Week 4 Video Reviews
What About Love
Artist's Name:
Heart Heart is a rock band formed during the 1970s. Led by sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson, Heart has had a long and illustrious career
Song Title:
"What About Love"
CD/Album Title
Heart
Year
1985
Record Company
Capitol Records
Director
David Mallet
Narrative of Video:
The video begins during the long instrumental introduction into the song. It is in black and white and focuses on a spotlight and smoke rising up to cover two band members. The scene changes to Nancy Wilson who is wearing a bustier and long gloves. She is standing in the smoke holding her guitar up in the air. The scene changes again, this time to the band walking out of the stage entrance door and boarding a bus. The next shots are of the band inside the bus. The camera stops briefly on the faces of each of the band members and then stays on Nancy Wilson who is laying on a cot like bed snuggling up to her guitar. The camera moves to a close up of Ann Wilson as she begins singing the song. The video changes from black and white to color. The next scene is four spotlights that change into three fireworks explosions. The area is filled with white smoke and through it, images of the band on stage can be seen. That image fades and Ann Wilson is alone standing in what appears to be a tunnel filled with smoke. There is a light behind her and she has what looks like a large mallet in one hand and a microphone in the
other. In a video montage, the camera moves to a shot of the drummer, a close up of a zebra striped guitar back to Ann Wilson and then to an overhead wide-angle shot of the whole band on stage performing for an audience. The camera zooms back in to close ups of the band members and over to Ann and Nancy who standing together singing harmony. The stage has various spots where fires are burning. The next shot is of liquid being poured out of a container into a mold made in the shape of a woman. The shape becomes Nancy Wilson and she rises up from it. The next scene is on a person in a welder’s mask who is welding. The mask is removed and it’s Ann Wilson. She holds the welder’s torch for a moment, then from out of nowhere, Nancy Wilson seems to leap in front of the camera. The camera stays on Nancy as she plays the guitar. In the background there are images of people, one of which appears to be the silhouette of a woman in a suggestive pose. The camera then pans around what appears to be some type of metal shop. There is a large structure that is divided into smaller sections. There are large anvils in the sections along with scantily dressed women some of whom are standing and others who are shoveling in front of the structure. The camera continues to pan around the inside of this area and then moves in to a close up shot of Ann Wilson. Nancy Wilson runs over to her and they begin to sing together again. The
camera flashes to women in different parts of the area and then focuses in on Nancy Wilson’s back. She is still wearing the bustier but now it is apparent that she is also wearing knee high leather boots. She lifts her guitar up in the air as if she is worshipping it. The camera changes back to Ann and Nancy, then to a woman who is standing in back of an anvil. The camera begins to pan the scene again, moving around to the different band members and then to an overhead angle of the band. The scene changes again during the guitar solo. The camera is focused on the guitar in the foreground while in the background the various containers of fire can be seen. The camera moves up a spiral staircase and Nancy Wilson and a male band member are at the top of it. The camera switches quickly to images of a band member playing the guitar, to an under shot of the staircase that has fire around it, to the drummer, and back to Nancy Wilson and the male band member at the top of the staircase. Another video montage takes place jumping from a male band member, to a guitar, to the drummer and settles on Nancy Wilson who, with her arms spread, is being carried by two men on each side of her. After a quick flash of the whole band, the camera settles on Ann and Nancy Wilson singing together using the same microphone. The video then moves into another montage. It jumps from Ann Wilson, to one band member, to another band member, to the drummer, and back to Ann Wilson. The camera stays focused on Ann as she sings. The next scene is outside at night and a car is riding along a highway. The scene changes to Ann Wilson who appears to be sitting in the car, and the video comes to an end.
other. In a video montage, the camera moves to a shot of the drummer, a close up of a zebra striped guitar back to Ann Wilson and then to an overhead wide-angle shot of the whole band on stage performing for an audience. The camera zooms back in to close ups of the band members and over to Ann and Nancy who standing together singing harmony. The stage has various spots where fires are burning. The next shot is of liquid being poured out of a container into a mold made in the shape of a woman. The shape becomes Nancy Wilson and she rises up from it. The next scene is on a person in a welder’s mask who is welding. The mask is removed and it’s Ann Wilson. She holds the welder’s torch for a moment, then from out of nowhere, Nancy Wilson seems to leap in front of the camera. The camera stays on Nancy as she plays the guitar. In the background there are images of people, one of which appears to be the silhouette of a woman in a suggestive pose. The camera then pans around what appears to be some type of metal shop. There is a large structure that is divided into smaller sections. There are large anvils in the sections along with scantily dressed women some of whom are standing and others who are shoveling in front of the structure. The camera continues to pan around the inside of this area and then moves in to a close up shot of Ann Wilson. Nancy Wilson runs over to her and they begin to sing together again. The
camera flashes to women in different parts of the area and then focuses in on Nancy Wilson’s back. She is still wearing the bustier but now it is apparent that she is also wearing knee high leather boots. She lifts her guitar up in the air as if she is worshipping it. The camera changes back to Ann and Nancy, then to a woman who is standing in back of an anvil. The camera begins to pan the scene again, moving around to the different band members and then to an overhead angle of the band. The scene changes again during the guitar solo. The camera is focused on the guitar in the foreground while in the background the various containers of fire can be seen. The camera moves up a spiral staircase and Nancy Wilson and a male band member are at the top of it. The camera switches quickly to images of a band member playing the guitar, to an under shot of the staircase that has fire around it, to the drummer, and back to Nancy Wilson and the male band member at the top of the staircase. Another video montage takes place jumping from a male band member, to a guitar, to the drummer and settles on Nancy Wilson who, with her arms spread, is being carried by two men on each side of her. After a quick flash of the whole band, the camera settles on Ann and Nancy Wilson singing together using the same microphone. The video then moves into another montage. It jumps from Ann Wilson, to one band member, to another band member, to the drummer, and back to Ann Wilson. The camera stays focused on Ann as she sings. The next scene is outside at night and a car is riding along a highway. The scene changes to Ann Wilson who appears to be sitting in the car, and the video comes to an end.
How the Music and Video Relate:
The video and song don't relate to each other at all. The song is supposed to be a love ballad but the video doesn't show this at all.
Review:
This is a very disappointing video. Not only does it have nothing to do with the song it represents, but the images it displays are more like a Gothic S & M apocalyptic Mad Max movie. It is sad to see a musician of Nancy Wilson’s caliber being dressed in dominatrix gear.