Lyrics and Interpretation

Lyrics for my chosen song - Move Your Feet by Junior Senior

A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
Yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
Don't - don't - don't - don't stop the beat
I can't - can't - can't - can't control my feet
P - p - p - people in the street
C'mon everybody and move your feet
Don't stop (don't stop) don't stop the beat
Can't stop (can't stop) can't stop the beat
Won't stop (won't stop) won't stop the beat, go
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
Yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
We're going downtown, oh yeah
Sing - sing - sing - sing - sing my song
And you - you - you - you - you sing along
Just put - put - put - put my record on
And all of your troubles are dead and gone
Don't stop (don't stop) don't stop the beat
Can't stop (can't stop) can't stop the beat
Won't stop (won't stop) won't stop the beat, go
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
Yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Don't stop (don't stop) don't stop the beat
Can't stop (can't stop) can't stop the beat
Won't stop (won't stop) won't stop the beat, go
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
Yeah
A-Everybody, A-move your feet and feel united
Oh oh oh
Yeah! Baby! Comon!

Interpretation

This songs lyrics are very repetitive and are encouraging people to dance. It is upbeat and simple, so I consider it to be more of a dance track that people would enjoy listening to at a party than a song that 'tells a story' with its lyrics. I think it is listened to more for people's physical enjoyment than emotional enjoyment. This could be seen as a very post modern quality, as songs of this generation tend to be more about the physical enjoyment of the listener, essentially body over mind. The singers are having fun and encouraging others to as well.

Conclusion

I want to make a video that is very focused on the physical, it will be visual encouragement for people to dance as well as lyrical. My preferred reading is that it will make people happy, have fun, sing along etc. Also from playing my song in the classroom out loud, I have witnessed my classmates singing along without thinking, or just nodding their heads in time with the beat. This is very good for the outcome of my video, because it is a song that people naturally connect with and enjoy, which will hopefully make my video appeal to all ages.