Jeff Lynne

Music is more than just lyrics, it is seen as a way to express feelings. A simple song can be a combination of deeper meanings. This is seen in James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” when Sonny finally finds a way to express himself and his struggles of life. Sonny faces many struggles while living in Harlem such as poverty, being African American, and being confined in a community that is known for being the lower part of life. Within his struggles Sonny finds a love for music. This comes in handy when his relationship with his brother is` struggling. Music gives Sonny an opportunity to reconnect with his brother since he did not understand what he was going through and express his struggles. Although Sonny has many struggles throughout life, He’s

“Blue Skies” was one of the songs written by Irving Berlin months after the birth of his first child, daughter Mary Ellin, in 1926. This piece came during a time of transition in Berlin’s life, and the song itself has transcend many centuries, adapting to the style of each time. It is important to explore the differences between the periodical versions of “Blue Skies”; however, the underlying message of the song remains constant throughout time. The lyrics of Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies” plays with the contrasting meanings behind the word blue, along with switching tonalities, allowing the song to portray a hopeful outlook toward the future, while it’s depressing mood brings this hope back to reality. Lyrics Analysis

He mentions the fight in the House of Representatives that broke out, in relation with the civil rights bill. He also about the equality between black and white people in the 1960’s. At this point this is being read the words “all is calm, all is bright” this completely contrast from the subject about racism but the song is representing a sense of tranquillity as if everything is okay when it is not.

Edgar Harburg was the one who wrote the lyrics for this song and Harold Arlen was the composer. The reason it’s so easy to tie in the lyrics to this song to the problems of its era is mainly due to Harburg’s reputation. Harburg was effected by the Depression just as like most Americans. Before song writing, He started out as the Co-Owner of an electrical appliance business, but that business went bankrupt when the Depression started. In a sense, the Depression was a bit of a blessing to Harburg, as it encouraged him to pursue his career as a lyricist. Harburg was a very talented writer; he earned his fame through writing other popular songs like “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” and “April in Paris” in 1932 (Allmusic). Harburg drew his inspiration from America’s and his misfortune due to the Depression. His inspiration allowed him to write “Over the Rainbow”, with help from the composer. But Arlen reportedly had trouble composing the music for this song. He didn’t want to make the tune too fast because it wasn’t supposed to be an overly cheerful song. He also didn’t want it to be too slow because it wasn’t supposed to be depressing (Harold Arlen.com). Eventually, Harburg and he finally agreed to settle on the contemplative tune we know today.

Beautiful Day is the most common transcendentalism song by U2. Its always a beautiful day when you're happy and always in a good mood. First line is “the heart is a bloom.” Its extremely important that they catch the audience U2 was trying to catch. Whenever its a beautiful day don't let it get away from you because you will regret it once its over. “See the world in green and blue,” the colors represent the grass and the water on the earth. See the world and how beautiful it is. Theres nothing holding you back from exploring the world. “Don't need it now” you have all you in the world. All you need is your happiness and your own love. Nothing will stop you from having a great day.

To begin with, “Brown Eyed Girl” uses figurative language. For instance, symbolism is used at the beginning of the song. The line “Days when the rains came” is a symbol for the dark days in a relationship. Next, symbolism is used in the second stanza. The day “Tuesday” is symbolic because Tuesday goes by “so slow” but he asks where it went as if it flew by. Then, a metaphor is used in the third stanza. The metaphor “playing a new game” is talking about the fun and new things in their life. In addition, a hyperbole is presented in the middle of the song. The hyperbole “hide behind a rainbows wall” shows they have

The visual’s background is formed by a dark and starry night sky; stretching across the image and transitioning into a sunny day sky. This is a representation of the passage of time, life, death, and the power of memories. The nighttime depicts ageing and adulthood, whereas the daytime represents youth and life. In the poem, the narrator describes the sky, ‘Ambiguous night, ambiguous sky,’ which is symbolic for the transience between adulthood and childhood. An ambiguous sky is a sky which is unclear or undecided. The faded transition from the night sky to the day sky reflects this notion and the uncertainty of memories; displaying how the poem

This theme is brought through the song by showing multiple literary devices. Such as “I'm the one at sail, I’m the master of my sea”. This metaphor shows the realization and empowerment that oneself can give in a depressing situation. This simile “Falling like ashes to the ground, Hoping my feelings they would drown” compares his feeling of sadness and depression to ashes, and wanting them to drown and vanish, from his life. This line, “All the hate that you’ve heard has turned your spirit to a dove” explains how all of the hate that he has experienced and gone through has turned his feelings around, and decided to look on the bright side of things. Personally I think this is a great

By describing the sky in such a depressing way, it may indicate how he is viewing New York negatively. He sees it as a dark place, unlike the high expectations he had set for it. His loss of optimism continues as he begins a new aspect of his life.

