Analysis Of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours

New Year’s Eve 1974 Fleetwood Mac was undergoing a lineup change in which McVie stated that the only way that she would feel comfortable with another female joining the band is if they got along. Which brings us to lines 1 and 5 “Intense silence”/ ‘a black widow making more sound’ the silence is Christine judging Stevie, trying to figure out just who she is and would they, in fact,

The Rolling Stones, self-acclaimed and fan-supported, is “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” The Rolling Stones is well into its fifth decade performing together as a group. They are the longest lived, continuous performing band in the history of music. From the band’s early British beginnings through the present, The Rolling Stones has continued to adapt its music to the sounds and styles of the past five decades, to remain ever visible and popular in the eyes of the world. The “Stones,” as the band has become known by, was formed by the blues-loving London born, childhood friends, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Over the period following Jagger’s and Richards’ chance reunion on a train at the Dartford

This song relates to Jay Gatsby and Wes Moore. Gatsby longs for Daisy and wants them to run away together. Nick tries to explain to Gatsby that you can't always get what you want but Gatsby won't believe it. Wes Moore also realizes that you don't always get what you want when he is sent to jail after being accused of murder.

Eminem with his ex-wife, Kim Mathers and Rihanna with her ex, Chris Brown. The meaning of the song is that a couple constantly argue and physically hurt one another, but always go back to each other as they are still in love. Though Eminem’s and Rihanna’s past, it makes the meaning much more powerful.

Everyone, Americans and Europeans alike, have heard-of, if not grown off of, a generation and culture started by an ensemble of four shaggy-haired Liverpool musicians that the world went mad over; no one can deny that no greater event impacted today's pop culture than "Beatlemania". But not everyone has heard the story behind the Beatles, who were they? How did they become the band and how did they make it big? What's the story of their struggle?

Ludacris does a remarkable job of portraying his message about the struggles that some adolescents are faced with. “Runaway Love”, by Ludacris, featuring Mary J. Blige (2007), represents the theme of struggle through hip-hop and rap music. It is about little girls who are “stuck up in the world on their own.” They have to take care of themselves because the people they are around do not care about them. They range from nine to eleven years in age, and their goal in life, at such a young age, is to run away from home. Ludacris is trying to get the listener to realize the struggles that even children have to face because adults are not the only ones who have problems, like most people believe. He is very successful in

In this essay I will be critically analysing and evaluating ‘The Beatles’ Sgt. Peppers album in relation to their associated genre, their lyrics, their musical creativity, their social and political context, their overall impact on music and popular culture and

With its evolving and unique sound, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the British band Queen may be one of the strangest, most inspired and least-understood songs in the history of rock. Released on October 31, 1975 in the album A Night at the Opera, “Bohemian Rhapsody” became very popular, staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks and by the end of January, had more than a million copies sold. Freddie Mercury, the sole writer of this song, never disclosed the song’s official meaning, but Brian May, the lead guitarist of the band, believes it is about his struggles in life and how he tried to get past society’s standards, for the lyrics progress through the central character’s understanding of the situations portrayed in the song. Nonetheless,

If you are capable of letting go of the past, it will help you in the future. Moving on shows that you are growing as a person. Rightfully so, this song actually made the Beatles become more famous which is why people still listen and discuss about their music. As far as ethos, the band stays true to themselves and puts meaning into their songs. They wrote the song themselves and based it off of their own life experiences, which shows how credible they are. The Beatles created a bridge to their fans in a style where they sang about everyday issues and situations. They went on and performed this classic record at numerous concerts because of its

Otherside is a very meaningful rap, which I feel reflects my generation, by Macklemore. Macklemore wrote this song in 2009, from his parents basement, where he was forced to move after falling victim to drug addiction. Otherside is a deep, chilling song, which describes what it’s like to be a drug addict, and how the media encourages things like drugs, sex, and violence. This song shines a lot of light on the growing trend of lean, which is a mixture of promethazine with codeine cough syrup, Sprite, and Jolly Ranchers. The intro and outro of the song are from a news clip of an interview between a reporter, and another famous rapper Bun B, speaking about the death of his friend, who overdosed on codeine cough syrup, rapper Pimp C. In this song Macklemore talks about his struggles with drugs, and how he’s seen many lives ruined, and taken by drug addiction. Macklemore wrote this song to educate people about the dangers of drugs and expose the falsity of how various rappers claim to live. Macklemore wants people to know that the glamorous, rich, sex and drug filled lives many Hollywood personalities claim to live is all smoke and mirrors and they portray themselves this way just because, sadly, that’s what sells.

One of the most influential groups of the 20th Century—the Beatles revolutionized rock and roll into what we know it as today. Not only were they great musicians, they wrote and composed each of their songs. The band proved to be popular and exciting causing mass hysteria at each of their public performances. The “Fab Four’s” talent was so great that the phenomenon was termed “Beatlemania” in Britain and eventually erupted in the United States being called the British Invasion of the Beatles (Britannica Online, 2005).

Throughout their years at the top they were shrouded in mystery and intrigue, and seemed to leave behind a trail of question marks wherever they went. They were not a “public” band (they didn’t hire a

All of the songs on this album relay different messages to listeners. Most songs contain a lot of pathos, call to action and more. Pathos is really prominent in certain songs such as Sorry, Formation, and Freedom. An excerpt from Sorry says: “Now you want to say you 're sorry/Now you want to call me crying/Now you gotta see me wildin '/Now I 'm the one that 's lying/And I don 't feel bad about it/It 's exactly what you get.” This displays the emotions after getting out of a relationship or during the struggles of it. Other lyrics from this song that display this

For this assignment, I chose several hit songs from Sam Smith to create a storyline for a musical. Personal pronoun in the lyrics will be altered according to different context.

Believe it or not, on January 1st of 1962, the group known as The Beatles flunked their audition at Decca Records in London, England. The label’s executive, Dick Rowe, brushed them off like they were nothing. He simply stated that “guitar groups are on the way out.” Little did Rowe know, The Beatles would soon conquer modern society and alter the course of pop and rock music. There have been no other entertainers in the history of music that has been so popular, influential, or as groundbreaking as The Beatles. In the early 1960’s, their popularity was often called “Beatlemania,” as thousands of screaming fans would crowd their concerts and sing-along with the Fab Four. They sold over 600 million albums internationally and had 20 Number One hit singles – a Billboard record that has yet to be broken. The band took over the entertainment media with music videos and films, but also influenced sociocultural, political, and fashion movements throughout the sixties and seventies. From experimenting with several different genres to incorporating classical elements into their melodies, The Beatles still reigns as one of the most creative and successful bands several decades later. Today, fifty years later, The Beatles and their music are still engraved in the hearts of many.