Ideas For Music Video

Analysis Of Lyrics

 Lyrical Analysis

‘Tell me you’re sorry’ is single sung and performed by Sandhya Acharya, an upcoming R&B artist. The song reflects the view that the ‘love’ is fading away thus the relationship is not what it seemed to be.

The opening verse in the song instantly reassures it is a love song and this can be seen through the song laid out in a form of a love letter. ‘Dear you, you really messed it up this time’ connotes the singer is talking about a relationship with a male and this can adhere R&B stereotypes as these videos are usually focused on male and female relationships. The repetition of ‘you’ emphasises who the song is aimed at. Already from the first few lines of the verse, many audience members can relate to the words of the lyrics due to personal experiences. ‘Mate you’re not worth the wait’ suggests that she was waiting for the right guy to come into her life and when he did she realised he was not the right one for her. ‘I won’t forgive or forget’ shows that the audience is gradually developing an understanding of the male protagonist was unfaithful towards her. This can show conventional stereotypes of R&B videos which are usually based around this topic. Furthermore, the artist can show a typical view of how women deal with men in a relationship. For example, ‘Here I go explaining to you, what you’ve done why it was wrong’ can highlight that she has perhaps done this more than once and it reinforces stereotypes of men that they’re always in the ‘wrong’.

The chorus makes the reader reinforce the meaning of the song as it is a part that is memorable. The beginning line of the chorus: ‘I don’t care, what you say’ implies that she actually does care and this is shown through the alternate tonal shifts, her emotions are conflicting. The thought of love is one that leaves you unsure and confused towards your emotions. There is also emotive language used in ‘you’re under my skin and I swear I will never let you back in’ which can show she still has a sense of passion for him but it is not enough for him to accept. The lyrics also show that the artist believes that in many relationships it is usually the male character that is in the wrong.  The male character and her feelings towards him have left her physically and mentally insecure. This is shown in ‘You don’t deserve me you’re not worth this I won’t make amends’. The representation of Sandhya we see in this chorus reflects the stereotypical representation of relationships in R&B music videos. It can also be argued that she maybe actually wants to be with him. This is shown in the repetition of the line ‘Tell me you’re sorry write me you’re sorry’ which makes the audience remember this part of the song. The emphasis of the word ‘sorry’ indicates that an apology, just being a simple word can change everything in a relationship. In a form, this doesn’t only relate to love relationships between a male and female but in fact relates to a wider audience.

In the next verse, is the artist signifying herself through the line ‘I see you writing on the envelope dear me it reads’ which can show she is not going to open her feelings but it signifies her body as the letter signifies her emotions inside. We also hear from Sandhya in this verse that she is physically broken through the emotive language: ‘You’ve broken me’.  In the middle 8, there is a conventional representation shown of female artists where they want to ‘Plan my revenge but you aint worth my time’. This indicates two different meanings. Firstly it can convey that she is moving on however it can also show she is scared to face him. She says ‘Burning the pictures all of the letters’ which is a personification of herself that connotes she is getting rid of physical memories in order to disguise her emotions. To conclude, the lyrics of the song give a representation of stereotypical teenage girls’ emotions when it comes to dealing with the hardship of a relationship.  

Lyrics of 'Tell Me Your Sorry'

[Verse 1]

Dear you, you really messed it up this time

Mate you’re not worth the wait

I won’t forgive or forget

Here I go explaining to you what you’ve done why it was wrong

I’m sorry I have a heart but now it’s your turn to pay

[Chorus]

I don’t care, what you say

You’re under my skin and I can swear I will never let you back in

You don’t deserve me you’re not worth this I won’t make amends

Baby promise this and tell me what I wanna hear

Tell me you’re sorry write me you’re sorry

Tell me you’re sorry write me you’re sorry

[Verse 2]

I see your writing on the envelope dear me it reads

You’ve broken me I’ve made mistakes but I’m foolishly in love with you

Do you know when you’re in love you promise that person your heart

[Chorus]

I don’t care, what you say

Your under my skin and I can swear I will never let you back in

You don’t deserve me you’re not worth this I won’t make amends

Baby promise this and tell me what I wanna hear

Tell me your sorry write me you’re sorry

Tell me your sorry write me you’re sorry

[Middle 8]

Planned my revenge but you ain’t worth my time

Trying to figure out why

Why me what did I do I wanna forget all the past

Burning the pictures all of the letters

[Chorus]

