When I just started researching for this paper, I had difficulties on finding the song that arouses my interest, so I decided to go to Billboard to look for an interesting song. As I went down the list of Hot 100 on Billboard, a song with the title “Royals” by a 17 year-old New Zealand singer caught up my attention. The song is currently No.3 on the chart, but it was the No.1 song last week and it stayed as the most popular song for several weeks after being on the chart for 22 weeks. What makes this song so popular? What story or moral is this song trying to tell its listeners? With these question bear in mind, I decided to take a deeper insight into this song “Royals”.
In order to be the No.1 track on Billboard, the song has to have an enormous number of fans. I went on YouTube to search for videos of this song and found that the music video of the song has 109,358,858 views, enough to make the video a “Most Popular” on the front page of YouTube. In addition, even a lyrics video of the song has 7,546,883 views. I took a look on the lyrics of the video and realized tha...
This song became the perfect background for PSA's. Maybe, after all, there was more to this band than sexuality and drugs. This album has a bit of each of the necessary elements to become a hit. In fact, it has. much more than that.
In today’s society, people are taught to conform to the masses in order to fit in; however, it is imperative that one’s individuality is maintained, as it preserves their identity and encourages uniqueness. For example, in the song, “Outside of a Small Circle of Friends”, Phil Ochs discusses the social norm where people are too afraid to stand out, often times, leading them to pay little to no attention to the wellbeing of others. Instead of adhering to their own judgment and moral values, the person in the song continues to abide by the notions of the rest of the group. In addition, in “The Dying Girl that No One Helped”, Loudon Wainright describes the brutal murder of a young 28 year old women, while over 38 of
The whole music video is in remembrance of the little girl Aiyana Jones and to show its audience the injustice it served in America (Alexis 5). The music video does not focus on the lyrics, but focuses on a whole different story. Although the music video is about the war between the government and drugs, the lyrics and the music video share a mutual message and that is to seek peace not only in the community, but also in our minds. Today, there have been issues on police brutality and unlawful arrests. This music video really illustrated different point of views of different people such as the victim and the policemen. Although the music video displayed a different message, the lyrics also provided a great message to people especially young women. Both music video and lyrics
Music is regarded as a method of passing a message. Though some songs do not intend to do that, the message in them is still perceived. The song, “Get up, ...
“Royals,” which is a song that breaks down “Pop-Culture,” features Lorde explaining the repetitive themes present in today’s popular music, by singing, “Every song’s like Gold teeth, Grey Goose, tripping in the bathroom, bloodstains, ball gowns, trashing the hotel room,” (Yelich-O'Connor, Royals) and how she has no interest in the lavish lifestyle that a number of famous people possess. A fun mockery of the sorts, apparent in her lyrics is backed by a catchy beat, made evident by the sound of fingers snapping in the background. Moreover, the beat is what completely lures me into the song. What I most enjoy is the vocal harmonization that is introduced in the chorus, giving it the chance to stand out from the rest of the song. Overall, I gathered a fun and happy vibe from this tune. From analyzing this song, it has given me a chance to get inside her mind and understand how she feels about “Pop-Culture,” and being a part of it, as well.
This song is about the lack of human rights, and the fact that some people have no idea of the rights we all. We are all allowed to talk, sing dance and stand up for ourselves. If others try to shut us up or make us quiet, we only can stand taller, talk louder, dance harder, and sing louder, we won 't go down. It talks about the empowerment of our nation. Haters will hate us but they can 't react on their hate therefor breaking a law. In civics we have certain laws made and rules we must abide by them. The laws that we obey are a part of our government, and important to the constitution of our government. This law is a part of the federal laws.This course concepts addresses political connections through its correlations to the laws and the regulations. We all have a right to voice our opinions, and by being denied our rights we desperately need this cause for a change. In civics we learned about how certain countries are in authoritarian countries and can’t speak up, but in Canada and America we have a democracy and are entitled to talk. If we have such a beautiful right of freedom of speech, why should we be denied or silenced, we should hear in our
Alternative rock music of the nineties successfully captured the distress of a young generation afflicted by multiple struggles. First and foremost, this music genre accurately voiced the concerns of those who could not imagine a thriving future as prosperous members of society, and for whom the American dream was nothing but a distant notion. For instance, in his song “Loser”, Beck Hansen skillfully described the apathy that overtakes an individual’s being when he is faced with life´s unavoidable grim prospects. Similarly, this kind of music resonated with all those individuals who were struggling to feel comfortable in their own skin. To illustrate, in one of its most popular songs, “Creep”, the alternative rock band Radiohead managed to convey the excruciating angst experienced ...
