Radiohead - Street Spirit - Analysis

As a class group we watched this music video and we were asked to analsye the video but first we all were asked to describe the video in one word:

                                                                                                                    Random          
                                                       Mesmerising            

                Slow Motion          
                                                                                      Strange    

                                Invigorating  
                                                                                                                              Psychedelic          
                                                                                    Soporific


Thom Yorke is the lead singer in Radio Head and in this video he is given a star image through the use of goodwins and vernallis theories at which suggest that the lead singer is given star image to promote the brand and to show us that this person in this case Thom Yorke has a high prevalence.

The Setting of this Video is in America and in a caravan park this is determined by the style of caravans but this is also showing to its audience that it is although a British band it is Worldwide Band.
Throughout the video there was very strange moments at which the lip syncing wasn't in place deliberately, this is similar to the random mid shot where the lead singer had no arm. There was an abstract feel throughout the whole video.
The song is a very sad song at which is very dark and mysterious in the sense that there was no narrative throughout the video it was very abstract this is also shown by the use of editing at which made various slow motion shots which were contradicted with normal paced shots. This idea was so that it made the audience feel disorientated at which also linked into the depressing lyrics of the song which are shown below:

"Street Spirit (Fade Out)"

Rows of houses, all bearing down on me
I can feel their blue hands touching me
All these things into position
All these things we'll one day swallow whole
And fade out again and fade out

This machine will, will not communicate
These thoughts and the strain I am under
Be a world child, form a circle
Before we all go under
And fade out again and fade out again

Cracked eggs, dead birds
Scream as they fight for life
I can feel death, can see its beady eyes
All these things into position
All these things we'll one day swallow whole
And fade out again and fade out again

Immerse your soul in love
IMMERSE YOUR SOUL IN LOVE