Songs Analysis Essay

Music is part of everyday life and serves as the center of many cultures across the world. Music brings out the best parts of a movie, a car ride, or even a special event. The purpose of music varies from artist to artist and different cultures. Every piece of music carries a unique message, but a song, in particular, carries meaning. “Runaway Love” by Ludacris, featuring Mary J. Blige, exploits the struggles of young girls by using rhetorical techniques, such as pathos, ethos, logos, tone, and visual rhetoric throughout the music video to raise national awareness about youth runaways.

With means to express oneself, helps one overcome the difficulties of life. This approach represents the entire nature of the hip hop culture, especially when dealing with social justice issues. Today, the hip hop culture association revolves around raps (lyrics) and the rappers which reflect how consumers receive messages about social justice issues. Unlike breaking and graffiti, the music/lyrics penetrate society more. However, for this analysis, the focus will rely on a visual element with a connection to hip hop music. Even though a music video would make sense as a visual means of expression, this analysis has more interest in the cover art that goes with a hip hop album. Also, this focus will lead to the question of how important is art

Taylor Swift likes to invoke a lot of emotion into her music and includes several things she has experienced in her life. One major recurring theme in her songs is love.

Taylor Swift really knows how to have hidden messages and secrets throughout her lyrics and music videos. Taylor Swift also likes to trash talk other celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry. Which gives a viewer a good chance to critic her lyrics and videos.

Songs, used to create messages, give singers the ability to speak about concerns that are relevant in the current everyday life. A powerful ways songwriters achieve this is by applying the use of imagery. Lyricists use this help readers of literary works to understand specific ideas that the writer is trying to convey. By using symbolism in songs, singers can discuss issues in ways that connect with the listener on a deeper level. Using this method in songwriting is crucial when discussing important subjects; influencing the public in a way that is not direct and more effective. In “ Don’t You Cry For Me,” songwriter Cobi uses repeated images of trees and individuals hanging as metaphors for his feelings towards facing injustice. It is through

Taylor Swift represented that same unhappiness that is associated with love in her music. In her song “Forever and Always” Taylor Swift exemplified her pain through the lyrics. In the sixth stanza of her song Taylor sang, “Oh, I stare at the phone/ He still hasn’t called/ And then you feel so low/

Or perhaps the real artist, Taylor Swift’s purpose is to show the audience how ridiculous is the media image that has been created on her. It is a warning for both boys and girls, primarily those who are hoping to attract love from boys that love is perpetuated by its tortuousness. It is painful if boys will lose interest, that is Swift’s warning. The song revolves around a message for girls: do not be a daydream dressed like a daydream; do not be a nightmare dressed like a nightmare; do not find out what kind of a girl he wants and be like that forever, do not be heaven, do not be nice, do not be magic, never be too plain or perfect and good. You can also add torture to love and bring darkness to light, it is all about the

There are no other forms of technology that predict the successfulness of songs in the music industry. The current method used is producer’s gut feelings.

Thesis statement: Taylor Swift is one of the most successful female artists in the world who portrays her personal experiences through her music.

Teens and Young adults seem to frequently listen to music throughout the day. If it is not in the car while driving, it is while walking to class or just simply while doing homework. However, how many adolescents really pay attention to the meaning of the song or the poetic devices that are used throughout the song? Drake’s song featuring Rhianna, Too Good, implies a message of love and explains how he tries his hardest to talk to Rhianna but she has seemed to have discovered herself without discovering their relationship; while they are conversing they are not understanding each other; throughout the song we see a pattern of similes, paradoxes, and imagery.

It states that "a good concert, is measured by the audience's physical response, by how quickly people get out of their seats, onto the dance floor, by how loudly they shout and scream". Taylor Swift's concerts are filled with people who sing along, shout and scream as well as dance. Frith also talks about the importance of race in the music industry. Traditionally "African music (and African derived music) are more physical" than other music. Taylor Swift's songs are just as physical as African music.

Often music is consisted not only by sounds made from musical instruments, but also by voice and verbal messages. The structure of the voice, or as Roland Barthes describes it ‘the grain of voice’ is the element in a certain piece of music which is responsible for creating the emotions when listening. The grain and the lyrics make the signified and carry out the message. The vocal part of music is formed of words, text, which communicate and make the representation and expression of what it is sung - talked about. According to Barthes the emotive modes of the voice and the changes of the tones from low to high is what delivers the final message and makes us feel the music. (Barthes, R. 1977 [1972]).

In musical superstar Taylor Swift’s music video for her song “Blank Space,” she is portraying herself as the high maintenance and dramatic girlfriend that the media believes she is. The speaker of this text is the media’s perception of Taylor Swift and her message is about the disconnect between who Swift really is and who the media sees her as. I believe Swift has two purposes for this music video. One is for her character in the music video to warn her audience about the type of love that boys want, and the other for real life Taylor herself to poke holes into the media’s concept of her love life. The video is filled with satire and paradoxes to convince us that our idea of Taylor Swift is not an accurate opinion of her.

Ironically addressed to the numerous rumors that have risen over Taylor Swift's career, "Blank Space," is a clear painting of the artist as a hopeless romantic with an addiction to erratic relationships. Swift uses the song as an outlet to make light of the gossip in an exaggerated portrayal of the characteristics she is most often associated with, by way of her beautifully choreographed music video to accompany the song. Swift arranges for her personal experiences to severe her as a guide, to write music in which her admirers can personalize. An event that most individuals can relate to is going through a heartbreaking relationship, in which case, Swift is an expert on making public. Identifying with millions of fans, who go through the “fantasy of love,” Taylor Swift portrays the cycles of a relationship in her song and video “Blank Space;” the elements represented are romance, jealousy and disillusionment.

According to the masses Taylor Swift has been classified as an artist who depends on cliques to add essence to her songs and apparently her hit song “You Belong With Me," is no exception. Unfortunately Taylor Swift has fallen into a loop of controversy, whether her songs actually convey an emotional message or are artificial acts of love. “You Belong With Me,” is one of Taylor’s first world wide hits, allowing for a large quantity of fresh ideas. The song depicts the personified version of sentiment and sentimentality by expressing the personalities of two girls in love with a boy.