TLC, Waterfalls (1995) — Eduqas GCSE Media Studies C680
Eduqas GCSE Media Studies · C680
TLC, Waterfalls (1995)
Music videos from the past
What you need to know
The video for TLC's Waterfalls, from the R&B and hip-hop group's 1994 album CrazySexyCool.
Media language: its mix of performance, narrative and concept, its two stories about the dangers of drug dealing and of HIV, and its special effects and intertextual references.
Representation: the band as strong women, and the representation of African American communities, men and families.
Contexts: social issues in the United States in the 1990s, including the HIV and AIDS crisis.
Refer to specific shots and moments in your own words; the lyrics don't need quoting.
