Waterfalls (TLC music video)
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"Waterfalls" is the acclaimed 1995 music video by TLC, noted for its socially conscious themes and pioneering visual effects that helped cement the song as one of the group's signature hits.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | music video ⓘ |
| artist | TLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
NERFINISHED
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Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | MTV Video Music Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAlbum | CrazySexyCool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Waterfalls (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 1990s ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Waterfalls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B music video
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pop music video ⓘ socially conscious music video ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became one of TLC's signature visuals
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raised mainstream awareness of HIV/AIDS in pop music ⓘ |
| hasMessage |
discouraging drug dealing
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promoting safe sex ⓘ warning against chasing dangerous desires ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
HIV/AIDS awareness
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consequences of risky behavior ⓘ drug abuse ⓘ family grief ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| hasVisualElement |
TLC members as liquid water figures
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couple engaging in unprotected sex ⓘ family mourning a son ⓘ urban street scenes ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
computer-generated imagery
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narrative storytelling ⓘ |
| helpedCementAsSignatureHit | Waterfalls (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later socially conscious R&B videos ⓘ |
| isMusicVideoFor | Waterfalls (TLC song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
music video channels
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television broadcast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of HIV/AIDS issues
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depiction of drug dealing and violence ⓘ pioneering visual effects ⓘ socially conscious themes ⓘ use of CGI water figures of TLC members ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990s MTV rotation ⓘ |
| performer | TLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionTechnique | early CGI compositing ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| title | Waterfalls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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