More on brief history of music videos

"Dancing In the Distraction Factory"

More or less direct, simple/amplified.

Andrew goodwin’s music video theory from 07weeksjor

1940s - Fantasia was released by Walt Disney - animated film based upon piece of classical music.

1950's

• Earliest music videos were introduced.
• In 1956 Tony Bennett was filmed walking along the Serpentine in Hyde Park as the song "Stranger in Paradise" played.

1960's

• The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" (1964 film)
• "Penny Lane" (1967) borrowed elements from underground and avant-garde film.
• They reflect the "zeitgeist" (trend at the time) as shown in A Hard Day's Night.
• In this case... Young, angry working class men (even down to their accents) were having their voices heard (at the time).

1970's

• Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video had more of a lyrical concept. A whole new era for using music videos as prompts.

1980's

• 1981 - MTV launched.
• First music video aired was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."
• David Bowie's eye-catching promo for his song "Ashes to Ashes" directed by David Mallet was the springboard that launched it to UK number one in nearly a decade.