Initial Ideas and Song Ideas

 1) I/Me/Myself - Will Wood

This song is widely considered an anthem in terms of gender identity. The singer sings about how he wishes he could be a girl to be considered pretty in today's current climate - something a lot of 16 - 25 year olds find themselves open to exploring. The nature of the lyrics create ideas of percieved feminity and masculinity, which allows me to create an illustrative connection with visual aspects.

2) Kate - Ben Folds Five

This song follows a girl called Kate. She's very down to earth and likes "retro" things such as mixtapes and the song "Wipeout" by Bob Berryhill. The lyrics do reference this, which is a piece of intertextuality. The singer seems to have an infatuation with Kate, seeing her as really cool and different, yet eventually does run out of things to say about her actual charachter, as she is quite superficial, resorting to stating she "speaks" and "breathes". This song poses as an anthem of admiration, but ultimately just finding the girl in the song attractive, which is a cruel truth i feel would resonate with 16 - 25 year olds.

3) Rockin' the Suburbs - Ben Folds

Rockin' the Suburbs is a song by Ben Folds that makes a statement about how hard it is to be a teenage (white) boy who is relitively well off and is a part of a rock band. The song reflects on the archetype of those who feel their life is so hard, despite being middle class and white. The song features intertexuality, referencing Micheal Jackson, Mcdonalds, Quiet Riot, and Bon Jovi, something 16 - 25 year olds would understand.

4) Everybody Loves Raymond - Lemon Demon

Everybody Loves Raymond is a song by the band Lemon Demon about the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond". In the song he lists a total of 42 sitcoms, which is great intertextuality and would allow for different camera shots in a neon aesthetic. The lyrics are quite fast paced and gritty which could allow for rough animation in the form of lyrics on screen.

5) Greener - Tally Hall 

Greener by Tally Hall is an anthem of love (and the inevitable breakup), following a relationship that has aspects of jealousy and mistrust, stating that there is always a reason why the relationship "can't be". Because the song has aspects of angst and worries, it relates to 16 - 25 year olds who typically enter their first "serious" relationship in these years. The singer talks about how he misses his partner and how he wishes they were close again.

6) How Ya Doing, Emily? - Logan Whitehurst & the Junior Science Club 

Similar to the song "Kate" by Ben Folds Five, How Ya Doing, Emily? is a feel good song about making the world a better place, that encapsulates all the good things about the world, and how simple things can make a change. A lot of the lyrics describe actions that could be reflected by different camera shots. It acts again as an anthem for the girl the lead singer describes, who is called "Emily".