Analysis Of 'Viva La Vida'

In today’s society, music controls the way we live our lives. The influence that music has on society has broadened throughout the years and with social media being one of the world’s top priority, the fan base and spectrum for music in general has expanded significantly. Music is used to express feelings, moods, circumstances, experiences, knowledge, and so much more. With this being the case, the lyrics of any song can be interpreted differently by each and every listener. Many song lyrics give positive messages, promoting well-being, whiles others give negative messages, promoting violence, criminal behaviors, sexual contents, and disrespect towards others. With this being said, music reflects what the public demands, and in many cases the negative messages are often times what sells more than those music giving positive messages.

Covers are unescapable and essential part of the music business. Many artists profit from the compulsory law by being able to easily and without infringing, perform and record/reproduce/distribute their styles of another’s song. This often results in thought-provoking new varieties of works being created that, if not for the compulsory license regulations, would certainly not have seen the light of day. Of course, because of these compulsory rules, the original author also profits financially. Certainly, it may not be a flawless balance, but it seems to

Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, is an elaborate and intriguing best-selling song from 1975. There is much speculation about what this song could be about, but there is a general understanding that no matter it is about, the song is used to express Mercury’s feelings. Throughout the song, there are various shifts in tone and music style, which are very important in demonstrating Mercury’s emotions toward himself and others. The song is symbolic of Mercury’s emotional struggles, and through various rhetorical strategies he conveys his confused and fragile emotions to the listeners.

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

Popular music is often one of the best lenses we have through which to view our own cultural orientation. Many of the artistic and experimental shifts in popular music have mirrored changes in our own society. For instance, the emergence of Elvis Presley as a public figure would signal the start of a sexual revolution and the growth in visibility of a rebellious youth culture. Similarly, the folk and psychedelic music of the 1960s was closely entangled with the Civil Rights, anti-war and social protest movements. In this regard, we can view popular music as an artifact through which to better understand the time and place in which it is produced. In light of this, the state of popular music today may suggest troubling things about our society.

Rock and roll is about passion and honesty. In this paper I will describe how one band and another artist used their talents to fuel these traits. I will outline the events that lead up to the British invasion, what influenced the Beatles while dominating the world, and how they influenced the world around them. As time moves forward, I will describe the changing tides in the seventies and eighties for women’s rights and how Madonna used her music as a voice for those who couldn’t be heard.

Music has been a long standing form of expression for hundreds of years. More recently however, it has become a way for artists to make social commentaries on the society they live in. During the 1970s, Punk bands and Ska bands emerged in England and rose to become a major source of social commentary through their upbeat music. Specifically looking at music from The Stranglers, The Specials, and The Clash, it is clear that lyrics clouded with anger and passion can be best communicated through upbeat sounds and melodies. Each of these groups communicates a need for radical change in society; but each one goes about this in a different way. Through the songs, “I feel like a Wog,” by The Stranglers, “A Message to you Rudy,” by The Specials, and “White Riot,” by The Clash, these bands point out that there is a common enemy in Society. They are forcing the mainstream to realize unpleasant truths about the culture that they inhabit. The future of England was unknown, and these songs were written during a time where people were worried about their place in the world. Faith in the system was dying and these bands gave way to a future generation to improve upon society that will present a more positive and equal multicultural Britain. Through the music it is clear that multicultural Britain was complicated; there were tumultuous times that these bands were commenting on, which pitted races against each other but also brought them together in fighting back against suppressive societal

RIP: A Remix Manifesto offers a convincing case for copyright reform raising the issues about the viscous control on the ownership of intellectual property against the free access to share ideas. Gaylor (2008) is passionate about the ridiculous copyright laws and their ongoing restrictive modifications in the USA that are demolishing the creativity of new ideas and innovations that these copyright laws were originally meant to protect. Gaylor (2008) uses his favourite artist ‘Girl Talk’ who samples and remixes music, to centre his documentary in an effort to defend the public domain and its ability to share free idea, along with the use of the remixer’s manifesto- Number 1. Culture always builds on the past. Number 2. The past always tries to control the future. Number 3. Our future is becoming less free. Number 4. To build free societies you must limit the control of the past. The first point made in the remixers’ manifesto involves Gaylor (2008) exploring the history of artists who have used the creativity of the past for the inspiration of their new idea; including Walt Disney and Metallica- who has borrowed previously made song structures from musicians- both have now become harsh advocates for the current copyright laws. In keeping with Gaylor’s (2008) style, the remaining remix manifesto points will become a guideline for the remaining essay along with the issues and case study that will be represented on the poster.

