Recorded in 1981, ‘Physical’ rode to number one in America
on the Billboard top 100 and remained there for 10 weeks. It was Olivia
Newton-John’s most popular single of her career in the United States as well as
her final number one.
Just by watching the music video you can tell that it was
produced in the 1980’s. Firstly looking at the clothing worn; Olivia
Newton-John wears very bright tights and leg warmers as well as a high rise
leotard to work out in, all things very typical of the time. Furthermore it
relates to the yuppie culture of trying to stay in shape by working out a lot.
The music video however was very controversial, in some
scenes there are sexual subtext but more controversial however at the end of
the music video which features the men featured leaving together holding hands
or with their arms around each other. The eighties were the pivotal decade in
which gay culture began to emerge, particularly due to the appearance of
HIV/AIDS. However in the US, the Court of Appeal ruled that there was no ‘fundamental
right’ to be gay as so this video caused major controversy for many people not
only in America but globally.
chainsmokers - #selfie
Produced in 2014, the Chainsmokers, had noticed how the word selfie had
become a trend and they wanted to take advantage of it. They made a demo of a
song containing monologue from a female clubber about taking good selfies. Inspiration
came from the regular club going women that the Chainsmokers saw on their
nights out in New York City. So when they were composing the track, they wanted
to incorporate the "let me take a selfie" line in it somehow.
This song seems to be iconic of today’s culture with the
rise of technology and the obsession that the younger generation have with
social media, image and acceptance among there peers.
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