Bad Company
“Bad Company”
The time of the classic cowboy was so short, less than 50 years, and yet the rebels and outsiders of the old west live on as a key icon of American history. The glorification of the cowboy stands alone in history; Europe's knights and Japan's samurai were warriors not outlaws or bandits. Due to their unique position of being both honored and despised, the cowboy experienced pressures unlike any other icon in history. This position allowed them to become glorified as a classic hero in regards to the identity of the American culture. The song "Bad Company" identifies the idealistic and glorified qualities of the cowboys of the old west and they're lasting impression on the American identity.
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The diction of the piece adds to the mood which, at the beginning of the song, portrays hope through words like “destiny” and “rising sun”. The song then turns darker by setting up the scene of a classic old west showdown-style gunfight with “A shotgun in my hands, behind my gun, I’ll make my final stand”. This later reflects a sense of hopelessness when the rhyme scheme changes and the words ” chose a gun, and threw away the sun” are written to later become “ Bad Company, I won’t deny, Bad Bad Company till the day I die” which symbolizes the death of classic cowboy and the emergence of the Hollywood stereotype. The short meter of the song symbolizes the short golden age of these western outlaws, which ended due to a decline in beef pricing in the mid-1880’s, the furthering of industry and railroads, the invention of barbed wire, and over-grazed plains. The cowboys of this time are seen to have given up to soon, “deserters [they’ve] been called” and “always on the run” they had a lot of odds staked against them, but thanks to their special place in the heart of America culture “these towns, well they all know [their] name” now, they live on as the “rebel souls” and “Bad Company” we continue to portray them
The time of the classic cowboy was so short, less than 50 years, and yet the rebels and outsiders of the old west live on as a key icon of American history. The glorification of the cowboy stands alone in history; Europe's knights and Japan's samurai were warriors not outlaws or bandits. Due to their unique position of being both honored and despised, the cowboy experienced pressures unlike any other icon in history. This position allowed them to become glorified as a classic hero in regards to the identity of the American culture. The song "Bad Company" identifies the idealistic and glorified qualities of the cowboys of the old west and they're lasting impression on the American identity.
"Bad company" tells the timeless tale …show more content…
The diction of the piece adds to the mood which, at the beginning of the song, portrays hope through words like “destiny” and “rising sun”. The song then turns darker by setting up the scene of a classic old west showdown-style gunfight with “A shotgun in my hands, behind my gun, I’ll make my final stand”. This later reflects a sense of hopelessness when the rhyme scheme changes and the words ” chose a gun, and threw away the sun” are written to later become “ Bad Company, I won’t deny, Bad Bad Company till the day I die” which symbolizes the death of classic cowboy and the emergence of the Hollywood stereotype. The short meter of the song symbolizes the short golden age of these western outlaws, which ended due to a decline in beef pricing in the mid-1880’s, the furthering of industry and railroads, the invention of barbed wire, and over-grazed plains. The cowboys of this time are seen to have given up to soon, “deserters [they’ve] been called” and “always on the run” they had a lot of odds staked against them, but thanks to their special place in the heart of America culture “these towns, well they all know [their] name” now, they live on as the “rebel souls” and “Bad Company” we continue to portray them