Music Video

           I chose to analyze the music video “Landing in London” by 3 Doors Down.  The main theme of the song is the difficulty of being a musician. Although he gets to travel to all of these different places, he still finds himself thinking of this unknown person and wishing he could be with them.  Now even though he doesn’t explicitly say who he misses, it is pretty obvious that he is thinking of either his girlfriend or his wife. The song sounds sad and almost depressing as it describes his loneliness.

            The video itself does a great job at complimenting this idea of loneliness. The video transitions from showing images of a man walking by himself down a railroad track to the same man sitting by himself on an airplane. By making most of the scenes cold and snowy, the video makes the lyrics seem more sad and profound. The lyrics lay the foundation for the song while the music and images act like a frame and a background.

            What I find most interesting about the video is the fact that they never show the woman that he misses. This is interesting to me because I think they did that on purpose. They very easily could have shown at least a few images of the woman that is always on his mind, but they didn’t. I think they did this in order to create a personal connection to the song. By not showing the image of the woman, the audience can easily relate to the idea of missing someone and can put their own personal experiences in place of her, and to me, that’s what makes the song great. Everyone can feel a connection to the song because it gives us the ability to put the words into our own lives.