Research and Planning - Content analysis. Fountains of wayne - Stacy's mom

Lyrics

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on

Stacy, can I come over after school? (after school)
We can hang around by the pool (hang by the pool)
Did your mom get back from her business trip? (business trip)
Is she there, or is she trying to give me the slip? (give me the slip)

You know, I'm not the little boy that I used to be
I'm all grown up now, baby can't you see

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long
Stacy, can't you see you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but I'm in love with Stacy's mom

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on

Stacy, do you remember when I mowed your lawn? (mowed your lawn)
Your mom came out with just a towel on (towel on)
I could tell she liked me from the way she stared (the way she stared)
And the way she said, "You missed a spot over there" (a spot over there)

And I know that you think it's just a fantasy
But since your dad walked out, your mom could use a guy like me

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want, and I've waited so long
Stacy, can't you see you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong,
but I'm in love with Stacy's mom

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long,
Stacy can't you see your just not the girl for me,
I know it might be wrong but oh oh
(I know it might be wrong)
I'm in love with (Stacy's mom oh oh)
(Stacys mom oh oh)
I'm in love with Stacy's mom

The music video involves young children that look an age of young high school children. The video starts and we see a shot at ground level shooting different types of shoes. We see typical girl like shoes (ballerina) and bulky quite dirty shoes which would be seen as boy shoes. We get a flash of a shot with a sign that says ‘School Xing’. It flashes up straight to the beat as if the beat of the song is diagetic and not suppose to be a part of the song.

Another large beat and we change to see a flashy car pulling up with a grown woman figure driving, we see her open the door and we notice that she is not wearing much to cover her body showing off her legs as the main focus. We then see the reaction of a boys face as it lights up it is clear that he is happy to see the woman. The young girl (supposedly the daughter) is stuck hiding behind a group of boys who are all wearing sunglasses, which would seem to boost their confidence as look as if they are trying to make themselves look more grown up. This would match with the lyric ‘I’m all grown up now’. She pushes her way through yet it is clear the boys are staring at the woman in a desirable way. As she gets up to open the back of the car we notice the boys pointing and gawping almost in disbelief that the woman is real. We then see a boy take of his sunglasses with his eyes and mouth wide open and we get the impression he is staring at the mum. We then see a personal licensed plate that states ‘I Love Ric’ which could mean that it is the name of the boy staring and he is dreaming that the woman loves him.

We then get a pop art image of a band member playing as the verses starts and we notice they are playing on her wall which creates an animation effect as they look like a surreal moving image in the background as if it is a television image. We then see the girl writing in what looks like a diary on her pink fluffy pillow on her bed with pillows on. This creates a typical young girl image and what we could imagine she would be doing in her spare time. When she gets up we notice that she is dressed in limited amount of clothes which contrasts what she is doing and gives her a sex appeal look.

We switch to see the main young boy lying in a pool, we see the young girl enter the garden in the same clothes as the scene before and she smiles at the boy which indicates she is attracted to him. She then takes off her top so she is in a bikini and does a running bomb into the pool. This makes her again look more childish and less ‘sexy’ as the water goes everywhere is doesn’t look like an elegant jump. We see the boys reaction and he is less pleased when he is splashed with water. We then see the mum enter a kitchen fully clothed and we see her through some blinds as if we are seeing it from a distance as the boy would. We then see the girl playing in the pool obviously trying to attract attention but the boy is mainly focused to see what the mum is up to, we switch back to the mum as if we are seeing it from the boys point of view.

Quick cuts from seeing the mum then the girl again and it remains clear that the boy is putting all his attention to the mum and he is clearly flustered from her seeing her. She then starts to strip down into her bikini and at the same time we see the girl to the side of the screen who is bringing over drinks yet we mainly focus on the mum. As we continue to see shots of the mums body it is clear that the girl doesn’t have a clue what is going on and assumes that all the boys attention is on her and they are having a good time. The boy then tries to act like he is paying attention to the situation by opening his drink when we see that the mum is starting to take her bikini off to strip down completely and the boy is still staring with his mouth open when his drink bursts everywhere. The young girl starts to giggle when the boy slowly realises it is pouring everywhere yet it is clear he is still day dreaming and not quite with what is going on.

