The song “Free Fallin” by Tom Petty is one of his most famous tracks. Not only was it his most popular track but, this song was very popular and still is. The way Tom and Jeff wrote the lyrics to this song has a pretty funny story behind it. The song was of course written by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne. The song was produced in only two days which is pretty amazing. The way Tom and Jeff wrote the lyrics to this song has a pretty funny story behind it. When it came to Tom Petty’s lyrics he always had something to relate his songs to. In the song, “Free Fallin”, the lead vocalist was Tom Petty who also played the 12-string acoustic guitar. Mike Petty was on the electric guitar, Phil Jones on the drums, and lastly Jeff Lynne as the backup vocalist …show more content…
There are many hidden meanings and phrases throughout the song. In the song he mentions a good girl and bad boy while comparing these people to ideas contrasting the difference of the two people. Also, Tom Petty references his homeland, Los Angeles and the Valley in Southern California. For example, he mentions “The Valley” and “Ventura Boulevard” in his lyrics. Petty really wants to paint a scenario in the listener’s head. The lyrics paint a picture as well as a story. My opinion on the lyrics is that this bad boy fell for the good girl and he wants her back even though they broke up. He is trying to get his lyrics to be relatable to older and younger audiences through the lyrics and the melody of the song. In the middle of the song the lyrics tell the listener that the boy leaves the girl behind for his freedom. He states in the song “I’m Free” and “I’m Free Fallin” in my opinion these lyrics mean he is affected by the breakup and it is making him feel out of control. At the end of the song the bad boy seems to change his mind about the breakup. The lyrics were “I wanna write her name in the sky” showing how he is still affectionate towards her. This is just my analysis on the song lyric and meaning behind the
Florida Georgia Line consists of two country singers, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard. Ever since the two met at college, their careers have taken off. Florida Georgia Line is well known for its hit, “Cruise” which has had over one million downloads sold and topped both country radio charts. Due to this success, a remix was created with Nelly. This original song was released in 2012, and is part of the album, “Here’s to the Good Times,” whereas the remix was released in 2013.
“Hurt” a song originally recorded by Nine Inch Nails which portrays self-harm and heroin addiction has been covered by many great artists including Johnny cash. When Johnny cash covered this song I got a deferent message from the lyrics while he sings it, maybe it is because of his voice or how he lived his life, but when he is singing this song I get a sense that he is singing about a loved one that has passed on, growing older, and his legacy.
The Dave Matthews Band has been a musical power house for years. They have meshed together almost every type of music together to create their extremely unique sounds and attractiveness towards their music. Dave Matthews, lead singer and guitarist from South Africa has put together a band that no one will ever be able to create again. Dave picked four extremely talented and unique sounding men to join his band and together they have created some amazing music. The members of the band include Stefan Lessard on bass, Boyd Tinsley on violin, Leroi Moore on saxophone and one of the best drummers in the world, Carter Beauford. Together these men will one day leave behind a similar reputation as one of the all time greatest "jam" bands of time.
American Beauty/American Psycho was an album that was sung by the band Fall Out Boy in 2015. Fall Out Boy is an alternative/indie rock band with a little hint of pop in some of their songs. This album, which is the band’s most recent album, is full of a lot of good songs and songs that maybe some people wouldn’t like. Fall Out Boy is a face-paced band, which means their songs are faced-paced. A lot of their songs could be a little hard to understand for people who don’t listen to this kind of music. The album does not have many of these types of songs, which is why it is a favorite among Fall Out Boy fans.
This song talks a lot about the baggage of the past that people hold onto instead of letting it go. All that baggage is only going to end up hurting you more and more instead of helping you in any way possible. An example is the opening
With long mournful guitar solos and a constant beat it is hard to forget. The opening lines, “There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold/ And she's buying a stairway to heaven.” makes clear that there is a lady who is rich and is trying to buy her way to Heaven. Then, the interpretations vary due to how we associate certain things in the song to our own life. A few lines later the lyrics “There's a feeling I get when I look to the west/ And my spirit is crying for leaving” and we can see how the focus of the song changes from the lady’s point of view to the speaker’s point of view. Following the song the lyrics “And it's whispered that soon/ if we all call the tune/ Then the piper will lead us to reason.” play into the band's ongoing theme of folk tale by referencing the Pied Piper and how he will give reasons for all things to everyone, but nonetheless the lyrics “here are two paths you can go by, but in the long run/ There's still time to change the road you're on” makes clear that even though this lady and the man may have both been through different things in their life, it is still their choice about what they do with themselves (Azlyrics;
My first song I´ve chosen is Sean McGee, song titled My Story. Mainly the song is about him facing different struggles, obstacles, and all the horrible things and situations he´s been in throughout his life. I can connect to this song and the lyrics for many reasons. One of his lines were ¨Do you know how it feels to be left out in the rain¨? And I have faced times like this when I feel like no one is there or have my back, and in the line he´s trying express how it feels to have nobody and be all alone. Also throughout this song he expresses how everyday you wake up your face with something rather it's just a minor issue or something that will greatly impact your life.
