Analysis of Lyrics: "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera

One of them is that we want to be like other individuals. We don’t want to be what God created us to be. We think that the other person is more beautiful or attractive when compared to us. From the third line, Phil Collins alludes to this when he says that it’s difficult taking courage in a world that’s full of people. Well, it’s always so. We don’t want just to be ourselves but other people. And this makes us walk with sad eyes showing on our faces. We have contempt for ourselves, for our achievements or lack of it, just for anything that refer to

This song is not about betrayal, independance or fierceness. It is merely a happy jiggle with some jokes in it. However this also appeals to me as I have learned that being positive, and happy is never a bad thing. In fact it should be something you are always trying to achieve.

This song is about the struggles society creates for people identifying as a homosexual and discusses equality and discrimination of people that like the same sex. Macklemore was driven to write this song because of the issue of equal marriage right and the use of ‘gay’ as degrading word in society and in the hip hop industry. He wanted to set an example for others in the music industry, and help change the stereotypes of homosexuality. As Macklemore writes in his song ‘a bunch of stereotypes all in my head’ this shows that society riddles our brains into thinking that it isn’t alright to be gay, when really it is. These stereotypes make it hard for people to feel accepted about their sexuality. This song discusses how gay is used in an insultive way as quoted in the lyrics; ‘If I was gay I would think hip-hop hates me, Have you read the YouTube comments lately, "Man that's gay" Gets dropped on the daily, We've become so numb to what we're sayin'’ These examples show the connection of love, but in a different way to what we would usually expect. This song has a different view on the connection of love compared to other books with the theme of love, as it is about homosexuality rather than heterosexuality. In my opinion I think what Macklemore is trying to convey is very smart, and I believe that there should be equality on who you love. I also thing that the words such as ‘gay’ shouldn’t be used with such negative connotations, and I’m sure many others in our society would

Despite walking a thin line between fun/sexy and degrading/sexist, the song has steadily increased in popularity since its release on March 26, 2013. Regardless of it's wide appeal the song promotes rape culture directly through its lyrics and accompanying music video. The first time I heard the song I was driving home from Six Flags. I thought the song was really catchy and cool, so when I got home I decided to listen to the song on a deeper level. After carefully listening to the lyrics I realized how outrageous and demeaning they were. I'm not the only one who liked the song at first. Coates believes there is nothing wrong with the lyrics in and of themselves. The song first sparked controversy in the media when the lyrics were connected

The beginning of the song in Verse 1 starts with “ Black boy, black boy, we ain't gonna lie to you Black boy, black boy, we don't like the sight of you” The first verse immediately sends out a negative response to the audience because of how Eminem talks about black men. In

This song is written from the perspective of two people both speaking of the same situation , however they were not the ones in the relationship together but both experienced this act of betrayal. In the song they were both cheated on for another . The girl shows this to be true in stanza 2, lines 7 and 8 of the song where it reads, “You want her, you need her And i’ll never be her”. After being betrayed in such a way she was thrown in what seemed to be a state of depression based on the lyrics. She was left comparing herself to the other girl and feeling bad about

To others it implies that women are an easy lay and that men get along with females for their own sexual gratification. The negative message that is provided, implies that males believe that females are only useful for sex. Feminist blogger Danielle Chemtob further analyzes the song by watching the music video, and states “The video starts off in a butcher shop that Levine works at, which conveys the idea that the woman in the video is a piece of meat to him. Furthermore, the girl is hardly ever featured with her face—rather, there are many images of portions of her naked body—objectifying her even more.” Not only is the message presented in the song, but is also demonstrated in a video suggests that males often sexualize the female

I say “her” because in the first part of the video, a male comes up. When he breaks the way the other person was mistreating him and not allowing him to be himself. I believe the relationship that a person with non-normative sexual preferences has does not necessarily is not necessarily protected to be with another person of the opposite sex, but rather multiple people. It could be their family, their friends, or society in general. The first minute and a half of the video shows a man that is crying to an older man. This particular interaction could be interpreted as how many, due to heteronormativity, are “slaves” of an identity that makes them feel uncomfortable, therefore the phrase “trap in another body.” Then it shows how slowly, the person is transforming itself, by putting make up, and dressing in a more provocative way. In the part of the men, he is dressing into what, in a heterosexual society, would be considered a female outfit (make up, dress, long hair, high heels, etc). The songs goes into how the outsiders, or could be perceived as society in general, looks at the “new identity” as if was something that the’ve never seen

This song has a positive impact on the LGBTQ community and educates those who are oblivious to same sex marriage. Radio programmers believe that this song catches the mood of the nation and reflects the emerging support for the LGBTQ community and gay marriage (McKinley). This song is definitely not one of the first or last songs that support the gay rights movement, as Lady Gaga, Frank Ocean, Katy Perry, etc. have created similar songs, however, it is the most impactful. What most find intriguing is the rapper, Macklemore, behind the lyrics. A heterosexual man was able to convey the positive message of equality and gay rights.

