Music Video Regulation

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) are in charge of regulating music videos and ensuring the are suitable for viewing. Here are some examples of banned music videos:

'Just Lose it'- Eminem
The fact that I found evidence of Eminem having a video banned did not come to me as a shock, at all. I almost expect it! The irony of the song is that he seemed to have 'lost it' in the making of it; with the many elements of controversy. The song itself caused controversy because it has lyrics and parts within the music video in which it parodies and mocks Michael Jackson; who was scrutiny of child molestation at the time. Not only does it cause controversy for that but it badly spoofs Pee-wee Herman, imitating his signature shout within the chorus and Eminem even going as far as dressing as him for the video. Eminem also walks down the street naked in various parts of the video, and he also didn't hesitate to poke fun at MC Hammer, Madonna, Beavis/Cornholio and others.
Its hardly surprising that this was banned, but the song itself actually reached number one in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.


'Girls on Film'- Duran Duran
The song was banned for being too raunchy, but the song did well on the radio and the charts before the notorious video was filmed, but the controversy actually helped to keep the band in the public eye and the song on the charts for many weeks. This created the social interaction factor of the uses and gratifications; being the topic of debates/talk of people. The video featured topless women mud wrestling and other not-very-stylised depictions of sexual fetishes. The hazy yet sexy imagery made it tough to determine whether the photo shoot, which was under scrutiny, was fashion-oriented or explicitly inappropriate.


'Low'- Foo Fighters
Actor Jack Black teamed up with Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl in a bizarre video where the two portray rednecks getting drunk in a motel room. The beginning of the clip shows the pair drinking heavily while filming each other, but it soon gets weirder when they proceed to put on sexy women’s clothes. Black wears a homely pink bikini top with a pink skirt, and Grohl wears a black thong and garters. The booze makes things spiral even more out of control, ending with Black vomiting into a toilet. The video was banned by MTV for its content in 2003, and although it never gets too explicit, it is ridiculously weird.

My choice and why

I had originally chosen to do a song of which I have been a fan of since it first came out; 'Homesick' by Catfish and the Bottlemen. However, recently I have decided to change my mind and do a song which I cannot stop listening to. The song is 'Trojans' by Atlas Genius.

This has meant I have had to adapt and add to my original ideas I had for the song by Catfish and the Bottlemen as it is obviously a change in song and also genre. Trojans is more of an alternative song with a different target audience; again making me change my ideas and theories I had for the audience.

I have recently completed my pitch the video and here are the lyrics with my ideas I have planned already.

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