Lyric Analysis and their importance

Lyrics in music video can help to tell the narrative behind the video or could actually give intertexual references to other music videos or other forms of media. therefore lyrics are important when watching or listening to a music video as it can help the viewer understand the music more. Songs can commonly be misunderstood and these are 15 famous songs in which are commonly misunderstood:

1. Closing Time - Semisonic  
2. Imagine - John Lennon
3. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
4. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
5. Like a Virgin - Madonna
6. Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5
7. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
8. The One I Love - R.E.M
9. Semi - Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind
10. American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
11. In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
12. London Calling - The Clash
13. Blackbird - The Beatles
14. Good Riddance (time of your life) - Green days
15. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen

Therefore this shows the importance of lyrics within music videos. Lyrics can have hidden meanings in which people who view the video don't notice, and that has been the case in the songs above. Therefore, songs may be seen as something that there not, or in fact don't mean.

This has helped me understand the importance of lyrics and how they can be used to mean different narratives and portray different thoughts.