Song lyrics: looking through the window of cultural texts… If you took the time to listen to the lyrics of a song instead of mumbling uselessly to the catchy melody‚ you’d notice that some bands and musical artists are informing their audience of present-time themes and issues. In today’s society‚ song lyrics can be used effectively to find fault with many dominant values and attitudes‚ somewhat protesting against social issues and the preconceived ideas that stand tall on the stage of democracy
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back down? In the story Song of the Trees by Mildred T. Taylor‚ there is a girl and her family who strongly believe that the trees shouldn’t be cut down by white men. The white men of course don’t care that it isn’t their land‚ or that it is her family’s land. Everyone should stand for what they believe. People may not listen until someone fights. “”I won’t let him cut them‚” I threatened. “I won’t let him! The trees are my friends and ain’t no mean ole white man gonna touch my trees….”” (Taylor 35)
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[Intro: Shaggy] Sexy! Hot. I love your style girl‚ put it on me Brian and Tony Gold let the ladies know‚ they got it goin on Uh! Shaggy!!! [Chorus: Brian And Tony Gold (Shaggy)] Hey sexy lady‚ I like your flow Your body’s bangin‚ out of controoooooool!!! (Uh!) You put it on me (That’s right) ceiling to floor Only you can make me‚ scream and beg for moooooore!!! [Verse 1: Shaggy] Her body’s callin bawlin got me crawlin up the wall and My size ain’t small it’s tall and catch here comes
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was written and sung by Paul McCartney in 1970. It sends its listeners on a roller coaster of emotions because of the range of tempo and beat in its songs. Some songs are sad or calming while others are more upbeat and happy. The album is pretty mediocre musically with some of the songs sounding more musically appealing than others. Overall‚ their songs are definitely poetic and and have good intent in their meanings. The bands instruments include John Lennon on guitar‚ Paul McCartney on bass‚ George
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Margo could have run away. He notices a poster of Woody Guthrie taped to her bedroom shades. When her parents left home‚ Quentin bribes Margo’s sister‚ so they can investigate her room. The poster leads them to a song called “Walt Whitman’s Niece." The song leads them to a poem called “Song of Myself‚” by Walt Whitman. In Margo’s room‚ there is a copy of the poem with highlighted text. One day‚ Quentin unhinges his door and finds another clue: an address. The next day‚ Quentin and his friends skip
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life is dangerous. “Radioactive” also says it is about not giving up during this new life that you have started. The theme of a new life is shown throughout the song with literary devices such as metaphors‚ hyperbole‚ alliteration‚ and repetition. Firstly‚ Imagine Dragons keeps singing‚ “I’m radioactive‚ I’m radioactive” throughout the song which is called repetition. This lyric shows that they are unstable and are very crazy in the head. Secondly‚ the lyric‚ “I’m breaking in‚ shaping up‚ checking
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“Adam’s Song” was produced by Blink-182 and was released in 1999. “Adam’s Song” was a part of the Enema of the State album. This song was extremely different from most songs Blink-182 made. The tempo is much slower and the lyrics are considered much more depressing. Most songs produced by Blink-182 were up-beat and the lyrics did not touch on such sensitive topics. This song does a good job of using the instruments to create the sense of sadness and hope‚ and uses the lyrics to explain how someone
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A specific piece of music that tempers my life is “Blackbird” by the Beatles. When I was younger‚ I first heard this song because of my brother. He introduced into the realm of the Beatles‚ and this was one of the first songs I had ever heard by them. I enjoyed everything about the song‚ from its melody to its instrumentation. Eventually‚ I started to learn guitar‚ and was able to teach myself the main loop of the song. Since then‚ it has been hard for me to pick up a guitar and not play “Blackbird”
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The Last Song “The pieces all fit together. Yet everything was falling apart” (Sparks 366). Ronnie is being forced to stay with her father hundreds of miles from her of in New York. She has to learn to get along with her dad after three years of not talking to him because of her myopic views. After they get close he father reveals news to her that will change her entire outlook on life. There are many sides to Ronnie that readers can relate to‚ she’s rebellious‚ protecting‚ kind‚ confronting‚ and
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The world of a country song writer is a different one‚ requiring him to prove his capability time and again. With millions of aspiring artists that make their appearance on the scene annually‚ the song writer has to work very hard to stay adrift otherwise he is likely to sink into anonymity before he can even realize it. A song writer has to face stiff competition and this aspect is even more emphatically seen in the case of the genre of country song writing. This is because country lyrics are comparatively
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