Lorde Unveils Striking Music Video for ‘Man of the Year’
In a bold and artistic move, Lorde has released the music video for her latest single, ‘Man of the Year’. The video, which can be viewed on YouTube, showcases the 28-year-old singer in a dramatic and emotive performance.
According to an article in the NZ Herald, the video begins with a close-up of Lorde’s face before she removes her shirt and binds her chest with duct tape. The striking image is a reference to her exploration of her gender identity, which she discussed in a recent Rolling Stone cover story.
The music video continues with Lorde standing and walking across a gallery-like space, revealing a floor piled with soil. For the final minute of the video, she dances dramatically amongst the dirt, contorting her body and throwing the soil in the air and over her chest. The video ends with Lorde collapsing on the mound and trying to catch her breath, before turning away from the camera with her body in the foetal position.
The song’s lyrics, which include phrases such as “Swish mouthwash, jerk off, ah, days go by in a haze, stay up and sleep late”, are reflected in the video’s themes of self-discovery and exploration. As NZ Herald reports, the video has been well-received by fans, with one user commenting: “This is not just music. This is art.”
Lorde’s inspiration for ‘Man of the Year’ came to her while she was “sitting on the floor of her living room, trying to visualise a version of herself ‘that was fully representative of how
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