The song is about a person from the south who is trying to persuade others to visit the south, so they can experience the peaceful and joyful feeling of the winds and skies. The person starts off by telling the audience how they would spend their time if they were to visit the south. This is expressed when the person sings “Whistling tunes that you know and love so” The person goes on to express the feeling of the southern skies. “It’s rich precious beauty/It goes running through the soul”. The speaker then tells a story told of old as an analogy to the feeling of the southern skies. “Old man/He and his dog that walks the old land”. The speaker goes on to wish the world was as peaceful as the southern skies. “Wish I could/Stop this world from fighting”. Finally the southern person sings of how the Southern Nights are mysterious by singing “Mystery… In the southern skies”.

Never mind it, for when your head’s bare, You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair” (line 6-8). Also in the fifth stanza Tom describes his dream. “Then naked and white, all their bags left behind, They rise upon clouds and sport in the wind; And the angel told Tom, if he’d be a good boy, He’d have God for his father, and never want joy” (line 21-24). He dreams that after chimney sweepers die they go on to see God and live happily. The children just have to pay the price on earth before they have happiness, but they were all very hopeful. However, the children’s mood changes completely in Songs of Experience. “And because I am happy and sing, They think they have done me no injury” (line 9-10). The children are becoming more and more bitter. All their hope is being lost overtime. Now the children don’t think they have a plan for the future. This lifestyle has had a major impact on their life. Being chimney sweepers, being tormented and having to endure terrible conditions.

An idea that interested me in the song “Fix you” by Coldplay was how you will always have someone to lean on no matter what. When Chris sings “lights will guide home” he is using personification in this line because saying the lights will guide them is a human thing to do, as people guide each other which I think Chris is trying to demonstrate when he sings the lyrics “lights will guide you home.” It shows life itself because no matter how big the mistakes you make, no matter how bad life may seem, there will always be someone that will have your back. This reminds me of my friends who are always there for me whether its for when I’m feeling down or if I’ve had a bad day. These lyrics also emphasize that everyone goes through rough patchs in their life and they should let people try to help them. When my dog died this year, I didn’t take it well and I was distraught, but it made me going through the loss easier

Then Swinburne writes, “But in the full face of the fire of day” (22) which changes the direction and again leads back to during the daytime that there is nothing he enjoys. In the fifth and six lines, Swinburne writes, “What place shall be for any starry light, What part of heaven in all the wide sun’s way?” (23-24) asking a very important rhetorical question. Again, he is reemphasizing that he enjoys nighttime but day time has nothing for him to enjoy. This question helps understand the rest of the poem. This question is not answered within the poem but what it asks is the main tone throughout the entire poem. The thought of heaven and sun is brought into the reader’s perspective. Throughout the poem, the tone is that of living life to its fullest and concentrating on enjoying life while on earth and not concentrating your time on what may happen in heaven after your time on earth. The idea of death is also brought into one’s mind, at some point in everyone’s life the thought of dying does come to mind but should not be the focus of your life, and for this reason enjoying both nighttime and day time is

The Chorus sings a song to praise the man, for overcoming nature, crossing the sea despite the winter storms, taking over and controlling the ground to use it for his benefit. The song continues by praising man for overpowering animals, also those in the sky and in water, and domesticates

At first glance, David Bowie 's Space Oddity would seem to be a patriotic theme song for the soon-to-be-launched Apollo 11 mission. While such assumptions would be fairly based considering the BBC used the song in its coverage of the moon landing, Space Oddity is much more profound and metaphorical in meaning. As it was actually written, this song provides a view into the artist 's rise to fame, drug problems, and changing perspective on the world.