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Black Girl Magic Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, also known as Queen Bee, released her sixth studio album in 2016 and she still has the whole world buzzing about it. At first glance it seems like the album is centered on Jay-Z's infidelity as the accompanying film goes through the twelve chapters of grief one experiences after dealing with an unfaithful partner: intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, loss, accountability, reformation, forgiveness, resurrection, hope and redemption. However, upon further

The song “Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen” is a weird song, is it even a song? The way this song starts is just very questioning, making you think, if you really need rhythm in music. Having you think if you are just trying to state facts into things lyrics into a song. Well listening to the song there are some important advice in the music that really catch you when you his song. The first one that i have to say that really got to me would have to be the quote “Enjoy the power and beauty of

and Showing Your True Self Song lyrics and stories tell us how others view the world (for example, views on gender expectations and identity), and both can serve as forms of self-expression. More importantly, “songs serve to unify groups of people and to move them to common action or help them express common emotions,” according to the website, historymatters. In fact, songs have evolved over the years, reflecting everyday trials and experiences. An example of a song that expresses a "common emotion"

The song entitled "Daddy Lessons", partially written and produced by Beyoncé was released on April 23rd, 2016 as part of her second visual album. At first glance, the song is simply about the lessons her father taught her. At second glance, you realize that she is telling a family narrative. Beyoncé is telling the story of her childhood and her relationship with her father, a man who was flawed to some extent but prepared her to be the strong women she is today. The song touches on aspects of parenting

In Beyoncé’s Irreplaceable music video the viewer will see a very complex story being told by the artist. Beyoncé stars as the main character in this video that has been cheated on by her boyfriend and she is done with him (beyonceVEVO). As the title proclaims, Beyoncé is explaining to the now ex-boyfriend that she is impossible to replace if lost or damaged. Throughout this music video the viewer can see many examples of Beyoncé’s monstrous femininity. The first example of monstrous femininity seen

The song title is Counting Stars, and the artist is One Republic. I think the this part, “I-I-I-I feel something so right, doing the wrong thing, I-I-I-I feel something so wrong, doing the right thing,” the first section means that he knows he is doing the wrong thing, but he wants to do it anyway. The second section means that he doesn’t want to do the right thing, even though he knows he should. A second quote from the Counting Stars lyrics is, “Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep, dreaming

The song The Originators by The Jaz featuring Jay-Z is a very smart song that succeeds in having a commercial feel and surface appearance, but is also able to comment on very serious themes, that can often appear in hip-hop music. Although this song may seem very ordinary with its braggadocios rhymes typical of the era, through its use of language it almost inconspicuously continues the theme of black empowerment seen in many other songs, and serves as a black power anthem. It comments on and seeks

Beyonce is under fire for her music video "Formation.".She has been called a pretender because she says in the song she is proud of her heritage but doesn't embrace her natural look. There have been reports of her getting plastic surgery.But she was no one at the beginning of her career. If she had to change to fit the "Hollywood" look to get to where she is, then who are we to judge. Back when Beyonce started she had to change to make it.But now she is older, wiser and wants to promote self-love

The song makes me feel indifferent not to sad or happy. When the song came out in 2014 I really did hate it, but I mean it was one of the most played songs on the radio. The thing that made me change my mind was when I really listen to the lyrics and read what the song is about. The lyric “ Throw them back till I lose count” always made me wonder if this was about an alcohol addiction. Turns out it does, the song is about Sia’s fight with being an alcoholic. One way she shows that she won her fight

There are many forms in which a song can be written. One way of song formation is Strophic form. The word Strophic means verse which came from the Greek word “strophe”. A strophic form song has the structure of AAA. AAA derives from early poetry writing that was made into a musical like piece and happens to be one of the earliest forms. As many may know the well-known songs such as “ Old MacDonald”, “Amazing Grace”, “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”, “Ninety Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall”, “Maggie