David Bowie's argument ~ February 10,2010

I will be analyzing David Bowie’s video of Moonage Daydream. This particular clip was from Bowie’s farewell concert thus he is trying to remind the audience what they were going to be missing. This particular clip is an oral argument because of the lyrics he used in his songs. He said “Keep your mouth shut, you're squawking like a pink monkey bird And I'm busting up my brains for the words. Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe Put your ray gun to my head
Press your space face close to mine, love.” In his lyrics, he tries to get the woman to run away with him to a moonage daydream in which he is trying to come up with the words to tell the woman.
Also when scanning the crowd, you can tell that the fans are obviously upset that this is his final show. You see women crying and holding on to each other to try and comfort one another through this last show. Also you can see that the band is really trying hard and pouring their all into the last performance. The main singer is really trying to connect to his audience by singing directly to them and also my closing his eyes and meditating on the words. By closing his eyes, the artist is really focusing on trying to get the audience to feel the emotions he is putting into the song.
Finally, another visual argument that this artist is making during his final concert is his appearance. He has a big flowing shirt with no pants and long boots. The shirt could represent a kind of clothing that a person could slip into a day dream in. His hair is also kind of a mess and not really tamed. This hair style could represent that he just woke up from his “moonage daydream” or that he really just doesn’t care about his hair.

That's all for now!

~Ali