A North Carolina rapper named Jermaine Lamar Cole released his first mixtape called The Come up in May of 2007. The mixtape included a song that had a deep and thoughtful meaning, that song was called "Can 't Cry". In the song J Cole tells us about his life and how he goes through some tough times. He describes what is important to him now he is a grown man and what his goals are which he plans to achieve but gets sidetracked by the world we live in. In this essay I will first explain my definition of what the audiences are and then another sources and finally J Coles own definition from the song. J Cole effectively engages his audiences-men, black men and people who struggle with issues in life by revealing the stereotype that society has
For this assignment I will listen to the song “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus and describe it in detail. I will then analyze the song with Parasocial Contact Hypothesis and Regret Theories in mind and find two factors that would predict why other people might choose to listen to “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus.
The media’s influence on society is a main issue, which is, portrayed though the lyrics. People believe a large quantity of information that is presented from news “One nation controlled by the media” and entertainment programs. The media is so powerful it can make the audience agree or disagree on whatever is being presented. Techniques are used such as repetition, which therefore positions the audience to lose trust in the media.
Music is an art form and source of power. Many forms of music reflect culture and society, as well as, containing political content and social message. Music as social change has been highlighted throughout the 20th century. In the 1960s the United States saw political and socially oriented folk music discussing the Vietnam War and other social issues. In Jamaica during the 1970s and 1980s reggae developed out of the Ghetto’s of Trench town and expressed the social unrest of the poor and the need to over-through the oppressors. The 1980’s brought the newest development in social and political music, the emergence of hip-hop and rap. This urban musical art form that was developed in New York City has now taken over the mainstream, but originated as an empowering art form for urban youth and emerging working class.
In Coldplay’s song, “Paradise”, the songwriters use exaggerative language, personification, and rhetorical techniques to tell the story of a little girl’s escape from the harshness and disappointment of reality. The listeners of this song are treated to a beautifully written story about a girl’s maturity through the struggles and disappointment that life has offered to her. Some of the most effective ways that the songwriters explain the plight of the girl are when they attach the listener emotionally with her plight through their use of exaggerated language and personification. Ultimately, the girl copes with her situation and shows signs of maturity; which, enforces the emotional connection that the audience feels with her.
This song would be labeled as a popular song because its message is how wonderful the world would be if we could eliminate many prejudices that keeps people separate.
Minaj is idolized among the teenage demographic and she sends them a negative message that goes against the fight for gender equality by singing this song. In 2016 we are still a long way from completely eliminating gender inequality. However there are positive role models like Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teen who is an activist for female education, “she’s given millions of girls . . . the opportunity to obtain an education and empower a future greater than caring for a household.” (Schemmer). With the help of activists like Malala and society slowly progressing, little steps are being made, and one day, gender equality will be a reality for everyone. Artists have the great opportunity to be heard by huge masses to educate and spread positive messages to improve our society, especially when the society is in an everyday fight to reach a milestone as the one of gender
The song that I choose to do this assignment on is Fight the Power by Public Enemy. Fight the Power was written in 1989 and quickly became a street anthem for millions of youths. It reflects with issues dealing with both the Civil Rights Movement and to remind everyone that they too have Constitutional Rights. This particular song is about empowerment but also fighting the abuse of power that is given to the law enforcement agencies. It gave citizens of the U.S a more modern outlook on the many struggles that not only the African American community is up against but the other minority groups as well. The song’s message was eventually supposed to bring people together and make the world a better place, even though some teens saw it as a way