Old Town Road - Music Flashcards
When was old town road released?
December 2018
What was the hybrid genre of old town road?
Country Rap
How did old town road gain popularity?
Being used as audio on TIKTOKS
When was old town road re released?
April 2019 featuring a remixed version with Billy Ray Cyrus
Where did the song finish in the Billboard charts?
No.1
How many copies of OTR were sold?
18 million
How does Billy Ray Cyrus conform to masculinity?
Presented as tough and independent. He carries a gun. Can be linked wit the line ‘ you’re with me this time’ to show his confidence.
How does OTR conform to stereotypical masculinity?
Men are seen as the protector and reliance as seen with the girl calling for her ‘daddy’ when trouble arrives.
How does OTR display the change in roles in society?
A small boy calls for his ‘Mama’ when Lilnas x appears in comparison to early in the video when the girl calls for he father.
What is the Yee-Haw agenda?
A style created seen as the black cowboy style linking different pieces that weren’t similar and being them together to create an outfit.
How does OTR represent black Americans?
Black American are seen doing everyday tasks - they live behind the white picket fence which is a trope of the American dream.
How can you apply Steve Neales Genre theory to OTR?
Neale’s theory emphasises the fluid nature of genre, genres are not fixed. OTR video challenges genre boundaries by mixing country and hiphop and creating a hybrid genre that defies easy classification.
How can you apply Stuart Hall’s media representation theory to OTR?
Hall emphasises on the relationship between representation and power dynamics are relevant, the video challenges traditional representation of race through country music and confronting historical exclusionary practices against races. Encoding and Decoding links to audiences interpreting the video in there own way disrupting dominant narratives.
How can you apply post modernism to OTR?
Postmodernist aesthetics are evident in the videos blending of disparate cultural elements, its playful subversion of genre conventions and its self aware references to popular culture and media tropes.
How can you apply Butler’s theory of gender performativity?
Highlights the representation of masculinity within OTR, Gender is socially constructed through repeated behaviours, Lil nas x subverts traditional gender norms, highlighting the performative nature of masculinity and opening up space for alternative expressions of gender identity.
