Run' By George Strait: Music Analysis

In the song “Can You Run,” the SteelDrivers sing about the Underground Railroad in the United States during the 1800s when the Civil War took place. In the song, the SteelDrivers sing in the point of view of the slaves who ran away from their owners. The song is mostly consistent with the actual events of the freedom of slaves during the Civil War era. When the SteelDrivers sing, “Can you run, to the freedom line of the Lincoln soldiers?/ Where the contraband can be a man / With a musket on his shoulder,” it is a reference to the slaves were made free from their owners once they were able to pass the border between the Union and Confederacy (United States, National Park Service). The slaves who escaped to the Union were called contrabands,

In the song Faded by Alan Walker.the person in love wants to see themselves alive ,but their love is fading and soon is gone and is wondering where that other went and is lost and feels lonely. Example: ”you were the shadow to my light Did you feel us Another start You fade away Afraid our aim is out of sight Wanna see us Alive”. Example- ” I'm faded So lost I’m faded”. The theme is shown in the song faded by showing it in the literary devices.

Throughout Kanye West’s prolific career, he has possessed an intricate sound that has separated him from his hip-hop counterparts. After the immense praise he received on his breakout album, College Dropout, it was no surprise that Kanye West would perform at the same level on his second album, Late Registration. West presented an innovative and soulful sound to the hip-hop industry, earning individuals’ ears and hearts.With lyrics that discussed themes of poverty, drug abuse, and domestic issues and samples that provided a sense of nostalgia, Kanye West was steadily transforming into a political icon far beyond the means of his hip-hop artistry. With such empowering and sincere lyrics, Kanye West served as the voice of historically marginalized people, whose voices were seemingly unheard before. In the song “Drive Slow,” West’s guidance and empowering message remained evident, as he joined forces with GLC and Paul Wall to create a soulful song that offered assistance on how to overcome barriers in life. Through the use of suggestive details, figurative language, and vivid storytelling, West utilizes the automobile culture to assert how individuals can achieve success of every field of human endeavor through constant efforts in the right direction. In addition, he also attempts to convey that one must “drive slow” in a car in order to appreciate the environment that consists outside of the automobile. West creates a double entendre of the word “drive slow,” expressing that

I have chosen a song that I would say is a country song. It is actually a song that I have known for many years and that I actually taken ato. This song would be “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown. In this song, Brown sings about things such as enjoying his evenings with family and getting to dine on his favorite meals, being raised in the South, and giving thanks to God and the people who fought for the freedom of our nation. In the chorus, he is described to the listener that he is with his family, and presumably friends as well, enjoying each other’s company on a Friday night. He also explained getting to eat some fried chicken, drink beer, and listen to the radio. He then mentions that he was born and raised in Georgia Pine. Then in the next

I think the tone of the song is sad. When you keep on listening to the song becomes calm and happier, it relates to Terry because this song is about getting back up and not giving up, and that is exactly what Terry did. Another line that relates to Terry's journey because in that time of he was very bothered with the drivers behind him on the narrow road. ( line is:“I picked myself back up”) This one line really connects to Terry's life and quote. The line is “now I have to rise,i’m not giving up.” it relates to Terry because when Terry got cancer he didn't give up he decided to raise at less 1$ for each child in Canada, it is so huge that he really thought that he should do something about children that have cancer because they cannot do anything about it but he decided that he is going to do something about it.

Luke Bryan who started his singing career at age fourteen chooses specific words to indicate the time period and makes it clear to identify the genre in his popular song “Play It Again” released in 2013. The repletion but also his way of saying certain words makes this song special and is straightforward for college students to understand poetry. In this song Luke Bran spots a tan legged girl who he finds attractive. Luke the instantly assumes she is taken because of her beauty. As they begin to carry on a conversation a song comes on she gets excited because her favorite song comes on and before he asked her to dance she took his hand and danced with him until the song cut off.

The message behind this song and music video is one that everyone can relate too. More than likely, we have all lost someone in our life who we truly loved and cared for. Understanding, coping and accepting death would be so much easier if "Heaven wasn't so far away". We all wish we could go see the person we have lost due to death, but as we know once they are gone, they are gone. The message of this song definitely has an uplifting, subliminal message.

