Music Video Analysis - Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae - Stop Where You Are (2016)

• Her music was a hybrid of soul/pop, with a strong British vibe.
• Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006.
• In 2008 her husband died and it took her a long time to emerge again with new music.
• Stop Where You are was released in 2016 as a single from the album 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers'.
• Bailey Rae says: "Stop Where You Are is about being present, stopping and celebrating what's happening right at this very movement.

D - Disability

None visible

R - Regionalism

Leeds

C - Class

Middle Class

A - Age

Variety

G - Gender

Androgynous 

E - Ethnicity

Diverse

S - Sexuality

Not explicit 

Notes on the video:

• In the video, she uses stereotypical undesirable people.
• She is dressed in red throughout the video, it makes her stand out form the other characters in the video.
• The video is very 'flowy' and free.
• On the build up the song, the video become slow motion to emphasise it.