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Influential Music Videos

We found 3 music videos with simaliar narrative storylines from 3 different artists and genres. 

Maroon 5 - Maps 

Plot - The story from the video is inspired by the 2002 film 'Irréversible', so the events shown in the video are reversed. The video begins when a worried Adam Levine enters a hospital and searches the emergency room until he finds a young woman, revealed to be his girlfriend, as the paramedics attempt to resuscitate her; but he is ushered out. The video follows while the woman walks into a street as a man tries to get her attention, before she is hit by a truck. In the next scene, Levine and his girlfriend arrive at a house party and are greeted by guests. While the girls are having fun, Levine has drinks with his friends, becomes intoxicated and meets a woman and they share a kiss. However, his girlfriend notices them and she leaves, despite Levine's attempts to stop her. In another scene, Levine is helping his girlfriend choose which dress to wear and they watch television together. During the final scene at the hospital, the girl is shown flatlining, depicting that she died from the accident.

- Against the Current - Running with the Wild Things

Plot - The Lead singer Chrissy Costanza and her band seem to be running some sort of underground criminal activity. As Dan and Will go out in the car to search for a building, Chrissy is Left at the Warehouse. After finding the house Dan and Will begin searching for the unknown item. After finding the item, they phone Chrissy who leaves the warehouse and goes to the house. She then opens the briefcase and the police arrive outside so the band run. the next shot is of the band in the back of a police car and Chrissy singing.
After being arrested and having their photos taken the band then proceed to perform the song in their jail cell.

- Ludacris - Runaway Love

Plot - The video, which is also divided in three situations, follows a storyline faithfully based on the song. Mary J. Blige is featured in all of the three situations as a pedestrian that passes by the runaway girls. Featured in the background are orange posters for the National Runaway Switchboard, a crisis hotline serving runaway and homeless youth and their families. The hotline for the National Runaway Switchboard is also displayed on several of the "missing child" posters that are shown in the music video. This promotional effort highlights the partnership between The Ludacris Foundation and the National Runaway Switchboard to promote November as National Runaway Prevention Month and to increase awareness of issues related to runaway adolescents.