep it together/ even when you fall apart/ this ain't my momma...
The song talks about George being a troubadour his whole life from when he was a young boy to now and to when he will pass away. A troubadour has two meanings to me the first one is someone who writes songs and is somewhat of a poetic figure. The second which is more of a personal perspective is someone that is tough and rolls with the punches. The song also talks about not changing and staying true to yourself. Which is very important to me. I say this because although throughout your life there are going to be many different things that influence you to change. Although these things may be very tempting at times and may seem very intriguing always follow your heart and do what you feel is right. Whenever I hear this songs it makes me want to
In a small laboratory in 1878, one of the most impactful sounds in history, the
... time (Levy, 2010). Due to the fact that TVE has roots in all of the major technologies (telephone, television, and the Internet), it is truly one of the most profound creations because it shows progression of all three fields, not just one or the other. Distributors and programmers alike are rolling out products that deliver content to new platforms: smartphones, tablets, game consoles and smart TVs. By blending the technologies that are most dominant today, TVE is trying to make a permanent place for itself. This technological advancement is still very new so it has growth of its own to achieve. However, it is always necessary to reflect upon the history of a concept to recognize the ways it can be utilized and further transformed in the future. TVE’s history is a colorful blend of all technologies that made society into the multi-tiered civilization it is today.
Many may believe that the song has no meaning behind it at all. They may ...
This ultimately altered the conventions of music consumption and contributed to new listening culture based on peer-to-peer exchanges rather than corporate structures (Freedman, 2003, p. 173). Consequently, this forced all record labels “to adopt internet technologies, to create a richer and more fully featured web sites, and to experiment with electronic forms of distribution that are either proprietary or in other ways non-threatening” to alleviate potential damage from media technology (Easley, 2005, p. 165). Universal Music Group successfully addressed the changes brought by media convergence by modifying their traditional business model to adopt the paradigm shift and facilitate the digital media culture (Universal Music Group,
The 1927 radio options for the American listener showcased the talents of stars such as Ed Wynn, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Rudy Vallee, Edgar Bergen, and Kate Smith. Stars like these gave the average listener entertainment with news, comedy, drama, music and more. Performer where exposure to more fame. This era is known as Radio’s Golden Ages2. Those legendary stars are still remembered even today and are spoken about by people saying “I remember before we had TV, our form of entertainment was radio. We would hear Bob Hope, among others and visualized his performance. We saw through our imagination.” Radio has not stopped, and has evolved new types of radio, such as satellite radio and internet radio. These forms attract listeners of all ages by giving them more options of forms of entertainment, drama, information, and imagination.
In the following text I am going to answer this questions focusing on television and movies in the near future.