The Streets - Blinded by the Lights

The music video "The Streets - Blinded by the Lights" starts off with a very common man from the east end getting ready for a party. The text shown to the camera is the establishing shot which shows that he is meant to meet the girl in the corner. 'The corner' straight away symbolises the rebellious nature of the two and essentially sets the mood.
The slow beats of the music are paralel to the slow cut aways which helps emphasise the intensity of the drugs and alcohol he has taken and gradually gets more intoxicated. The POV angle allows the audience to see the slow deterioration of his stability and this abstract view is adjacent to the abstract situation that he is in. These drugs essentially take him away from reality and makes him not care of what is really going on which is perceived as a good thing.
There can be a negative response from Feminist critics as women are perceived to be the antagonist which is paralel to the stereotype of the 1800's view on women as they were seen to be problematic. This form of short term pleasure is apparent in the narrative as women and drugs are seen to be pleasurable but lead to negative things.