I don’t care, what you say

Your under my skin and I can swear I will never let you back in

You don’t deserve me you’re not worth this I won’t make amends

Baby promise this and tell me what I wanna hear

Tell me your sorry write me you’re sorry

Tell me your sorry write me you’re sorry

I don’t care, what you say

Your under my skin and I can swear I will never let you back in

You don’t deserve me you’re not worth this I won’t make amends

Baby promise this and tell me what I wanna hear

Tell me your sorry write me you’re sorry

Tell me your sorry write me you’re sorry

About Our Chosen Artist- Sandhya Acharya

Sandhya Acharya is just an ordinary teenager who comes from Wembley. She is 17 years old and was born on April 30^th 1994. Her interests into the whole music career stems from her father who inspired her from a very young age. Her success is further enhanced through her coming from a singing background. Currently she is a Grade 7 singer and a Grade 4 pianist. Sandhya is an Artist who doesn’t specialise in one genre; she performs and enjoys different types of music. This allows her to target a wider audience as they can get a variety in the music she performs. Her favourite artist is Demi Lovarto as her “voice is amazing and her song writing is inspirational”. She also has a YouTube account where on a regular basis she uploads new singles.

In July 2010, she performed ‘You might need somebody’ by Randy Crawford at Wembley Arena. This was a musical event where many Artists performed. Due to her successful performance, she was then on the cover of The Brent Magazine (July Edition).  Furthermore, she performs in many family events in East London. This gives her the chance to develop become more cultural by performing cultural songs.

Sandhya has participated in many charity events inside and outside her local school; Preston Manor High School where she is representing her whole school aswel as other students. In ‘One World’ she performed with a band called ‘The Opposites’ which are a group of talented musicians who play instruments such as drums, guitars and keyboards. Alongside with their help, she successfully sung ‘Breakeven’ by The Script. This had an optimistic event as she was better known in her area due to people outside of school attending this charity event.

She is part of ‘The Band’ which is known as The Institute Of Contemporary Music’ in Kilburn. In these few hours every week, she writes new songs and rehearses for upcoming gigs. A recent gig The Band performed was in summer 2011 at Gladstone Park which was a festival of music. As a lead singer she sung Jessie J- Price Tag and a song produced by the band.

‘Tell me your sorry’ is the recent song she has posted on many sites. The message of this song can target teenage girls who go through what she is conveying. In the future she plans to record an EP which is an album without being signed. A few songs to come out soon are: ‘Don’t wanna leave you behind’ and Rise up (with an Indian twist). 

Research into Music Channels

Music Channels to distribute our final product


MTV

MTV was introduced in 1999 in UK. This music channel shows many videos of different genres such as Hip hop, R&B, Grime and Pop. MTV is a well known music channel worldwide, in places such as United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Kenya. They own a website 'mtv.com' which I believe will be useful for audiences who consume music online. This would be a good streaming website for audiences who like a variety of genres and can also get an insight in music they don't usually listen to. The advantage of this site is that it is an 24hour music and general entertainment channel. 


Kiss TV

Kiss is a music channel which varies in genres such as; R&B, Dance, Pop and Hip Hop. The channel was created by Guy Wingate who was also the creator of the radio station. They are part of Bauer which are a large well known magazine company. This channel would be successful for our product as it would exhibit our genre; R&B and Pop. 

                         4 Music 

4 Music is owned by Box Television Company who also own Channel 4. It is a UK based music channel that is part of Bauer. Their music comes in various genres such as Hip Hop, Pop, Dance, R&B and Rock. This channel is free therefore increasing in the number of viewers. The variety between genres allows this channel to target niche and mainstream audiences. This music channel may be the perfect way to distribute our video because they not only target different age groups however vary in the genres they show. They have many similar channels such as E4, More 4 and Film 4.

Up Your Viva 

This music channel originally used to be called TMF.

 It is not only a music channel however shows many programmes aswell. 

This is important in order for the audience to get a variety in different elements.

It was launched in the UK in 2009. This channel is well known for UK Top 40 every week. 

They show music videos of many genres such as Pop, R&B and Hip hop.

It is available on free view therefore this channel is free for people to watch.

 This would benefit our video as it may get an increased number of viewers. 

Channel AKA 

This is a British Music Channel which specialises in Urban Hip Hop music. They also have a website for those who missed a video therefore can watch it online. This increases in the audience number. They helped many British Artists become more well known such as Tinie Tempah, N-Dubz and Chipmunk. All these Artists produce R&B/ Hip Hop music however our chosen Artist doesn't. However this channel may not specialise in our genre of the song but it would make our Artist succeed more in her career. 

Channels we would not consider for our genre: 

  

Conclusion  

After researching into many music channels I believe Kiss TV or Up Your Viva are most likely to distribute our videos to a large audience. Both these channels are UK based which means our Artist has an equal chance to succeed like other UK Artists. Kiss TV, being part of Bauer can lead our song to be published into magazines as they are a well known company for Magazines aswell. 

Themes For the Music Video

Themes

Sandhya Acharya- Tell me your sorry ( Chosen Track )