Why Is The Song Lean On Me Created By Levitin

One of the ideas that was listed in the book The World in Six Songs was friendship. Representing Songs of friendship, the book describes it as people banding together as one and creating a sense of togetherness that only a song can produce. The book also states that songs have been able to grow strong bonds as well as creating a form of synchronized effect between people ever since the early days, causing people to act together. For example, during freshman season of my football career in The Woodlands after every game the team would come together as one and sing a song to give glory to God which united each player and provided a feeling of fellowship. Friendship is represented well in the song Lean on Me created by Bill Withers. This song
Joyful songs always cause people to change their perception as the book provides a quote from Confucius “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without” (Levitin 88). When listening to music, your brain’s serotonin levels are changing which is one of the main regulatory chemicals that affect the mood of an individual. Joy is well represented in the song What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong. This song is Armstrong’s way of being grateful for what the world has provided and the beauty that is the present and what the future has in store for each and every person. When this song was written, Louis Armstrong was faced with racism during the time, but after the creation Louis was able to look past that and find joy in the creations around him. Louis directly related to Levitin’s definition by being about to find joy through music and having the reaction of expressing his emotion toward the beauty of the earth and those on