Song Analysis Essay

For this assignment, I decided to compare two songs that describe a very special (and usually very awkward) time in one’s sexual journey–losing your virginity. My modern selection is “Wet Dreamz” by J. Cole, an up and coming artist. This song was released in April 2015 and became one of the rapper’s top hits. My throwback song selection was “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” by The Four Seasons, which was released in December 1975. These songs describe the myriad of feelings and emotions that coincide

The song "Stressed Out" by Twenty-One Pilots is a story about a struggling singer which seems familiar to the audience on a personal level. While exploring such sensitive topics as stress, becoming an adult, and nostalgia, it also touches upon the issue of originality. The understanding between the lead singer, Tyler Joseph, and the listeners is reached with the help of the themes, the tone, and the narrative of the song. From the very first lines Tyler tries to adapt to the world built by musicians

The Protest Song Movement of the 1960s through 1970s was a very popular time for making protest songs. In this time period America had many controversy conflicts occurring. The civil rights movement and the anti-war protests uproar during this time. Many protest songs were banned from popular radio stations. This, however, did not stop the audience from listening. Other stations were created for the listeners. One famous protest song was Turn, Turn, Turn. The song was sung by The Byrds in the mid-1960s

When instructed to write about songs that influence society and promote values, beliefs, and behaviors the first song that came to mind was Alyssa Lies by Jason Michael Carroll. Although the lyrics do not come out and say the overall message, it is still clear. The song is about a young girl, Alyssa, who lies to her classmates and teachers about the bruises on her arms that are coming from abuse. The singers daughter explains what is happening to the girl "Alyssa lies to the classroom Alyssa lies

“Song of Myself” is one of Walt Whitman’s most famous works. It is one of the original twelve pieces in the first edition of Leaves of Grass. In 1855 the poem had no title, in 1856 it was called “A Poem of Walt Whitman an American” and in 1860 it was changed to “Walt Whitman”. Finally in 1881, Whitman changed the title of the poem to “Song of Myself”. The changes with the name of the poem are important about indicating the growth of the meaning of the poem. In the poem, there are three major themes:

The Song of Roland by Dorothy L. Sayers is about a poetic battle between two religions and two nations. King Charlemagne’s army is at war with the Muslim kingdom in Spain called Saragossa ruled by King Marsilla. King Charlemagne is determined to have the people of Saragossa submit to his laws and rulings. King Charlemagne is the king of the Franks and a devoted Christian. His influence as a Christian militant in the Western part of Mediterranean gave him a lot of power to expand the Kingdom of the

Sweet Jesus! Rebellion never sounded so good, that’s what Green Day taught me with their song “American Idiot”. Witnessing America drown in a multitrillion dollar debt and foolish societal injustices will make even the sanest person go nuts. Besides being the revolution song of the 00’s, American Idiot can’t be a more accurate representation of society today. The underlying message of this song is that we as American’s are being brainwashed by false media: what is normal, how to compose ourselves

About the song The song was released in 1985 The song was part of the Whispering Jack album The song was recorded in Australia and is a Pop Rock song Target Audience & context The target audience is for 15 and up and for your typical Australians. The Pop and rock enthusiasts would enjoy the song as well. The Message of the song is to encourage people of war to speak up and assist in stopping in the war. Context: o John Farnham song is based off the bombings and war in Vietnam in 1979

As stated above, Song of Myself is one of the original 12 poems from the original publication of Leaves of Grass that eventually grew to encompass 52 sections of Whitman’s expression of what he believed being an American truly meant in a way that caught to unite all people-regardless of who they were or how they lived their life. The poem is centered around 5 themes, with those 5 being identity, Whitman’s vision of an American in which everyone was equal and united as one, friendship, spirituality

Throughout this course I have learned that Bruce’s songs have a deeper meaning than the tempo, instruments and lyrics of the song present. This is proven again with the songs Nebraska, Born in the USA, Ghost of Tom Joad, and Streets of Philadelphia. These songs can almost be looked at spiritually and emotionally for those who feel they don’t fit in with society. As Chet Flippo says about Bruce’s songs in his interview “a fundamentalist acceptance of life and its troubles, along with the faith that