Artist: Miguel
Song: Candles in the Sun
Album: Kaleidoscope Dream
Release: September 25th 2012
Label: RCA
Genre: R&B, Soul, Pop
This video is completely in black and white. At first I didn't really realise which was strange. This video is very powerful and pretty emotional. It's a kind of protest song about needing to stand up and do something. It was nominated for the MTV award of Best Video with a Message. I'm considering doing a video with a message.
I'm not sure how this video fits with Goodwin's seven. In the genre of the artist there should have been some scantily dressed women, a focus on muscles and bling etc. There was a focus on the mix of races - and black people dominate the R&B/Soul scene.
There was definitely a relationship between the lyrics and visuals. In fact the visuals emphasise the song a great deal. There was also many shots of the artist, which could be pushed by the label. They are interesting shots because he is ignoring the camera very obviously. He stands to the side in some shots, whereas in others he may stand facing the camera. He makes interesting hand gestures too. They make sense when he is looking into the camera, but look strange when he's stood to the side.
I like that parts of the soldiers and the use of America as an example of what he's singing about.
In this video Miguel is not represented as black men stereotypically are in the R&B genre. He's well dressed and is singing a song about caring for others and 'taking a look around' and wanting to change what he sees. He appears to be anti-drugs from this song, or at least anti-children-taking-drugs.
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