The song uses examples of real hate groups, real issues including racism, disrespect to others, and basically having no love for the people of their country. Most of the population has probably come in contact with one or more issues talked about it the song, making the song relatable and logical to listeners. If Americans thought about it they would see that it was irrational to be over in Iraq forcing other countries to change their ways, when America can’t even feed and shelter all the homeless people of the country not to mention all the other issues of our country. Everything that the song entitles has truth to it, the lyrics “If you only have love for your own race, then you only leave space to discriminate, and to discriminate only generates hate… You’re bound to get irate” are true words and a prime example of accuracy in the lyrics. I doubt anyone could argue these lyrics did not make a valid point.

These lines portray that the singer is welcoming and truthful; he knows something that the subject does not and wishes to inform them. The beginning part of the music video is just as captivating as the first few lines of the song. The video starts off with a woman, covered in gold, synthesizing a liquid substance. This

The chorus, sung by Mary Lambert, a homosexual herself, invites the idea of understanding that regardless of sexuality, love in its essence, acts identically for everyone, driven by repetition of ‘My love, my love, my love She keeps me warm She keeps me warm...” This, to combat stereotypes that teenagers and children experience, playing upon their determination of sexuality as they transition into adulthood. “When I was in the 3rd grade I thought that I was gay Cause I could draw, my uncle was And I kept my room straight.” The opening phrase sets the tone to merely appear as an anecdote before Macklemore quickly delves into the rather composite topic. The pun expands upon the listener’s understanding of how children are exposed and forced to adapt to such stereotypes through its link to pathos by relatability, emphasising preconceived notions, pushing fear of homosexuality into the innocent child’s mind caused by set associations of artistic ability versus athletic ability co-found in “Ben you’ve loved girls since before pre-K....Yeah, I’m good at little

The context of this song develops a strong social, historical and cultural environment of this song and background of what was going for people to understand and appreciate about what Lady GaGa is trying to inform others about. The social environment of the song is that people keep rejecting and bulling others for their gender or sexuality as well as the historical environment of the song is that people’s colour or religion has been used against them and they have been put into slavery and low positions in the world. Finally the cultural environment of the song is people and colours, marriage and gender. The background of the song is people have rejected people though out time who want to marry the same gender as them and slavery cause by people colour which was what happened to cause Born This Way to be written. This message is still relevant at the moment as people are still being effect by it but people are

They feel empty, and feel as if they have no one to talk to. In Christina Aguilera's “Beautiful”, she says “To all your friends you’re delirious, So consumed, In all your doom, ooh, Trying hard to fill the emptiness”. In Beyonce's “Pretty Hurts” she says, “Pretty Hurts, Shine the light on whatever’s worse, Perfection is the disease of the nation, Pretty Hurts, Shine the light on whatever’s worse, Tryna fix something, But you can’t fix what you can’t see, It’s the soul that needs the surgery”. I feel like both of the artists are trying to say that when you try to alter yourself to be someone you are not, you are making yourself more empty than you already feel that you are. I also think that their tone is concerned, because they feel as if people feel as if there is something wrong with them, when in all reality, they have the same amount of beauty as anyone else, inside and out. I also think that the two artists are trying to say that everyone has insecurities, and despite our insecurities we are all still beautiful. I also think the message they are trying to convey is that no matter what society says, never be afraid to be you. My text evidence is in Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” where

The video explores transition of homosexuals into new phases of life and new social context. The music video produced in 2012 by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert, explores the life of homosexuals. Some obstacles discussed in the song, concerning people of the same sex are social, political and religious factors. In today’s society, they are not accepted equally and are treated with hatred. Phrases such as ‘you’re gay’ and ‘faggot’ are used daily portraying hatred and no acceptance towards gay and lesbian people. The other obstacle concerning them is political