Aaliyah: Song Analysis

As a child growing up, I was always into art and music. I would draw on all my notebooks for school, often find myself lost in my own lyrical world, always looking up new artists to listen to and probably download over 40-50 songs a month, maybe more. Back then, I was just doing it for fun though until I was about nine or ten years old. My love for the harmonizing sounds went from a small crush to the love of my life. My dad and I was driving around the city that I will one day leave a mark in, the city of Jacksonville, when my dad put on the one song I will forever dedicate to changing my life, Find A Way by A Tribe Called Quest. Now understand that this was the first time I have ever heard this song and it put a flame in my soul, like my

“Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce is embedded with Pathos.“Are you happy with yourself?, ” (Beyonce, Pretty Hurts). This line of the song provoking and emotion-filled song causes the listener to think about their self-esteem. The lyrics have the ability to emotionally connect to the audience that he or she is speaking to, as the topic is not one spoken about much. The emotions of how society can make people feel, pressured, self-conscious, not worthy. The songs make the audience reflect on themselves, do they fall into the pressure? The diction used surfaces sadness, shame, indignation. “ain't got no doctor or pill that can take the pain away” creates sadness, as many people change themselves into someone they are not, such as taking pills and undergoing

In the same fashion, “U.N.I.T.Y” fights to give power to women, specifically black women. The song begins with Queen Latifah’ asserting aggressively “Who you callin’ a bitch?” This aggression was derived from men who constantly referred to women as “bitches.” Latifah was demanding respect from all males who used the term bitch or ho loosely. This song demonstrates how the artist did not conform to the masculine hegemonic beliefs society had and reclaimed her power as a woman. In her lyrics “I walked past these dudes when they passed me. One of 'em felt my booty, he was nasty. I turned around red, somebody was catching the wrath. Then the little one said, "Yeah me, bitch," and laughed. Since he was with his boys, he tried to break fly. Huh, I punched him dead in his eye,” (Genius, 1993). This verse shows how Latifah was not going to let a man degrade her nor overpower her because he was with a group of other men. Furthermore, not only did Latifah stand her ground with not letting a man touch her inappropriately she also demonstrated strength to leave an abusive relationship in the song. This stance was seen in the lyrics “Bad days at work give you an attitude and you erupt. And take it out on me but that's about enough. You put your hands on me again I'll put your ass in handcuffs… A man don't really love you if he hits ya. This is my notice to the door, I'm not taking it no more. I'm not your personal whore, that's not what I'm here for. And nothing good gonna come to ya til

In “Alright” Kendrick Lamar is speaking to the public about police brutality, or is he sending a deeper message to the people of minority. Kendrick Lamar released the song titled “Alright” in 2015. Upon release the song instantly blew up. It 's catchy and even though people got tongue tied trying to recite the song everyone knew the hook of the song which stated “We gon be alright do you hear me do you feel me we gon be alright.” I wonder did anyone catch the poetic verses Kendrick was saying before the hook. By simply watching the video you instantly think oh police brutality but I recieved a deeper message. I believe Kendrick wanted the song to inform the public about the brutality that seemed to be continuous at the time; and offer a bit of hope to those who didn’t feel there was any. That’s why the song was so famous, Kendrick performed this song on numerous award shows and talk shows because the people needed to hear it. Though some believe the song is in protest against cops or sending a bad message others believe it is an anthem for african americans.

The change of my mind set shows clearly in the song “Dreams’ by Fleetwood mac. In contrast to THE “My guy”, the woman in this particular song seems to be more aware of their own value. And she will not stand there while the man do wrong; she expects that the man will find out about her worth. “when the rain washes you clean, you’ know”. The singer expects that he will understand her value and he will change his attitude toward women or he will remain lonely. Compared the 60’s to 70’s women in the 70’s express more about how they feel. Also the Fleetwood mac band shows that the 70’s were more about

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Beyoncé is, currently, everything. She hasn’t always been, and perhaps won’t always be, but right now, one of the only essential truths in pop culture is that Beyoncé is bigger and better than everybody else. If she is not your favorite, she is better than your favorite, and she is (likely) your favorite’s favorite. You, perhaps, being the person you are, might thumb your nose at the idea of listening to her or being in the same venue in which she happens to be performing (or just in). But just know that whichever artist you consider your fav would scream if Beyoncé asked to take a selfie with them.

Why does Katy Perry’s “Rise” mean so much to me? One reason why this song has been very important to me in my life is because of all the hard times that I’ve gone through since last year (2016). Second, being a musician, I’ve notice that the music industry has been creating the “same” music these days that barely have meaning, inspirational and is coming to a slight continuous plateau and I don’t see that when it comes to Katy Perry’s music. Lastly, the chords and the melodic structures that are playing in the background support the lyrics that are being sung/ portrayed throughout the entire song are important when it comes to the song

Sarah Burger Radan MLIT 1003 22 October 2014 Song Analysis “Single Ladies” While most listeners enjoy music based strictly off of the lyrics and overall “feeling” of the song, there are many elements that pour into every note that create these sensations when absorbing a musical piece. Every song, from instrumental to lyrical to rap to opera music contains these common ground elements that ultimately stitch together each and every verse to construct the piece. The song “Single Ladies” by Beyoncé can be analyzed for these elements of music. In introduction, “Single Ladies” is an upbeat pop song with disco, dancehall and bounce influences.

In today’s society with the majority of our lives being surrounded by popular culture no matter where we go, we can think of these artifacts as a part of a way of living in our world. Since many people find animals so intriguing, I thought it would be a good idea to critique a viral video that includes a piglet twerking to Rihanna Grande’s song “Work” This viral video is a good way of understanding how messages influence individuals to post funny or interesting videos of their pets or of themselves. Therefore, I have decided to critique the video of a Piglet twerking to the song “Work” by Rihanna. I will explain how the message resonates with people and how this video shows a narrative.

This song written and originally released artist Otis Redding in 1965. It wasn’t until 1967 that this song became a hit when R&B Aretha Franklin sang it. The song itself has the perfect features of a pop song and more importantly is was a song that was perfect for a political movement theme. One of the most important messages that is being delivered is that a black and strong woman was seeking respect: “All I'm askin' Is for a little respect when you get home (just a little bit)”. Additionally, Aretha Franklin was showing her power towards men: “What you want, Baby, I got it”.

When Timbaland released his King Stays King mixtape in December 2015, the album featured a number of collaborators, including a very unlikely one. The song “Shakin’,” is an unreleased collaboration with gone-too-young R&B superstar Aaliyah. When promoting the mixtape, Timbaland tweeted “Aaliyah..This is for you baby.” Back in 1996, he produced most of her second album, One in a Million, which included hits like “Try Again” and “Are You That Somebody.” Check back soon for part two of our list of 15 interesting facts about

Iqbal loved India so greatly and was so proud of his mother land that in a poem written as a national song for Indian children; he sings:

Lana Del Ray, formally known as Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is an American singer who grew up in New York until moving to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. She first received widespread attention in 2011 from her music video for her single “Video Game.” Later, her career took off after her major label debut “Born to Die” peaked at number two on the United States charts where her hit song “Young and Beautiful” was featured in the 2013 film The Great Gatsby. Lana Del Ray tells the classic love story of true love verses wealth by writing “Young and Beautiful”. The song highlights the internal struggle of the girl who put the story into play though the insecurity of her relationship. She forces herself to put on a façade although in actuality she is only hopeless.