Music Videos That Add Value

Music Videos That Add Value

A-ha: Take On Me

Originally, the song "Take On Me" by A-ha was released in 1984, but was not successful in the slightest. It didn't make it into the charts alone, so generally at this time it was a song that flopped. However, after the music video was released in 1985 it shot to number one, even today it is the 3rd greatest music video of all time. The thousands of drawings and shots put together for this video took at least 3 months to make, but in the mid 80s this was extremely original and new to audiences which is what made it so excellent. The song was given so much value after this music video boosted its reputation and made it an instant classic to watch over and over again mixing cartoon sketches with real life.




Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U

This video did not attract audiences with fancy editing, but simply with the emotion behind the video. "Nothing Compares 2U" was not an original song by Sinead O'Connor, but was by Prince. However, her cover to this song contained so much emotion, especially in the music video. £40,000 was spent on the original footage in this video in Paris, but then when the director experimented with close ups of Sinead's face, he realised that her natural emotion and beauty was a whole lot better than the shots in Paris. The tears she cried in this video was all real because she happened to be very emotional at this time, which is what made it so successful and added so much value, because you can tell that she is really feeling the lyrics. Also, her expressions force the audience to "look into her eyes" as the director said.