Analysis of "Wait" by Amanda Kaletsky
Target Audience
Age: 14-26
Gender: Mainly Females
Interest: Indie Music,love,relationships,meaningful songs, songs about heartbreak
Location: The UK and America due to her background
Ethnicity: Mainly White but a mix of all races
Analysing Lyrics
If I had to climb, the highest mountain
Alone, across the sea
Would you wait for me with no word no answer
Tell me, would you wait for me
‘Cause I have broken down my barriers
Taken down my walls
Let down my fortress for you…
And you can’t find yourself in somebody’s else
But they can help you see
All your true emotions shining through
to the heart of me
‘Cause I have to go now, for a time
And I don’t know how or when
But if you tell me to, I’ll come back for you
Just tell me you will wait for me
‘Cause I have broken down my barriers
Taken down my walls
Let down my fortress for you…
And you can’t find yourself in somebody’s else
But they can help you see
All your true emotions shining through
to the heart of me
‘Cause I have broken down my barriers
Taken down my walls
Let down my fortress for you…
And you can’t find yourself in somebody’s else
But they can help you see
All your true emotions shining through
to the heart of me
And you can break my heart in a million ways
But please not tonight
You can be who you want to be
But be it with me
Be you with me
These lyrics suggest the song is about heartbreak, she talks alot about her heart, her emotions and how she has been through alot to be with her partner. This is typical of a love song and throughout their is references to how she feels and how she wants to repair the relationship and be with him. She often talks about coming back to the boy she was once with if he wants her back which shows her vulnerability and immaturity because she will take him back.
Analysing the Music
The song is very minimalistic, but this helps the audience focus on her strong vocals. There is only one instrument involved which is a guitar, this is played throughout the song and becomes louder and is played more in the chorus of the song. However this doesn't take the emphasis away from her voice but compliments it well, this is best suited to her tone of voice as she sings songs of the pop,indie and soul genre's.
The song is very minimalistic, but this helps the audience focus on her strong vocals. There is only one instrument involved which is a guitar, this is played throughout the song and becomes louder and is played more in the chorus of the song. However this doesn't take the emphasis away from her voice but compliments it well, this is best suited to her tone of voice as she sings songs of the pop,indie and soul genre's.
Analysing the tempo
The tempo is rather similar throughout the song, however nearer the end we hear a slight climax which makes the tempo a bit faster as normally it is on one level throughout the whole song. The lyrics are typical to what you would see in a song from the Pop genre, but the music behind it is less conventional as we would normally hear an upbeat song that is simply made with software.
The tempo is rather similar throughout the song, however nearer the end we hear a slight climax which makes the tempo a bit faster as normally it is on one level throughout the whole song. The lyrics are typical to what you would see in a song from the Pop genre, but the music behind it is less conventional as we would normally hear an upbeat song that is simply made with software.
How i would use the song in a music video
I would use this song by creating a music video which is both narrative and performance. We would see the actors performing a scene which will be split up throughout the song, which would be the breaking down of the relationship
I would use long takes to fit with the tempo of the song and cross cut from the performance to the narrative section
I will use a dark colour pallet to emphasise the mood of the song and the lyrics, and have a slight contrast in colour and lighting when we see the artist perform
I will do a lot of camera movements which will follow the action throughout the song, and a simple cut will change from narrative to performance
I would use this song by creating a music video which is both narrative and performance. We would see the actors performing a scene which will be split up throughout the song, which would be the breaking down of the relationship
I would use long takes to fit with the tempo of the song and cross cut from the performance to the narrative section
I will use a dark colour pallet to emphasise the mood of the song and the lyrics, and have a slight contrast in colour and lighting when we see the artist perform
I will do a lot of camera movements which will follow the action throughout the song, and a simple cut will change from narrative to performance
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