Initial Research, Influences And Ideas - Suitable Tracks For The Single

Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon

genre: indie pop

length: 3:17

This song would be fun to make a video for, as it is upbeat and cheerful. The theme of the song is also quite simple - the man has essentially found his soul-mate ("my discotheque Juliet teenage dream", "I knew we were born to be together", "this woman is my destiny"). The video could have a performance bed of the band playing, punctuated by shots of the couple, the woman and images from the lyrics, such as the "backless dress", the "beat up sneaks" or the woman taking his arm.It could also feature a disco, or just the couple.

We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow- Soko

genre: indie 

length: 2:41

This song would be interesting to make a video for, as it is melancholy. The video could be conceptual, using imagery to convey the meaning of the song - that life is short and we should love now, because we don't know what tomorrow may bring. The video could also be mainly performance, where the lead sings directly to the camera in order to convey the emotion of the song. I would also like to do this song as the lead singer is female, and there seems to be a lack of female artists in the charts at the moment.

You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand

genre: alternative rock

length: 2:42

This song would also be fun to make as it is a rock song, so would have a performance bed of the band playing instruments as this is conventional for most rock videos. The song itself could be about thinking for yourself, and not being brainwashed by the media ("now there's some grinning goon on my tv screen, telling us all that it's alright because she wears this and he wears that..."). The video could play on this and feature brainwashed people, and those who think for themselves, which could be a narrative part of the video.

Fred Astaire - San Cisco

genre: indie pop

length: 2:56

This song is upbeat and cheerful, therefore it would be another enjoyable song to make a video for. The song could be interpreted to be about a man who feels inadequate for his current partner, and is resigned to losing them to another better man (using the name Fred Astaire to convey the idea of the perfect, better man). The video could be a performance bed with loose narrative or concepts once again, such as showing snapshots of him watching the partner with the better man, or something along those lines. The song is also gender-neutral, and age-neutral, so the video could explore all types of relationships (eg. heterosexual and homosexual relationships), therefore representing more than just one aspect of sexuality.