Song: Mr Brownstone
Artist: Guns N Roses
This song was written by GNR band members Slash and Izzy Stradlin about a regular day in their existence as decadent rock star junkies, 'Brownstone' being a euphamism for heroin. If we were to choose this song to make our music video, we would juxtapose a narrative with performance. We would act as the band once again, this time dressed as something of a middle ground between the traditional decadent, menacing heavy metal look and the outrageous Glam rock image, and act out the key live moves such as the 'windmill' and the 'duck walk'. we would couple this with a narrative, showing how they try to resist their addiction, or 'Mr Brownstone' who will appear throughout the video in human form as a symbol of temptation. This would be a good video to do as it appeals to the typical theme of music videos for rock bands which deal with controversial subjects (drugs, violence etc.), and almost seem to unintentionally pass them off as 'cool'. We would appeal to the genre conventions of a rock video by making the band seem powerful, but the character of Mr Brownstone even more powerful.
Editing would not be difficult for this song as it is not a horrifically fast song, but fast enough to be exciting to viewers.
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