We then come back to the band for the chorus and we see them perfoming as if they are all performing separately and privately to the camera. The line that we see on the outside of the band characters acts like a shadow and matches with the pop art type theme. We get close ups on the band singing and the instruments being played.

The scene then changes and we see the band singing along on the cover of a magazine acting like some sort of art work piece. The image changes and we see various members of the band in different shots acting as a moving image on the magazine which makes it look animated comic like. We then see a flash of the sign ‘Fountains of Wayne’ this is the band name which could be used as a method of promotion during the video or to remind the viewer what band sings the song.

We see the girls face through a circle as if seeing it through binoculars or a peep hole at a less flattering angle which makes it seem like she is being watched and innocently has no clue she is. We get a shot of her feet which throughout makes it seem like less flattering shots are being shown of her and very flattering shots of the mum are being shown throughout which makes out the mum is suppose to be the attractive older more mature woman.

We get a shot of the boy who is biting his lip, the young girl then smile at him. The mum walks along in the towel. This suggests he is looking at the mum rather than the young girl. The girl is then shot wearing pink heart sunglasses which bring out her girly character again and we notice the band in the reflection of the sunglasses to bring us back to thoughts of the band rather than getting carried away with the ‘storyline’. As the mum then lies down to be massaged which is an activity that also requires little clothes we notice the boy once again in a stance staring at the mum desirably. The lyrics ‘I can tell she liked me by the way she stared’ we hear, then in the video we notice that she does not actually stare at the boy at all, as if he is not visible. As the girl looks on at the boy smiling still clueless to who the boy is actually staring at, we get close shots of the man massaging the woman on various parts of the body, once again the boy makes a mistake and knocks over a post with the lawn mower from staring too much.

As if he is too busy staring dreamingly at the mum. Quick shot to a new scene and we notice from behind as if watching them watch television, we see on the screen the band once again. It all seems clean when suddenly a fast paced cut to the mum in a seductive outfit showing a lot of flesh dancing on a poll to the disbelief on the boys face. We get shots of her winking and leaning into the camera flirtingly.

We then see her immerge from underneath a swimming pool in a bikini in slow motion as you would see in various movies such as James bond as if she is a grown sexy woman bursting out of the water. The boy looks on with his mouth wide open shocked as if he knows he is day dreaming. Once she is out of the water she slowly walks through the grass with sprinkles going off the add that ‘wet’ effect.

We notice that the boy is smiling with his eyes closed ‘pleasing himself’ the young girl walks in and we see both their reactions of his embarrassment and her being shocked. She closes the door and we see he is clearly gutted she has seen him yet behind the door she seems shocked yet flattered as we assume she thinks it is over her. The last shot of the sign on the door with ‘ocupado’ written on in what looks like Spanish. This foreign language would also been seen as quite saucy.

All the way throughout the video it is seen as a daily event that would happen something like a linear ‘mini story’ with realistic events such as lawn mowing, watching television. Yet is also gives an impression with the fancy car and the swimming pool that is quite an up estate wealthy area. The lyrics mainly being ‘Stacy’s mom’ and how the mum is the attractive one and no one is really interested in Stacy, stick to the scenes as the main ‘hot’ focus always seems to be the mum and how she has little clothing on. The woman looks almost as if she has memorised this boy and she has complete power over his mind as the images/clips we see of her we see as a figure of his imagination and he is simply dreaming as young boys would. The video brings out mainly what you would imagine would go through a boy or mans mind fantasizing about women. Throughout the video the only sound we hear is the music, there are no diagetic sounds involved.