Sweet Home Alabama Songs Analysis

In 1971, Marvin Gaye, a renowned Motown artist, published a concept album that would become a huge hit for both critics and casual listeners throughout the US. Written towards the end of the Vietnam War, What’s Going On would touch on subjects including war protests, unification of the American people, and the poor treatment of veterans. Gaye’s brother served in Vietnam, and much of this album shows the brother’s thoughts and feelings when he returns. Throughout his album, Marvin Gaye uses his own experiences to give us a look at why he and many others had a dissatisfaction with society and the government during the Vietnam War era in the United States.

The Southern portion of the United States ranging from the East Coast to Texas is commonly referred to as the South. Two different versions of this area exist. One is the true South that anyone who drives through states like Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi will see. The other South is a popularized depiction of this region. Hollywood has played a part in constructing this version of the South by creating countless movies that have depicted a stereotyped South fixated on the Antebellum Era. The 2002 movie “Sweet Home Alabama” poetries Southerners that are trying to preserve the way of life that existed before the Civil War.

-by Christina anu, written by: Neil murray, and Warumpi Band in 1986, My Island Home, sydeny, 2000.

I detect that in ‘’sweet home alabama’’ that there are some mixed feelings. Because they are going against everything in Alabama i'm assuming that they don't believe in Alabama's message they're trying to get across. They kinda put out there saying that sweet home alabama wants racism they want slaves. ‘’Alabama’’ wants freedom they are trying to send a message across that they wanted to escape. The slaves wanted independence and ‘’sweet home alabama’’ didn't want them to have any of it.

The song "Fast" by Luke Bryan was released in 2015 on the album Kill the Lights. This song is important to me because it was the first song that made me like country, made me realize things, and to enjoy life.

Song of the South is a movie based off of “Uncle Remus” a book about the stories of Br’er Rabbit. In the book, Brer Rabbit has many encounters with Br’er Fox and Br’er Bear. The stories about Brer Rabbit include The Tar Baby, Brer Rabbit Earns a dollar per minute, and Br’er Rabbit’s Laughin Place.Then in 1946 Walt Disney made a movie based on the book. The movie has many songs that have an uplifting feeling to them like Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Everyone’s got a Laughin Place, and How Do You Do. Some songs were forgotten but Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah remained a classic Disney Song. But when The movie was then re-released into theater weeks after the release because of the racist comments it made. Many people thought it was not necessary but others did

This song represents the racism throughout the novel and the social hierarchy. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” a major subject discussed during the novel is racism, and in the song above the same subject is being discussed. In the song it talks about how white people have a privilege over black people, one of the examples used in the song is; “Hip hop started off in a block that I’ve never been to, to counteract a struggle I’ve never even been through.” This is saying white rappers didn’t start off where black rappers did and at they have not had to go through the same struggles at the beginning. Comparing this to the novel when Tom Robinson is on trial, all of the evidence proves he is innocent and that he has done nothing but go

One of my all time favorite songs is"Ohio" written by Neil Young. Each time I listen to this song, all I can think about are the riots that occurred in the 1970s protesting the Vietnam War. It makes me so angry that innocent people got hurt when they were simply expressing their beliefs. This song will always be one of my favorite protest songs, because even though it does not have many lyrics, if you think about them, they illustrate a story.

The song "Gold rush brides” is about Wild West and families who are attempting to adjust to a new environment of gold rush. Similarly, Foner’s chapter on the 2nd Industrial Revolution explains the transition from the old economic system to the new one, this time focusing on the outcomes endured or decidedly lived by the entire society.

“All Along the Watchtower” is known as a classic rock song, but was originally crafted by Bob Dylan in 1967. Artists like Pearl Jam, U2, Dave Matthews Band and Eric Clapton have all covered this song, but notably the most famous version would be Jimi Hendrix’ rendition. A year after the song’s original release, Hendrix covered the unknown Bob Dylan song and propelled its legacy. Both songs draw different artistry and interpretations, but the concept is fundamentally the same.

Interviewer: It’s so nice to finally sit down with you! You’re such an iconic force of nature in your genre but do you listen to music from other parts of the world very often? Zellweger: Of course!

Shenandoah, my favorite selection, an American Folk Song evokes a sense of thoughtful reflection on the past. Shenandoah is said to have been written by early French explorers traveling to seek their fortunes in the vast, uncharted, and wild west. Many of these explorers would often befriend, and marry Native Americans. The lyrics tell the story of a trader who fell in love during his journey westward. He fell in love with the

This country song “I’ll Name the Dogs” by Blake Shelton can be considered a twenty-first-century take on the troubadour’s tradition singing about Fin’amors love. Fin’amor means pure and true love. Similarly, in “I’ll Name the Dogs,” Shelton sings from the perspective of a man who wants to marry his girlfriend, build a house for her, and have children and dogs. This love is refined, worthy and the only one for him. He, admires and respects his love, but not from afar. He has been dating his girlfriend for a while, and is ready to go on to the next step marriage. He believes he has proven his refinement and wants to spend the rest of his life with her experiencing life with her and new

I’m so glad to have had the pleasure of working with you. I hate to see you go but like you said, life moves on.

A song in Ephemeral that holds sentimental value to me is “센치해 (Sentimental)” by Winner. The song is about feeling lonely when someone important to you is far away, its key lyrics being “I’m sentimental right now. I only stare at the ceiling. Even if I draw on a blank wallpaper, I’m slightly sentimental. My tiny room is far too wide for me to lie alone in.” There was a period in my life where I was separated from my parents and younger brother. While I lived in China with my grandparents, mother, father, and younger brother lived in the United States. While my classmates were able to present their parents with cards and gifts on Mother’s and Father’s day, I was unable to even contact them. I was only four-years-old at the time. Fast-forward