“This is America” is a song released by Donald Glover under his musical moniker Childish Gambino. Donald is an American actor, comedian, musician, director, producer, screenwriter and even DJ. The music video was directed by a renowned producer known as Hiro Murai and is a jarring work of art that addresses various issues in society …
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Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us (The Prison Version)
0:06 The video opens with white texts saying “This film is NOT degrading to ANY one Race, but pictorializes the injustices to ALL MANKIND. May God grant us PEACE throughout the world”. 0:12 It opens to a bunch of girls covering their faces with their hands, and then it transitions to girls clapping and chanting …
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The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco
0:17 “LA-SER yea” ——- LASERS is the title of the album in which the song was part of. LASERS stands for “Love Always Shines Everytime, Remember to Smile” 0:27 the chorus of the song is essentially the theme of the entire song. “The Show Goes On” means that life goes on, no matter how bad …
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The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
0:03- The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) is seen laughing in pain as his entire face and mouth is covered in blood. This imagery is intriguing for the viewers because it makes them question why his face is covered in blood, and how he got to this point. This also pushes the viewers to keep watching. …
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“Everyday” by Logic and Marshmello
This is a song written and sung by Sir Robert Bryson Hall II(also known as Logic) who recently announced his retirement from rapping and Christopher Comstock (also known as Marshmello) who is an electronic music producer/DJ. This song is called “Everyday” and was released on April 17th of 2018. The meaning that logic said he …
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Kendrick Lamar- Alright
0:00 The video starts off by being black and white as well as showing sights of New Orlean. A bridge can be seen with a city in the background, and the houses that many live in. 0:14 Kendrick can be heard screaming in a tunnel that is completely dark except for the lights that are …
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You’re not there – Lukas Graham
0:00: This video starts off by possibly showing what the song is about or what the lyrics would entail. It seems to show something aging by time, and then a person drowning, it includes multiple water scenes. 0:08: This is the first scene to include water and its a book floating then it cascades into …
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Eminem – When I’m Gone
0:00 The video starts with a man speaking. It switches perspectives to show he is speaking at an AA (alcoholics anonymous) type of gathering. He talks about how he is happy he has changed, and he also says “so is my wife” in a semi-joking manner. 0:20 Everyone chuckles at the “so if my wife” …
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Childish Gambino – This Is Americaw
Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) is an American actor, singer, comedian, director, author, screenwriter, and DJ. Childish Gambino’s most popular song is “This is America.” The album “This Is America” won him the Album of the Year and the Record of the Year. “This is America “now holds 701 million views on YouTube and will continue …
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The Highwaymen – “Highwayman”
0:00: The video starts with a classic scene of the deserts and the cliffs of the West, with four white men riding together on their horses with no one else in sight. This would be considered cliche, but this video is a country music video from 35 years ago. 0:18: Another classic Wild West themed …
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Juice WRLD & Marshmello – Come & Go
This is a song written and sang by the late Juice WRLD whom battled with several different things including substance abuse, depression, anxiety and other mental health problems that eventually took his life in the past year. Juice WRLD was a music mogul of the rap culture and departed us too soon because his songs …
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Melanie Martinez – Mrs. Potato Head
0:00 The video starts off with Melanie brushing the hair of a doll while watching a black and white advertisement on a television. 0:18 In the ad, a slim woman is promoting diet pills and another is promoting synthetic wigs. Melanie puts down the cookies she is eating and looks down at her own body. …
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Earl Sweatshirt – Nowhere, Nobody
0:00 – The video opens with a Title and Credits page, and continues on to show Earl energetically coaching some kids in a basketball game. It seems his team is losing. 0:25 – He gets into an argument with the referee, which distracts him from the game and causes him to miss out on the …
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Blog 2 The Gambler
0:00 the video open with Roger standing next a picture 0:15 Roger took off his hat and then his belt with a gun in and then finally he took off his vest preparing to go to table 1:13 he goes to a table and get a chair where he would sit although not ready to …
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Childish Gambino – This is America
0:00 The video starts with a black man playing a melody on a guitar. A soft instrumental is playing in the background. We are immediately fooled into believing that we are listening to a typical relaxing soft music. 0:27 Childish Gambino appears and starts dancing. He twists his body into shapes that are unnatural followed …
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