Video: research.1

(directed by Michael)

I really like the way this music video has been filmed. This guy called 'Michael' has filmed all the recent Yuck music videos. I can't find his last name anywhere so I can't really look for anything else that he has directed. This is my favourite one that he has done for the band. Mainly because I enjoy the song and the way the video compliments it.

This particular songs monotonous dull sound and the zoomed focal point, along with the repetition that coincides with the beat fits perfectly together. I like how there is a story within this music video too. It seems the girl is somehow fascinated with grooming dogs and can relate it to the grooming of herself. It's seems to me like she is trying to achieve perfection with herself as well as the dogs that she grooms, as she appears to be upset at th end and with the flashbacks to her in the shower. There's also an underlying tone of this girl participating in beastyality with the way she bites and licks her lips whilst cleaning the dogs. Also in the the repetition of different shots, especially when the dog and the girls hand are both in the shot at the same time. It's makes it look like she is caressing the dogs in a sexual manner. Or maybe the grooming of the dog reminds her of the way she touches herself in the shower and it excites her?!?!

I'm not too fond of the way everything changes to a pinkish shade towards the end, but I do like how the different shots are overlaid. The video consists of really short snippets of footage. This type of filming and editing really makes this music video interesting to me. I seem to get lost within it.

Here are the lyrics to the song :-

If I put rubber in your head,
would you make something that time will stand?
I've tried painting on the walls
but I've done nothing that stands alone.
If I put rubber in your skin,
would you move around and rub it in?
I've tried painting from the inside out,
but I've done nothing that I can shout about.
Should I give in?
If I put rubber in your hand,
would you make me into a man?
Put me on a chain and change my name
and lead me to the place that I need to go.
Aaah
Yes, I give in