Many people have contemplated what the meaning of February Song is because he has never talked about what the words mean to him. All he has said is that one night he had awoken during a rough spot in his life and the melody and words just flowed out of him. He said to various interviewers‚ that he wrote the entire song in under 20 minutes. After reading the lyrics several times‚ I interpret the song as being a call to his past. Many people refer to a “May-September relationship”
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Throughout everyone’s lives‚ people will find songs that remind them of special events‚ people‚ or things. High school‚ for me‚ was full of struggles and many lessons. Within the past four years I found songs that reminded me of important occurences. Some of these songs I never had expected to relate to until I sat and wrapped my head around the true meaning of its lyrics. Time‚ as everyone suggested‚ did fly by. Hardships were fought through and I overcame them with exceptional moments and people
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different lyrics in each song there are many similar cultural narratives that relate to the Jay Z and Hebdige readings. For example‚ culture is shown in the song “Run DMC” In the song he talks about how he loves collard greens and chicken. In Hebdibge’s reading he talks about how race‚ religion‚ and class surrounds the subculture which has a connection to this song. In Ice Cubes song‚ “Today was a Good Day” he is thanking god for another day‚ saying how he cant believe today. This song shows his community
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Political structure Social and Economic Changes within the Sui‚ Tang and Song Dynasties China flourished as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan societies under the Sui‚ Tang and Song Dynasties. Officials governed effectively‚ economic development grew and farmers fed people‚ merchants and manufacturers prospered. Confucianism and Daoism was the government foundation‚ social structure and culture. Agriculture remained the foundation for the economy. Strong central government continued
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2016‚ Macklemore released "Kevin‚" which features Leon Bridges. "Kevin” explains how Macklemore’s brother lost his life to drugs at 21. The song shines a light on legal drug use problems that are sweeping across the nation. Throughout the song they elaborate on how the lives of many individuals were cut short by drugs that were prescribed by a doctor. Songs like "Kevin" and "Drug Dealer" disclose Macklemore’s experiences while overcoming an addiction to prescription drugs. He then goes into reform
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The song talks about times the friends had together that they wouldn’t trade for anything‚ like the times Max and Kevin had together. ‘Goodbye’ is said over and over like how Max has to say goodbye to Kevin. The song also talks about the artist finding a way to tell the world about his friend just like Max wrote a book about the adventures they had. This song reminds me of the strong friendship that Max had with Kevin. They were always there for each other like when Kevin had attacks and had to
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Country Music The song that I chose was The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. I have heard this song before but I’ve never listened that closely to the song. As the title suggests that it is about gambling. This song is about a man with some emotional troubles who is on a train going nowhere. While he’s on the train he sits in silence with a gambler. The gambler breaks the silence by giving the man some advice seemingly about gambling but also about life. The gambler then puts out his cigarette‚ goes to sleep
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Christian rock band Ashes Remain‚ has composed a song to explain the difficulties of the struggles for those who do not like to ask for help. That song is called “On My Own”‚ a song released in 2011 in the album What I’ve Become. This song should be acknowledged for the Nobel prize because it has the power to reach out to
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The song I chose is “Help Is on The Way” by Rise Against‚ a punk rock band. I like a lot of the songs by then not only because they sound good but they also sing about problems and issues in our society today and “Help Is on The Way” is no different. The band is also very proactive in promoting activism with this song does very well especially alongside the music video. I chose this song because it has a strong meaning and is about issues that had occurred that most people already know the background
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Singer CeeLo Green has released a song called “Robin Williams” which is a tribute to the late actor. Williams‚ a seemingly happy man‚ was battling depression and committed suicide in August 2014. "Robin Williams" is the first single from Green’s upcoming album Heart Blanche. Although the song is good‚ I can’t help but think that it’s a blatant cash-grab. The upbeat and catchy song features lyrics that relate to Williams and his battle with depression. The lines "we don’t know what the next man’s
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