Maclemore Consumerism

Consumerism is a contemporary social issue that has began to transcend into something very alarming. Its very essence is the promotion of goods to the public in order to benefit the economy of a particular society, however not everybody sees it that way. In music, many artists have declared their opposition or support of the issue. An example of opposition to consumerism is Billy Joel’s 1977 single from the album The Stranger, “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”. The song discusses the singer’s antipathy for the middle-class workers around him who are willing to work to death in order to possess material items of greater value. Billy Joel emphasizes his distaste for this lifestyle through accentuation of the chorus. Another example of anti-consumerism is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s 2010 single “Wings” from their first album, The Heist. Macklemore describes his life
This song’s tempo gradually increases as the picture that Macklemore is painting with his words becomes more evident through his sincerity and passion. Consumerism is engulfing modern day society and intoxicating the morality of the world. The emphasis on material items is a serious issue and has begun to cripple our nation. Consumerism is the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable. The idea of consumerism has started to move away from benefiting our economy to benefiting the self interest of each consumer. For too long, we've been manipulated to consume as much as we possibly can, to buy every new product launched, the top brands, and pretty much anything we could get our hands on (Tanaka). Company’s manipulative and misleading branding leads