Illustration
Paramore is an
American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee formed in 2004. ‘The Only
Exception’ is one of their most famous love songs released by Fueled by Ramen
in February 2010. This song fits into the theory of Illustration as the lyrics
tell us a story about Hayley Williams’ (the lead singer) experiences through
love. At the beginning of the song she sings about her parents and how their
divorce affected her and on screen we see her farther and pictures of family
photos. These images illustrate what she is singing about and allow the viewer
into her personal life.
The use of
Illustration is a very good way to enable to viewer to easily tell what’s going
on, especially if the lyrics are story like. In The Only Exception we can see
that it is very story like as she allows us through her life experiences of
love and the different men she has met in her life. The song starts with her
with the first man in her life, her father.
Then we see
her with many men that she has been on dates with; they are all lined up and
she talks to a few but she doesn’t seem fully content, it’s like she knows
there’s something better to come in the future.
Finally at
the end we see her with the one man that she loves, she has been through a lot
and she ‘promised she’d never sing of love’ unless it really exists but she
feels that he is ‘the only exception’ because after everything she has finally
found the perfect man for her.
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