Meaning in music is derived from parenthetical analysis of several technical aspects including lyrics, form, historical context, emotional content, and personal connection. A hermeneutical approach to the Star-Spangled Banner can yield only interpretational results. Therefore, we must examine the more concrete details of the work, and how the music relates to the meaning of the protests as stated by Colin Kaepernick in August of 2016.

Major themes such as true love, death, or justice speak to the audience as much as today as they did hundreds of years ago. For example, in Phil Ochs’ song “Power and the Glory,” he has created a clear example of a classic song with a central theme that is as important today as when it was first written. In just a few short minutes, Ochs creates within

Songs and music are used to communicate ideas and concepts through society and often have important meaning. Many songs are formed almost from society itself, and the influence of it can easily be seen in popular songs of the time. Music has so much meaning in it that one could take a collection of songs from a point in history and have a good understanding of the ideals of that point in time just from listening to the songs. Electronic music is no exception to this, despite the negative image it has gained in recent years. The song “Canvas” by Rezonate conveys the idea that life is ours to live, but there are limits to what we can do.

When one thinks of rock-n-roll music many images come to mind. In the 50’s, pop culture was inundated with rebellious, teen-aged rockers for the first time. They wiggled and crooned their way through songs like, “You Ain’t Nothin’ but a Hound Dog,” and America, or at least the youth of America, loved them for the effort. The 60’s brought the British invasion and mop-topped foreigners belted out the frustration of the counter culture with songs like, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.” The 70’s brought blood spitting freaks who screamed anthems such as, “I Wanna’ Rock-n-Roll All Night,” for crowds of stadium rock devotees. In the 80’s big hair and spandex ruled, and through their make-up glam-metal bands pouted songs like, “Don’t Need Nothin’ but a Good Time,” as an expression of their rebellion against the uptight Reagan era. The 90’s entered with flannel-wearing grunge acts but ended with a unique blend of traditional rock, hip-hop, and strangely, country. Songs like; “I Don’t Want No Scrub” proved that some things never change. Rock-n-roll, no matter what its form, still touches millions and still uses horrendous grammar.

John Covach, the author of What’s That Sound, distinguishes the cultural elements of pop-culture/music within four distinct categories: social, race, business, and technology. Without a doubt, all four of these traits within pop-culture have been evolving and changing ever since the emergence of any pop-culture. The cultural themes of the always-changing society, business, and technology have indefinitely changed pop-culture and vice-versa. In my essay, I want to discuss how the technology and the evolution of technology affected the growth and modernization of popular music.

Many say that music has evolved over the years. This essay shall explore the elements of two versions of one song. It shall discuss the correlations and disparities of these songs and confer how it has been revolutionised to entertain the audiences of today.

The fact that replicating a seventeen-years-old song can still become a hit in 2017, demonstrates that there is a pre-designed pattern for popular music in which changing a few characteristics to make a new songs sound “unique” can still result in success. For this reason, Adorno argues that the music industry produces music in an “industrial” way--popular music is centralized in its pattern and modifies some characteristics to seem “individualistic.” Though Shape of You and No Scrubs contain different keys, tempo, and of course, lyrics, they both rely on a chord progression of i-ic-VI-VII in a common time (MusicNotes, 1 & FindSongTempo, 1). Shape of you takes advantage that the audience is accustomed to listening to the same pattern and it is modified to fit the current era and thus, result in a significant monetary income.