Joni Mitchell wrote the song Woodstock from what she had heard from her, at the time, boyfriend, Graham Nash about the Woodstock Music and Art Festival. The Woodstock Festival was seen as “grooviest” event in music history. The Woodstock Music Festival–draws to a close after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll in upstate New York. She had not been to the Woodstock Music and Art Festival since she was told by a manager that it would be more advantageous for her to appear on The Dick Cavett Show. She wrote the song Woodstock in a hotel room in New York City while she was watching televised reports of the festival. Joni Mitchell is reported saying "The deprivation of not being able to go provided me with an intense angle on Woodstock." she told an interviewer shortly after the event. David Crosby, interviewed for the documentary, Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind. Joni Mitchell's documentary showed the viewers that Joni had captured the feeling and importance of the Woodstock festival better than anyone who had been there. Joni Mitchell really felt grabbed by the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival.
Feeling unwanted from the closest people in your life who turn away from you when you need them the most, is the worst feeling a person can endure. I chose the song “My Story” by Sean McGee, because people young and old can relate to his song. People from different backgrounds can relate to each other when there are living homeless or raised as a foster child. Sean McGee wrote “my daddy don’t know, my momma don’t care, it don’t matter if I’m here, it don’t matter if I’m dead” people all around the world have the same issues and share a common culture. A master status is the most important status a person occupies, this is a key factor in determining a person’s social position.
The Velvet Underground was a band from the New York area, active from 1964 to 1973. At the time when their albums came out they got very little recognition, but today they have found a larger audience and because of the touchy subject matter of some of their songs and the nihilistic themes throughout their discography they essentially paved the road for punk rock and alternative/indie music. When they were making music they were the polar opposite of what was happening on the west coast with the hippies and the love movement, in 1967 no one was making music as dark and innovative as the Velvet Underground. The lead guitarist/vocalist and songwriter, Lou Reed wrote the song “Heroin”. In “Heroin” Lou Reed brilliantly symbolizes what it is like
The man feels abandoned in a corner and he drinks for the sadness he feels. While drinking, he tells himself I do not understand why you left me, if I know she loved me, so if you ever regret your decision he will be waiting for you. Basically, the man feels broken emotionally because the women he loved, left him for no reason. This song to me is not a dancing song, however the song is more about remembering your ex-wife, ex-girlfriend or ex husband and ex-boyfriend. For me personally, this song reminds me of drinking, the title literally means bitter shots of liquor. The way the song shares the hurt the man feels by the women that left him. I could almost picture a man sitting at a bar drinking to his ex saying, “I’m drinking because of you, you caused this”. I could picture that scene in my head because I have seen my friends in Mexico and my cousins in Mexico do
In the song, Humble and Kind, written by Lori Mckenna and performed by Tim McGraw, the speaker creates a tone of comfort to draw the audience into really understand what he is trying to say. The speaker’s purpose is for his audience to have high moral values. The speaker creates a mood of comfort intended for everyone in the world to have high moral values.
You can interpret this song in more than one way. The song was mainly written about Billie Joel Armstrong’s father who passed away in September. He left his father’s funeral early and his mother tried talking to him about his father. But he kept responding with “Wake Me up When September Ends.” The song is also a military tribute to those who were serving in Iraq, and about those who lost their lives in 9/11. The music video for the song is about a couple. The girl finds out her boyfriend got drafted to serve in Iraq, and it shows the man fighting in Iraq, that is where the military and 9/11 tribute come into play. Even though these songs are completely opposite they have a few similarities and
Mick Jagger was lead vocals and also played the harmonica. Jagger’s signature look has always been his lips, but they were often criticized. Keith Richards played the guitar and also sang. Charlie Watts was on drums, and Brian Jones played the guitar, harmonica, sitar, and sang. Two less popular members were Ian Stewart, on piano, and Bill Wyman, on bass guitar and sang backing vocals.
Frame John Mayer's song "Belief" came out on the album Continuum, which was released in 2006. The album contains multiple songs that are viewed as controversial towards the war in Iraq, including the song "Waiting on the World to Change". Mayer never supported the war or George Bush in any way, so it was only a matter of time before he voiced his opinion through his music. John Mayer is an American singer-songwriter and producer, and was born in Connecticut. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before moving to Atlanta in 1997, where he polished his skills and found his calling. His first few albums were very successful, winning him his first Grammy in 2003 for "Your Body is a Wonderland". Aside from being an award winning artist,