Jess Glynne

For my song analysis I chose a piece for a musical which is called Next to Normal. The song in the musical is called Superboy and the Invisible Girl. The musical features an average American family trying to hold itself together. The dad goes to work, the daughter, Natalie is a genius, but the mother, Diana, struggles with bipolar disorder and hallucinations. Their son Gabe, died as an infant, but the mother has been hallucinating him, growing up with the rest of the family as if he never died. So Gabe, in a strange way, is actually one of the main characters. This is a key song in the storyline because it is the first time that Natalie attempts to express her true feelings.

Throughout the song, Joyner plays faint hints of baby whines and laughs in the background to emphasizes the tone. The beat of the song has an underlying voice of a female singing, “Trapped in my mind, I want you right by me… by me… Forever” (Lucas, Joyner. “Forever.” By Joyner Lucas. (508)-507-2209. Atlantic Records, 2017. Apple Music. 0-81). This underlying singing along with the hint of baby voices thought establishes the mood for the listener. Embedding into the listener an emotion of love and comfort for their loved ones and especially their children if they have any. The way the female voice and baby clashes

If my life was to be a music video, it would be Shakira’s “La La La”. The most important line of the song for me is when she sings, “Is it true that you want it? Then act like you mean it”. Whenever I hear this song I get goosebumps and literally feel the deepest meaning of this sentence. This lyric gets into my bloodstream. I feel this song represents passion, courage, hard work, sincerity, honesty, dedication, and the indomitable spirit of a person. With the inspiring music, you would see the image of a man who dares to walk an unexplored path. The man cuts his way through the vines and underbrush that block his way. The branches cut and scrape him, blood mixing with sweat, as he pushes through the dense forest. You would see a man emerge

The reason I chose the song I’ve Got The World On A String by Frank Sinatra is because he talks about how he loves the life he lives and how he can basically control what goes on around him. In the

Here she comes down a level from the previous verse reminding herself that to get her point across she need stay compose and returns to the original slow rhythm. In this verse she uses repetition to emphasize the power of the title “lonely boy”. Continuing with “How can you say no child is left behind?” Referring to Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act implemented in an attempt to recuse Americas education system.

I have chosen 300 Violin Orchestra by Jorge Quintero. As a child, my mother would play classical music for me because the doctor recommended it. Recently I read studies that brought to light the capability of focusing and recapturing what has been studied could be better done if the student listened to wordless songs i.e. classical music, while studying. When I gave it a try I realized my focus increased and just stuck to it. The song mentioned above represents me in such way that I had previously listened to classical and when I reconnected to it for school purposes I realized I had found my home in music. I chose that specific song because although it includes violin it provides this sense of modernity and really enlightens my mood.

The song I would have to pick as the theme song of my life is the song “Anyway” by Martina McBride. The song basically says sometimes you can give your all to something, and it still doesn’t work out in your favor but you should do it anyway. Obviously you shouldn’t do things expecting them not to work out, but you’re your passionate about something do it in spite of the fact that it might fail. Like famed baseball player Babe Ruth said “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game”. I also do not believe effort is wasted in the situations when you happen to not get the result you wanted. Almost every time I have tried and failed at something it has benefited me in an unexpected way. In these situations I am reminded

The theme is how when you have a tough, important moment in life, you have to make the best of it and move along. An image for these lyrics will help you connect to the theme because you can see what is going on and a picture will help you understand something more. In my next paragraph, I will be talking about how the singers used repetition to emphasize certain points.

When she realizes her imperfections are valuable, she has a whole new outlook on her life, which fills her with hope and motivates her to become a better version of herself. The tone in this song reflects a feeling of being content with one's self-image because she finally wonders "why [should she] waste a second not loving who [she is] (Bedingfield 10)? This realization is what brings her out of her depression, concerning what she looks like, to the decision of embracing her appearance because she is beautiful no matter what society

To start off, the first stanza in her song represents a sense of how unavoidable change is and how the confusion of the bond combined with the stress of the blame game can lead to a doomed

In conclusion , I chose this song because it makes me want to do something nice for humanity; it makes me feel like I can do something nice in different countries and can be remembered for it. While writing this essay someone came to my mind and it was Nelson Mandela, because he can actually relate to this song. He did a great thing in South Africa and he will forever be remembered for changing South Africa and becoming the first black president in South

This song is the definition of standing out. Gavin Degraw is explaining that expressing the true you is way more important than following others, “I don't want to be anything other than me.” This song is about being yourself, but also to remember your roots and where you came from. You don't have to change who you are even if people try to change you. People should always try to have their true identity rather than try to fit in with the crowd. This song shouts to stay true to yourself and know that we are all our own individual beings who come in all shapes and sizes. We should be happy with who we are as well as our appearance. This song shows that that we need to be true ourselves and most of all love for ourself. As explained by Gavin,

I chose New Alphabet by the Eels for my final project (actually, my mom did, but that’s not important.) This song is partially about being confused and angry, which sums up my year very well. The main part of this song is talking about disregarding everything and making my own way through life, which I also do, especially the disregard everything part. This song very accurately represents me as a person, and I can also use it to talk about some things that I experienced in 8th grade. A lot of stuff happened, good and bad, and different parts of this song can represent both.

Within the first two verses of the song, this young woman presents an issue that is all too common for many people. She has big dreams and wants to make a name for herself, but to succumb to making that dream a reality, she would have to desert the loved ones that have made

While most of the late 90's used this as the soundtrack to independent people everywhere, I kept it as my anthem this weekend, all the way in 2017 because some things never go out style.