Performance music videos

A performance music video is when a vocalist and sometimes other members of the band are miming/singing the song in the video in either one setting or it can be a variety of settings. For instance they may stay in the same setting if it is a live gig performance, or it may be abstract showing them in a desert and these can be graphically enhanced into videos.

In a performance video you can see the vocalist singing/miming the song and you can see the instruments involved in the song shown in the video. I think that older music video's are more likely to be performance videos. This could be because technology was not what it is today back in that music's era.


Here are some examples of performance videos:

Oasis - Whatever:

Though I can't get the embed code for my blog here is a link to Kings of Leon - Molly's Chambers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WGS6O2y0A&feature=PlayList&p=FE9353F2CA45CB11&playnext_from=

PL&playnext=1&index=18

Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer

Gloria Estefan - Rhythm is gonna get you

Jermaine Stewart: We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off