Siren Song Essay

In “Wings,” by Macklemore, he refers to many events and problems with today's’ culture. He is seen almost making an argument with himself towards the fact of should he or should he not “fit in.” Macklemore has made the song relate to his life and his experience in his life when he was younger. He begins by stating,“ I was seven years old when I got my first pair.” He refers to his first pair of shoes which are by Nike or particularly Jordans. The inference made here is he is excited to get these

On of my favorite songs is "Let Freedom Ring" by Barry Manilow. The song really talks about how amazing and how lucky us American's are to have freedom. In one part of his song he says for freedom that "it's a dream to build upon". Basically, he's saying that because you have this freedom you can have dreams and you can make dreams come true. I think that this song is telling us how lucky we are. I very much agree with this song. I have always thought that us American's are very lucky that we can

“Both of Us”: A Song of Life The song “Both of Us” sung by B.o.B and Taylor Swift has a very powerful message within the lyrics. When the song first penetrated my eardrums it made me feel good inside and gave me hope. My soul connected to the lyrics and my heart beat to the rhythm. The song gave me the message that while we need to help others in the journey we call life, we also need to take care of ourselves first. B.o.B clearly states in his song that life is hard through his lyrics. “Cause

credits, the song “Reach” best fits the beginning mood of the book, Radical. The beginning portion of the book depicts a man's sacrifices to get close to god. This particular song shows the struggle you must go through to achieve your most prized possession. As a Christian, this song explains the struggle you must fight to not give into temptation and succeed in life. Overall this song was picked to show the authors mentality on sacrificing all for god. “Puddles of Tears” best fits the song because you

true meaning of love in his song, “Grenade”. Throughout the song, Bruno Mars addresses the sacrifices a guy is willing to make for a girl. A guy: catching a grenade, jumping in front of a train, throwing his hand on the blade, taking a bullet straight through his brain captivates the audience’s emotions. The language used allows the audience to better understand that there are sympathetic guys out there that care so much for a girl. Bruno Mars, singer-songwriter of this song, engages with his emotions

In 2017, Kesha released her first album since 2012. During her absentee years, she was fighting her producer, Dr. Luke, for freedom from her contract. She wrote the song, “Praying,” as a way to channel her inner raw emotion on everything that happened to her. With her choice of words, speak out for her intended meaning. In her second verse she sings: “I’m proud of who I am/No monsters, I can breathe again/And you said that I was done/Well, you were wrong and now the best is yet to come/’Cause I can

just felt he made a mistake because he needed help” (Bernard). With this statement Rihanna shows that she still has feelings for him and wants to help him. Three months after the abuse, Rihanna and Brown recorded a song together entitled “Nobody’s Business”. With her recording a song with him, she is sending mixed signals. The lyrics utter “It ain’t nobody’s business. It ain’t nobody’s business. You’ll always be mine. Sing it to the world. Always be my boy, always be my girl. Ain’t nobody’s business

Macklemore’s song Same Love was nominated for Song of the Year at the 56th Grammy Awards and is no doubt one of the most popular and influential songs of 2012. Their song is meant as a protest of the gay and lesbian rights as well as his way of expressing his feelings towards the hip hop culture and their views on homosexuality. During Macklemore’s life, he grew up with a gay uncle, however it was not just the problem with equality that powered the song. The obvious and outrageous use of the term

a verse in the song ‘hotline bling’ by drake. Drakes main points of this song was him singing about how his women was being unfaithful. Throughout this verse drake talks provocatively and down on women, stating that that his girl is ‘bending over backwards for someone else’. While many people would say that this is ok as it has been normalised in this society, there is micro and macro issues to these lyrics that many people leave unrecognised. There are many concerns in this song at a macro level

light piano melody and drum beat to a lead guitar throughout the song where the lead guitar finishes off the song in sort of an emotional, epic fashion. There aren’t any “catchy” phrases or choruses, nothing really repeats itself lyrically except for the two lines of every chorus, which altogether makes this the farthest thing from arena rock. Keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jonathan Cain (member from 1980-present) wrote the song to his now divorced wife Tané McClure while on the road in 1983. Despite