Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind

This video by folk artist Bob Dylan was written as a protest song against war.

The lyrics are as follows: "How many roads most a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind. "

From the lyrics above it is easy to see that the artist uses metaphorical language to describe some of the horrors involved with war. The use of rhetorical questions within his lyrics put forward the artists views. These rhetorical questions called also be seen as questions put forward to American govenment members. Possibly questioning the end of the suffering that occurs from war.

The Ideology of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan, a renowned folk artist has become famous for his music and his lyrics.
early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture.

Dylan and his parents were part of the area's small but close-knit Jewish community however, for a period during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Bob Dylan publicly converted to Christianity (America's largest faith) . This has often been seen as to what affected the style of music and the motives for the releases.
The artist has also used many of his lyrics to take jibes at the state of political affairs, some regarding war and the countries welfare.

Considering that the artist is of a simular genre to that of my chosen artist, It is key to note her ideology in her songwriting. In the Song the idea of love is a major factor.
The idea of love can surround the ideology of relationships and bonds, in a way this is voicing her opinions upon something regarding this. Her lyrics could give a possible insight into what the artist has put up with.

"Suddenly I See" by 'KT Tunstall"

This video by indie-folk artist KT Tunstall is the first release of her debut album. The video is all performance based. However it features a lack of fundamental relations to the genre of music she performs. Simple things to pick up on are that of the instruments being used in the performance based video are that of the acoustic guitar and bass guitar. Often within the genre acoustic guitars are often seen being played. The main focus of the video is that of the main title artist, to capture her from many different different camera angles to ensure she is the main focus of the video. In this performance based video, close up shots of the instruments show that this video belongs to the genre.

A modern concept has been used for the video, it appears that the use of 'Blinkers' create a use a sense of illusion and light. Often the use of 'Blinker lighting' are used for effect at live events, ie: gigs. Which again relates to the performance. The use of the faux lighting is more frequently used during the chorus which corresponds to the lyrics "Suddenly I see".

An alternative video was also produced for this song ("Suddenly I See"). This video however captures a more mainstream aspect of the artist, to somewhat put herself 'out there'. The video uses a lot of animation to create a 3-D world surrounding the artist.

The artist is performing in the video. However in this version of the video the artist is not performing her instrument, the guitar which she is renowned for. The music video, like the one above is lip-syncned. The animation within the video that makes the scenery contradicts the genre of indie-folk. The large city landscape is very American-based. Which goes against the roots of the genre and against the genric bristish folk aspect.

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