Florence And The Machine: An Analysis
The song “What Kind of Man” by the band Florence & The Machine was released in 2015, yet still features many jazz influences. The lyrics are a metaphor for a broken relationship that is worsening, although the narrator wants to leave. For example, Florence Welsh, the lead vocalist, sings that her lover “let me dangle at a cruel angle/oh, my feet don’t touch the floor.” This line is not literal, metaphorically comparing the relationship to being hung over a canyon. These lyrics, written by the singer, are similar to that of jazz lyrics, which were often had a secret meaning in their imagery, preceded by the slaves’ coded field hollers. While the lyrics in “What Kind of Man” are not ‘dirty,’ they do indirectly refer to the situation, needing