Student 1 Introduction I will be analyzing “Let You Down”, a song originally directed towards the artist's father. Nathan John, better known as NF has had a hard relationship with his father. He felt like he has been a letdown and that his father wanted him gone. His new video explains the song very well. The thoughts all trapped in his head. My interpretation disregarding the actual meaning is dealing with the struggle of disappointment and failure, touching upon the subject of self doubt. Not being good enough in a relationship, friendships and so on. This analysis will be focusing on the last 3 minutes of the song. Rhetorical Situation The song starts with on the gecko how the audience would receive this song. Firstly, NF calls a one-sided
The song I picked for this homework assignment is called Runaway Love by Ludacris and Mary J. Blige. The song is describing the hardships of three young girls and their struggle to survive. Finally, the girls are fed up with the lives they are forced to live and decide to pack up their things and run away. I think this song can relate to many aspects of sociology that we have learned in class. Some examples shown through the song are poverty, education, healthcare, marriage and family. All three girls’ different stories and struggles they face.
Ben Haggerty, more familiarly known by his stage name Macklemore, frequently addresses today’s issues in his music. With his Billboard hit “Same Love,” he strived to make marriage equality more understandable to the mainstream audiences. In his most recent track, “White Privilege II,” he talks about his involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement and the perspectives of others concerning it. Last summer, shortly after his child’s birth, Haggerty released one of the most personal and heartfelt songs he’s created to which he dedicated to his newborn daughter, Sloan. “Growing Up” is an honest open letter addressing the fear of becoming a new father, experiential advice for his new child, and the demanding pressure of his career.
In the 2015 kendrick Lamar song “u”. Kendrick describes the feelings that constantly haunt his heart and the guilt he carries everyday. Reflecting on his darkest moments, lingering pain and the details of his depression. The song “u” by kendrick uses literary tools like Soliloquy and Conflict to show how built up guilt leads to his prolonged depression.
Many say that music has evolved over the years. This essay shall explore the elements of two versions of one song. It shall discuss the correlations and disparities of these songs and confer how it has been revolutionised to entertain the audiences of today.
However, the listener is brought back to reality after understanding the portrayal of the character’s confusion, from the lyrics “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”. Then, the character’s emotion changes to being nonchalant, with the lyrics “Because I’m easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me”. The emotion next changes to realization, as the character registers what they have done (“Mama just killed a man, Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead”). After the character’s realization, the listener can perceive that the character is then washed over with regret and guilt for what they have committed. This is shown through the lyrics “Mama, life had just begun, But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away”. The incredible guitar solo that occurs afterward only further emphasizes the character’s remorse, for the sounds of the guitar resembles that of someone who is
For this assignment I have chosen the song "Black Tears" by Jason Aldean for review using two sociological theories. This song can greatly be applied to critical theory and to feminism. The song "Black Tears" is about a assumed younger women who has found a career in the entertainment business as a "working girl" or better known as a stripper. In the lyrics its gives a great explanation of the potentials problematic lifestyle. The first sociological theory I would like to apply to these lyrics is Feminism.
John Green and David Levithan’s novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson relates to the song “Sarah Smiles” by Panic at the Disco. In the novel, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, shows a healthy yet heavily attached relationships that is beneficial for both. The story revolves around two boys by the name of Will Grayson. However, the one who dominantly goes by Will, a depressed sixteen year old boy, strikes up a relationship with Tiny Cooper, a flamboyant, cocky student. As the story progresses, it becomes painfully aware to the reader that Will’s life is not the best and his self-hatred and depression are serious results from the life he leads.
The Weeknd is a newer artist that has an exceptionally diverse sound. So many emotions are infused with his lyrics and portrayal of the lyrics. Many people, male or female, ejoy his laidback aproach to an emotional subject, the subject of money and fame. In his songs he may talk about morally wrong subjects liek drugs and prostitutes, but his messsage is revered by those who look past the drug infused story telling to see the true meaning of his lyrics. The song i picked for this assignment is the morning by the Weeknd. It is a song describing an average morning in Toronto, with a story that echoes a lesson, how money controls and defines your lifestyle. He also has a way with his voice to empower your soul and lift your
We chose to analyze this song because we felt it presented an uplifting, yet complex and unique take on how people should strive to live their lives in this complicated world.
6.–Discuss about the meaning of the song. Why has he not been able to sleep lately?
So why would the band choose to illustrate such a serious stage of personal development with the nursery rhyme-like style of the song's chorus? Before we get to that, the song's emotional and psychological message must first be examined.
He has realized the shallowness of a capitalistic lifestyle and sees through the axiom which dictates that power and wealth are the most important things in life. They are not worth losing ones morality for. This axiom or ideology was described by Karl Marx in his “Communist manifesto” as “false consciousness”. We accept the way things are just because they happen to be like so, and what is familiar, is safe. The song reaches it climax at the end, both in a musical and a lyrical sense. The lyrical conclusion is executed with quite literal lines such as:
The lyrics of a song often have no substance and a clear example would be any Britney Spears song. The lyrics of “All Falls Down” are very deep. They talk about the ideal situation in life; We should go to school, get a good job and make money to buy what we want. The lyrics then ask, what if this doesn’t happen? This is prevalent in the first verse. “She has no idea what she doing in college. That major that she majoring, it don’t make no money.” The song questions these everyday values because we focus so much on these things, we don’t realize there are more important things in life such as life itself. Even Kanye admits that he spent money at Jacob’s Jewellery store before he thought about a house. “I went to Jacob with
Music is not only a form of entertainment but also a medium of communication. It has an overpowering effect on the emotional, social, intellectual and physical aspects of a person. The song Unsteady by X Ambassadors is trying to portray the feeling of abandonment during a divorce and sadness between what is happening in their life. It does so through the lyrics and the video showing both a small child and a female view of their life. This message is important due to the fact that divorce and sadness are not something that is fair for anyone and a very important moment in your life is when you realize your parents are human too. The song Unsteady by X Ambassadors is a song that communicates elements of sadness, divorce, hurt and depression through its lyrics and music video. In a society trying to build on mental health care, this song provides a medium of acceptance, familiarity,
At this moment, Kendrick’s monologue addresses the battle encountered by African Americans today and the frustration that comes with wanting and deserving more than they have. The backing vocals in this section of the song imply that American society wants African Americans to submit to it and praise it, even though many of them have suffered from it. This introduction signifies how dazed society is to the black people and how there is a constant battle between