In the original music video, there is a clear reference to Queens infamous Bohemian Rapsody during the lyrics 'blow, blow me out said I'm so sad I don't know why' I will carry this over into my music video as I feel the intertextuality is synonymous with the zeitgeist, as those familiar with 90's music will have cultural competence of Queen.
A key part of Blurs style is the mocking nature in their music videos, typically humiliating the protagonist of their music videos. In Charmless Man, the band follow the protagonist around, mocking him. I will follow this convention in my music as further intertextuality throughout.
In the second verse, the protagonist is preparing himself for a day at work, with the extras following him around in a mime like nature. For one particular scene, he is looking in a mirror, the camera facing him will look sad, but when the camera turns to the mirror the extras will be holding his smile up, which is of course intertextuality to Joker.
In the bridge, leading to the chorus, there will be repetition of the protagonist walking through the streets of London, looking busy and in a rush, going straight past people that get in his way. This links with Bittersweet Symphony as this is the primary part of that music video.
At the end of the second chorus, a mirror is held up to the protagonist, and it zooms in to an extreme close up, ultimately just seeing his eyes, leading to the next verse. There will be direct instructions to the model to ensure he remains serious and stares into his eyes to evoke a sense of questioning himself. This is intertextuality to the American Psycho bathroom scene.
One of the locations for the chorus is outside of the 'country house' with the model and extras prancing around and singing the chorus merrily. This is intertextuality to another Blur song - Parklife.
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