Black Hole Sun-Soundgarden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSkyEyBczU

Analysing music video

The music video for black hole sun is very surreal and this is parallel to the music of the song. It features people in a suburban town with distorted images surrounding them.
The most striking image of the music video is when the housewife’s face stretches out from a close up angle. This showcases perfectly the surreal aspect of the music video.
Another interesting image is that of the hurricane. This scene is very dramatic and features many of the characters destruction. You could infer that this is parallel to the song’s lyrics
“Black hole sun wont you come wash away the rain”
All in all the music video for black hole sun is a successful portrayal of the song. Its surrealistic video is memorable and orginal.