Song choice ideas

After doing much research into R&B, between the three of us, we have decided to start narrowing down the song choices. After conducting our first focus group, it became apparent that the year 13 group said that their favourite artist out of the six we showed them was Justin Timberlake and his style, however we showed them other artists such as Trey Songz, Drake, Usher, Chris Brown and Ne-yo and they all seemed to really like the song Miss Independent by Ne-yo and knowing Tavonga personally, all said that this would really suit Tavonga and think that it  would allow us to make the most of Tavonga as a character and his style.

After talking about which types of songs we thought we may like to do, we finally settled on three choices: Ne-Yo : So Sick, Ne-Yo : Miss Independent, Chris Brown : With You. All three of these songs by the two artists are based on love, these are the chorus':

Ne-Yo : So Sick - And I'm so sick of love songs So tired of tears So done with wishing you were still here Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow So why can't I turn off the radio?
Ne-Yo : Miss Independent - She got her own thing that's why I love her Miss Independent Won't you come and spend a little time She got her own thing that's why I love her Miss Independent ooh the way you shine Miss Independent
Chris Brown : With You - Oh! I'm into you, And girl, No one else would do. 'Cause with every kiss and every hug You make me fall in love. And now I know I can't be the only one, I bet there heart's all over the world tonight, With the love of their life who feels What I feel when I'm... With you [x5] Girl. With you [x5]

From the chorus' alone, it is clear to see that all three of these songs are about love and are singing about/to women. With this comes flexibility and that is why we chose these three songs to choose from because there are so many different narratives that we could use for the music video.

Also, we thought it would be good to consider getting a female to play a part in the music video, her part wouldn't be as big as Tavonga's but it would add to the narrative.

Ne-Yo - So Sick













Ne-Yo - Miss Independent

Chris Brown - With You