The first music video I researched was 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney, and was released in August 1968, and was the longest single to top the British charts- seven minutes long. The Beatles recorded 'Hey Jude' at Abbey Road Studios, and was nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1969 and and in 1968, it was voted the best single of the year in NME magazine. The video I have used is effective, like the 'House of the rising sun' video, as it shows all the vocals of the band via close up shots. They have used instruments which may seem as though it has not been lip synced, and is live, and so more authentic and 'real'.
The second music video I researched was 'Walk On By' by Dionne Warwick. It was written by Dionne Warwick herself, and was recorded at the same December 1963 session that yielded her hit 'Anyone who had a heart". 'Walk On By' was released in April 1964 it's peak position in the UK singles chart was number eight. There were several remakes of the song, by artists such as Bobby Kris, Isaac Hayes, Jo Jo Zep and Sybil. The music video is quite interesting, as it plays on the title. The video sees Dionne walking past chairs throughout the entire video, playing on the title 'Walk On By', as she's literally just walking past them, not doing anything else. There are also close up shots of her, so as the audience know what the artist looks like. The original video is not available, but below is a recording of the song.
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