The song is visually different in comparison to the lyrics as the lyrics say ''you didn't have to cut me out'' but rather than Gotye being separate from Kimbra they are both standing next to each other naked singing directly facing each other, and rather than being cut or show injured they both get painted as though their pain is being painted on. As the beat and rhythm is mainly simple and repetitive so is the visual style through out the video as they both stand in one position just turning round every so often and being painted on until they are constantly covered in paint. They showcase the stars as simple and from the beginning show close ups of the artists body bare and paints, then later close ups of the paint on the artists body. The overall concept of the video is to keep the video simple yet effective, on how although we see somebody as changed underneath the materialistic surface, underneath all that they are still the same person.
OneRepublic - Counting stars:
The song is not very visually different from majority of its lyrics such as when it says 'dreaming something that'll kill me in my sleep' there is a shot of an alligator creeping up behind a wall. Also a religious prayer group shown preaching as though help is needed to someone in the music video. The singers as the preachers in the music video are shown to clap and stomp in sync together to the beat and rhythm of the song. The members of the band are shown in the video singing and playing in an empty space with plain grey surroundings, with the lead singer of the group leading the video at first, with close ups and shots of the band and the artists in it. The visuals in the video relate to the lyrics, an example of this is when the lead singer sings about how 'rather than counting dollars we'd be countin stars', and shots of the lead singer walking through a left not well kept flat. The concept of the video is to show the different things he is going through as he is dreaming about his life.
Fun - We are young:
This particular music video is a mix of visual different in some parts into some parts that is sung about, such as 'set the world on fire' rather then showing a globe on fire the band is shown having mayhem on stage with different random items flying and popping out of the air. Throughout the video whenever the beat and tempo builds up so does the mayhem in the video. The stars in the music video are shown with either close up shots when singing or playing on their particular instrument or wide view shots are used to show the whole band singing and playing together. Some visuals in the music video relate to some of the lyrics sung such as the song is about being set in a bar, so is the music video which both tie in together. The overall concept is to show what happened in a bar and how havoc and mayhem took place on that occasion.
