Children Of The Revolution -Textual Analysis

Children Of The Revolution was wrote by T.REX in 1972 and was the No. 2 selling song of the year.

The song is wrote in the genre of Glam Rock.

The music video itself reflects the conventions of glam rock, as the artists themselves are wearing glamorous and quite eccentric attire, even by todays standards. They're also wearing make up and have long curly hair. This backs up chandlers theory that particular genres will be based on the particular notions that they constitute; Glam rock having a glamorous music video.

Buckingham stated that genre is not so much given by the culture, but it is under constant negotiation and change. At the time this music video was produced, dressing in female clothing and wearing make up would have been outrageous, however in todays society that is perfectly acceptable.

Neale stated that genres are instance of repetition and differences, and mere repetitions would not attract audiences. This backs up the idea of controversy in music videos as some people believe that artists purposely aim for social outcry to gain themselves and the video more attention: such as Robin Thicke with his recent controversial 'Blurred Lines' music video.

This takes me back to the idea of cross dressing in the music video, we see through various camera angles: close ups of the eyeliner the artists are wearing, therefore implying that they want the make up to be seen. We also see through mid shots that all of the band are wearing eccentric clothing, once again reinforcing the idea that they are wanting the audience to see what they are doing and aiming for a reaction.