When I Was Your Man Rhetorical Analysis

Have you ever paid attention to the details of a music video when you are watching it? There are times when a music video goes very well with the lyrics of the song, and the there are times when you’re wondering how does that video have anything to do with that song. Being able to visualize what is being voiced can bring different perspectives to a song. Adding a video to a song can help take the audience to another level. Paying attention to the video of “When I Was Your Man” gave a bettering understanding of what Bruno Mars was feeling when he created this song. As you listen to the song and watch the video you can see the story that is trying to be told. Bruno Mars is sharing a part of his life with us in this video, making the video a narrative video. …show more content…
Bruno Mars says “I should have bought you flowers and held your hand, should have gave you all my hours when I had the chance Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance now my baby’s dancing but she’s dancing with another man”. While he is singing this a light shines through on him. When this light appears, this is a way to show viewers he knew by doing those things he would have made the person he is talking about happy and kept his relationship alive. Once that verse ends the light goes away, and Bruno Mars sings about himself and his ways; which caused him to lose the woman he had adored. While Bruno Mars sings about himself its dark, showing that he was the reason why his relationship didn’t