History of Music Videos

Music Videos

A music video combines music and moving images

The idea was created in the 1920s,where they started as short filmsfor popular songs. It was mainlyused by jazz musicians such asBessie Smith.

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Bob Dylan was credited for having the first modern music video for his song Subterranean Homesick Blues.

In the video, parts of the lyrics are shown on white signs in time when they are sung.

Pop Music and TV Shows

In the 1970s, TV shows promoted music artists.

Short promos were produced for artists, which were advertised between TV programmes.

These short promos eventually started to replace live performances.

Bohemian Rhapsody

The music video for Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was considered groundbreaking, as it was the first video to use advanced visual effects.