Song Lyrics Essay

enjoy the beat of the song or we can relate to the lyrics. Sometimes we over look the lyrics of a song because we are too busy enjoying the beat of the song. Both songs Nasty Girl by Notorious B.I.G and How To Be a Heartbreaker by Marina and the Diamonds focus on objectifying the opposite sex; however, there are differences because of the gender. Although, these songs share similarities they also have differences such as how they objectify the opposite sex. In Notorious B.I.G’s song he is objectifying

Kendrick Lamar has lyrics that are hard, but within those lyrics is a description of his childhood which was even harder.To provide some background on Kendrick Lamar, he grew up in Piru territory of Compton, also know as Bompton. His parents both used drugs, and listened to many different types of music ranging from, “Jazz and blues to gangsta rap.” Any hip hop fan should be familiar with Kendrick’s name, they should also be familiar with his music. The fact that Kendrick Lamar isn’t being recognized

Listening to the lyrics of your favorite song you automatically start to have a connection with that song. Then the song starts to represent you and your life because of the lyrics. Some songs show about being a fighter,having freedom, or just being you. There's a billion of songs out there and there's a billion of people who connect with those songs. Usually the most common reason why some songs represent people is by their past experience. For me some songs represent me because I decided to follow

The song “Take Me to Church” by the Irish artist known as Hozier is about the way homosexuals have been treated in the past by a church group. Within the song, Hozier uses ethos and pathos to get his point across that homosexuals should not be treated any different than the norm. His use of these rhetorical elements work to raise awareness of the hatred some churches have against gays. The author raises awareness of these hate crimes and hatred in general through the lyrics acquainted with emotional

through this life, so excuse us while we sing to the sky.” The artist writes this in his third album Vessel. In this song called, “Screen,” he explains what is going on in his mind, in a way that only he can understand. Tyler Joseph acts as an artist/songwriter in the band Twenty One Pilots, with his best friend Josh Dun. With both members in the group being christian, many of his songs reference and contain messages about God. However, both Joseph and Dun explain that their reasoning for making music

is not uncommon for original songs to be rerecorded and altered by other artists resulting in what is known as a cover song. One example of this situations occurrence can be seen in Vance Joy’s indie folk-pop song, “Riptide”, that was famously covered by pop and country crossover artist, Taylor Swift. Overall, there are many factors that go into the relationship between an original and cover song and the artists of each song. Such as both artist’s connection to the song and the relationship between

produced the popular song “All Falls Down” in 2004. He is well known for creating many wonderful tunes but this one stands out above the rest. While his other songs contain bass-heavy instrumentals and contain lyrics about money and women, this one is strays away from the previous structures. “All Falls Down” catches the attention of youth, with its mellow melody, to send a strong message concerning the overemphasis on money and education and how it can be harmful through the lyrics. The issues contained

my favorite songs is “The Show” by Lenka. The genre of this song “The Show” is Indie Pop which sounds lighter and less depressing. “The Show” is written by the Australian singer Lenka Kripac and the American singer/songwriter Jason Reeves. This song was released on September 6, 2008, and it was sung by Lenka. Based on my research, I have not found any older song that is familiar with this song “The Show”. Therefore, I believe this song is an original song. The tempo of this song is fast, but

incorporated at the first seconds of the song. This song takes the listener back in time to a pivotal part of American history, where race issues dominated social and political construct of America. Equally important, “Freedom” intertwines racism in the past with race issues going on with present time United States. This song embodies modern day R&B, but the meaning of the lyrics, along with the integration of an instrument is unique compared to most R&B songs. However, many components of R&B music

today. Therefore, when the music changes, so does the theme and the lyrics that are contained in these songs. Many of the rappers and artists today primarily focus on three things: violence, drugs , and sex. For example, an analysis of around 350 rap songs were reviewed and around 60 percent of the songs contained violent themes and images and 45 percent contained references to drugs and alcohol (Epps). Not only are the lyrics harmful and suggestive, the music videos are as well. Today’s popular