Comparisons and Differences between Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' and Robert Palmer's 'Addicted to Love'

I have decided to compare Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' to a song made in 1985 called 'Addicted to Love' by Robert Palmer.

The most obivous comparison between the two is that they are both very misogynistic towards women and views them as inferior to men and second-class citizens and spread this message that women are only on Earth to arouse and filfull the desires and fantasies of men. Another similarity is that the women in the videos all dress the same and are either heavily made up or put in seductive attire.

Also the lyrics in the both of the songs seem to promote treating women like objects and viewing them extremely sexually without their consent. Another topic that is similar in the two songs are the environment-less backgrounds, hinting that there is only the singer/s and the models within the nearby vicinity. Symbolically meaning that the models are alone and cannot call for help if things start to get out of hand.

Another similarity is that the models in both of the videos never actually say anything, hinting that they are opressed or "under the thumb" of men.

Another topic that is similar between the two music videos is that the models are subordinate to the singer/s and must do what they say, no questions asked. This statement could be debated in 'Addicted to Love', where it is shown that the models hold at least some degree of importance (they are playing the instruments). However, they are still classed as subordinate as they do not have roles equal to the singer (a man).

A difference between the two is that whilst the models in Robert Palmer's music video wear heavy makeup, red lips and short skirt attire, the models in Robin Thicke's music video wear far more controversial clothes that are disturbingly more revealing.

Another difference is the 'Addicted to Love' music video could be viewed as even more misogynistic and sexist than 'Blurred Lines' because all of the models are dressed and look exactly the same. This could mean that all women in the world should conform and aspire to what men want and that doing this is the only way to get ahead and be successful in life.

Also another difference between the 'Addicted to Love' and 'Blurred Lines' music videos is that 'Blurred Lines' contains obviously refrences to sex.

Another difference is that, in Blurred Lines, the women are unfairly outnumbered by the men and therefore the men are in control of how the situation ends, which is distastefully extremely sexist. The difference is in Addicted to Love, where the women outnumber the man, which, whilst not sexist towards women, is quite misogynistic towards men.