Planning: 60 Second Pitch

As my song has a love theme, my music video is going to reflect this. There will be a young man who meets a girl and instantly falls in love with her. At first it seems that she is not interested but as the song progresses it becomes clear to the young man that the girl does in fact have feelings for him. The video ends with the two meeting up and going out together, linking to the song lyrics "But it’s a twenty-three or four-to-one that you can fall in love by the end of this song".

Research: Audience

I did some research o nwhat type of person listens to Baranaked Ladies. I found out that a lot of their fan base are women, though there are a lot of guys that also listen to the band.

 I found out that a typical BNL fan could be seen wearing mainly jeans and t-shirts with trainers, although they aren't afraid to dress smart in shirts, jackets, ties and black shoes.

The age range of the fans is from anywhere between 16-40+, they have a broad age range of fans since they have been going since 1988, so you have the more mature fans who listen to them because they were around in their youth, and the younger generation are into them because they are not your avarage Alt Rock band, also they did the theme to the widely popular US show 'The Big Bang Theory' which younger people tend to watch.

Because of their Alt Rock genre, fans of BNL might also listen to other late 80's alt rock band such as 'Crash Test Dummies', 'Goo Goo Dolls', 'Gin Blossoms', 'Toad the Wet sprocket' and others.

Research: Barenaked Ladies "Odds Are" Lyric Video

Here is the lyrical video of my chosen song, "Odds Are" by Barenaked Ladies. I was unable to find an official music video for the song.

Research: Lyrical Analysis

It is my opinion that the message that this song is trying to give out is that, although there is alot of pain and disaster in the world, there is still a chance to find love and that there is a higher chance of you falling in love than there is for example having a plane crash.

"Struck by lightning

Sounds pretty frightening

But you know the chances are so small

...

But theres a twenty three or for-to-one

That you will fall in love

By the end of this song..."

The small extract helps to put my idea across. It says that the chances of being hit by lightning are 'So small' and that theres a 'Twenty three or four-to-one' chance of finding love by the end of the song.

It is clear that this song is meant to be very uplifting so that if someone who is struggeling to find a partner listens to it, they start to feel more confident in themselves because they know that they will find that special someone at some point. 

"The odds are that

We will probably be alright

Odds are we're gunna be alright

Odds are were gunna be alright tonight..."

The chorus really helps to push the idea in to the listner that you are much more likely to find somebody that you love by the end of the song than you are to get hit by a train or eaten by a great white shark.

Research: Chosen Song Lyrics

'Odds Are' By Barenaked Ladies

Struck by lightning, sounds pretty frightening

But you know the chances are so small

Stuck by a bee sting, nothing but a B-thing

Better chance you’re gonna bite it at the mall

But it’s a twenty-three four-to-one 

That you can fall in love by the end of this song

So get up, get up

Tell the bookie put a bet on “not a damn thing will go wrong”

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright tonight

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright for another night

Hit by the A-Train, crashed in an airplane

I wouldn’t recommend either one

Killed by a Great White or a meteorite

I guess there ain’t no way to go that’s fun

But somewhere in the world someone is gonna fall in love by the end of this song

So get up, get up

No it’s never gonna let up so you might as well sing along

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright tonight

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright for another night

Sure things go wrong, but I’ll take my chances

Odds are long, so why not play?

Struck by lightning, sounds pretty frightening

But you know the chances are so small

Hit by the A-Train, crashed in an airplane

Better chance you’re gonna bite it at the mall

But it’s a twenty-three four-to-one 

That you can fall in love by the end of this song

So get up, get up

No I’m never gonna let up so you might as well sing along

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright tonight

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright for another night

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright tonight

The odds are that we will probably be alright

Odds are we gonna be alright, odds are we gonna be alright for another night.