Music Video- Task 4

Artist: Bruno Mars

Song: When I Was Your Man

The music video was directed by Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars himself, and was released February 5. Mars plays a lonely balladeer who sits in front of a piano donning a pair of sunglasses with a half-full glass of whiskey. The video is based on 70s vibe and retro effect. The set and idea of the video is similar to one used for " Love in the key of C" a 1997 Belinda Carlisle minor hit.

Genre/ Style:
Soul and pop

Length and Pace:
Keeping in mind of the genre, this is a slow paced song with a length of three minutes and thirty-three seconds.

Meaning: In this song, Bruno Mars is conveying the message about how he lost a girl due to things he regrets he should've done e.g in this song he writes "I hope he buys you flowers/ Do all the things i should've done, when i was your man".

Narrative:
The song does tell a story. This song is showing the audience what Bruno Mars went through at some point in his life. It's a song explaining why he lost her and what he should've done to keep her.

Impressions:
In this song Bruno Mars ac