Writing- Music in the Story Music plays a big role in many people’s lives. Often musicians put meaning into their lyrics that can bridge genders, language barriers, and racial differences. Although Their Eyes Were Watching God was written back in the 1930s, there are certain things that are relevant to the story today, music being one of these things. In Jessie J’s song, “Mamma Knows Best,” she says, “Mamma knows best when times get hard

“Hall of Fame” by Script and “Home” by Dierks Bentley are two inspirational songs that will be focusing on two main points, courage and the strength to succeed in life. People around the world listen to music to relax and calm their minds, inspire their lives everyday, and give them hope. Music can change the way people feel and think emotionally about a friend or a family member. American’s and everyone around the world are not focusing on the big picture, they are too worried about how people are going crazy and the bad side of the world. They need to focus on how they can fix the problem and lead the world. People that sacrifice themselves across the world and fighting in Syria or any other country will always be “home” in our hearts

Music has changed over a period of time, especially depending on the genre. For example, R & B and Country music in my analysis has become a fashion statement. Analyzing the media critics are more focus on the new outfit of the week that the artist are wearing then genuinely listening to the music they are producing.

“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away” (Pascal Mercier). Leaving somewhere or someone behind, that is loved, can be very a difficult and trying time in one's life. Many times one will go through several different phases of emotions before they can really comprehend what is happening. For some leaving may be a chance to chase their wildest dreams, and for others leaving is a way to say goodbye permanently. In the passages “Departure” and the “Song-Farewell to Eliza” both the main character and the speaker are impacted in different ways by their departure from the place or people they love.

Although I wrote a letter with similarities to the song’s lyrics I still got the same feeling as if listening to the song, to me this says that George does a good job of matching the lyrics and music up to the feeling he wants you to get. In my opinion this is what a good song writer does, make the music and lyrics work together That is why I like the song and think that more people should write music in this style. “Run” may be more than just a love song but possibly a desperate call to see and talk to his daughter who passed away. With or without music the lyrics still give people the same idea of what George’s song wants them to understand while some songs don’t do this, this is what makes the song better and more unique. George strait sings his songs with a certain tone in almost all his songs that match the lyrics and that is his style of singing and it works, but some of his songs may have a deeper meaning than previously thought or heard. This song may not be about his love for a significant other like most listeners first impression may suggest, but rather for his little girl who he misses and wants to be able to see

The song “Internationale” tries to bring a lot of pro-activist and more of anti-oppression movement fillings. As the songwriter, and till this day a left-wing activist, Billy Bragg was encouraged to make an English verse from one of the French successors of the song, Pete Seeger. (It is important to mention that Eugène Pottier (born in France) was the original author of the song who composed it somewhere at the end of the 19th century, and due to its popularity, has gone all around different musicians afterward). Of course, Mr. Bragg could not resist the offer, and so he created an English version. It is well known that sometimes the translation changes and varies from artist to artist, yet two (Billy Bragg and Pete Seeger) collaborated so there would be no mistakes or misinterpretations.

This this is a great song that brings back childhood memories to a young man that most of us can relate to. He emphasizes the memories with his father while going for long walks. His father uses to hold his hand and tried to tell him his personal story. It symbolizes to me the need for his father to be part of his son's life by influencing his passion; music.

While digging deeper and attempting to better understand my associative response to this song, I discovered a belief that this song elicits these particular emotional reactions from me because I have been a sufferer of depression and suicidal thoughts in varying degrees for almost as long as I can remember. I, personally, have known that feeling of complete hopelessness. I have known the feeling of believing that I had hit absolute rock bottom where there are no silver linings, no ladders back out of the hole that has been dug, and no reason to even go on for one more day. I have also come to realize, just as the man in the song did, that it can make all the difference in the world to have someone there to talk to. I believe that there are times when the only thing needed is for someone else to point out that life hasn’t always been so bad and to emphasize that there have been good times too. If there is someone who can do that, then they may also be able to stress the belief that there could be more good times coming but the storm has to run its course before the sunlight can find its way back through to shine again.