Salute By Colin Tilee Analysis

The song “Salute” is a song by a British Girl-Group, Little Mix. The lyrics of the song mainly focus on Women Empowerment. The song aims to tell that women should stand up and fight for themselves. As the first few line of the song goes, “Ladies all across the world, listen up, we're looking for recruits. If you with me, let me see your hands, stand up and salute. Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps or lace up your boots. Representing all the women, salute, salute…” To even more emphasize the message of the song, a music video was made by the girl group. On the music video, you can see how the girl group positively sent out the message they wanted to show their fans, especially the girls. The director of the video, Colin Tiley, successfully incorporated a “dark military sexy” theme on the video
Personally, I strongly believe with the message of the song. Women tend to be submissive over men and sometimes, they do not do anything about it. However, this should be put to a stop. We should live in a world where everyone, no matter what gender you have, must be treated with equal rights. Although some viewers or listeners may think that the song aims to say that women are more powerful than men in this generation, we should understand that the meaning of Women Empowerment or Feminism is not for women to be above men, but for women to have equal rights as men. If you analyze carefully the music video, you may think that women are literally making men submissive above them due to the fact that in some parts, men had their hands tied up in a rope (which was held by one of the singers) as they dance. However, it has a deeper meaning. According to Griffiths (2014), “At one point, Nelson and Edwards even march with the men on leashes. And yet they are next to her rather than behind her or beneath her, dancing with her rather than against her or in front of her, as if the girls wanted to be clear that men and woman are equal,