This is the video for the song, 'Galvanize' by The Chemical Brothers and it was filmed in Malaga, Spain. The video features a gang of 3 children and follows them as they move about the streets of the city. The video is shot in black and white, which I think works very well with the content of the video as it gives it more of a dark, rough, grundgy feel (matching the city areas) and makes the content much clearer. This is quite the opposite of Basement Jaxx's videos as they often feature very bright vibrant colours, which shows how the similar bands differ. When the 3 children enter the club about half way through the video, the shot turns to colour, but its not particularly vibrant and bright. I think that this will have been done to create more of an impact upon the entrance to the club, making it stand out.
When the people are applying the clown make-up/face paints, a closeup is used which emphasises how they are different from the rest of the street life, which has been made obvious with the application of the make-up. The closeup shows it directly, drawing our attention to it, as it is a key point in the video.
Song Lyrics
Don't hold back, cause you woke up in the mornin',
with the mission to move, so i make it harder.
don't hold back, if you think about it,
so many people do, be cool man, look smarter.
don't hold back, and you shouldn't even care,
bout those losers in the air, and their crooked stares.
don't hold back, cause there's a party over here,
so you might as well be here, where the people care.
don't hold back...
the world, is holdin' back, the time has come to
the world, is holdin' back, the time has come to
the world, is holdin' back, the time has come to
galvanize!, is holdin' back, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon....
don't hold back, if you think about it too much,
you may stumble, trip up, fall on your face...
don't hold back, you think its time you get up,
crunch time, like a sit up, come on keep pace...
don't hold back, put apprehension on the back burner,
let it sit, don't even get it lit...
don't hold back, get involved with the jam,
don't be a prick, hot chick, be a dick....
don't hold back.
the world, is holdin' back, the time has come to
the world, is holdin' back, the time has come to
the world, is holdin' back, the time has come to
galvanize!, is holdin' back, c'mon, c'mon c'mon....
world, the time has come to... push the button
world, the time has come to... push the button
world, the time has come to... push the button
world... my finger, is on the button
my finger, is on the button
my finger, is on the button
push the button
the time has come to... galvanize!
the time has come to... galvanize!
galvanize!, galvanize!
Like Basement Jaxx, repetition occurs in the lyrics of this song, but it becomes more frequent towards the end of the song, however, in my opinion, the repetition isn't used to make the song catchy as much as with Basement Jaxx, as they use it quite a lot to make the songs upbeat, whereas this particular song by Chemical Brothers isn't a slow song, but its not particularly upbeat. I think that it has been used more to match the tune of the song and create more of an impact with the lyrics, so people pay closer attention to certain lines.
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