"Greater insights could result from a larger set," the study concluded. The video choices were culled from YouTube playlists and lists in publications, including Loudwire. The study used a small sample size of 250 music videos that were watched and tracked for appearances of cars, trucks and other vehicles. Whitesnake's ' Here I Go Again' is just one … with a memorable car scene." It continues, "Since music videos were introduced in the early 1980s, cars have been a major part of the visual aspects of promoting a song. " The Beach Boys sang about them, and modern country music has built an empire off of telling stories pickup trucks." They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members claimed that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre. referencing Smoke On The Water, 7', Single, 1 C 006-94 583 I recall seeing this circa 1978 on purple vinyl with white WB labels simikar to cream labels. "Music has been synonymous with cars since the advent of motor vehicles," the report says. Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968.
The band's "In My Life" evidently has the most cars it it among rock vids. Bon Jovi seemingly has the most rock videos with cars, at least of the clips reviewed. This rendition comes from Worcester, MA on. A bus is purportedly the most popular non-car vehicle. Black Sabbath performed Smoke on the Water as an encore during Gillan’s tenure in the band. And the top two car colors in rock vids are black and white. In another possible non-surprise, it surmised that country videos contain more pickup trucks than any other genre.Īnd when there are cars in rock videos, the study added, Cadillacs and Chevy convertibles are predominant. Deep Purple was in Montreux writing, working on and about to record their next album, what would become their 1972 release.
Rock and metal videos have the "lowest percentage of all genres observed," with just 32 percent featuring cars, it found. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the survey reportedly showed that 76 percent of hip-hop videos feature cars, making it the most car-filled genre.