“Song for a Dying Planet” is a song that was written to raise awareness for the environment. It clearly states that we are living in a world that is dying and asks a very clear question “does anyone care?” The world has been highly polluted throughout the years and now this problem has grown and does not seem to improve due to the lack of participation of the community. The fourth line of the song stated “We’re killing everything that's alive,” what this phrase signifies is that the world is dying and all the organisms that live within, and for only one reason we are destroying their habitats and feeding off their resources. For many hundredths of years’ humans have feed on the resources of the organisms that once inhabited the area we now live in. The businessman that construct this communities for humans to live within take very little caution or consideration on the damage they are causing to certain species. The fifth and sixth line of the song makes the statement “And anyone who tries to deny it wears a tie,” this serves as a reminder that …show more content…
Joe Walsh believes that little is done to improve the environment because people are paid to lie about the seriousness of the situation. At the end of the song it is written, “I’m sorry but I’m telling the truth, and for everyone trying to save it these songs are for you, too.” Walsh offers an apology to the few who care because there are a minimum and without the effort of the majority their efforts will be useless. He also apologizes for saying the truth because even though it hurts it has to be said how it is in reality. The song closes with the same question, “Is anyone out there?’ This question is meant to reach out to the entire world and make them realize that the world needs
This quotation opens your eyes, I know of no one who wants to destroy the earth either. The majority of man kind doesn’t think too much about what is happening to the earth due to their actions. When most of us drive a car or spray deodorant we don’t think of the consequences. It is the responsibility of those who create problems to help fix them and prevent them from happening again. In society today it i...
All music created has some kind of story behind it. It could be a bad story, good story, or even a complicated story. Every artist tells a story in their music that can relate to anyones life. Big Sean’s story on this album, Dark Sky Paradise talks about the bad and the good of paradise. The album has a lot of features from well known artist such as, Drake, Lil Wayne, Jhene Aiko and most importantly Kanye West because he started Sean’s career.
Another example she uses to make her point is about coral. When thinking of coral, the idea that comes to most is it is a plant that lives in the ocean and provides a beautiful color. Coral provides more than that for the ocean as we see it provides “Thousands-perhaps millions- of species have evolved to rely on coral reefs, either directly for protection or food, or indirectly, to prey on those species that come seeking protection or food” (Kolbert 130). When carbon dioxide enters the ocean, it forms into an acid called carbonic acid, which has been eating away at most of the coral and not allowing it to grow or survive in the water. This other example used by the author showing humans how we are destroying important aspects to earth. We should be more alarmed to what is occurring in the ocean because we also depend on it for some of our resources. It also goes to show if we are capable of putting other animals in danger we are fully capable of erasing our own
This song is about the lack of human rights, and the fact that some people have no idea of the rights we all. We are all allowed to talk, sing dance and stand up for ourselves. If others try to shut us up or make us quiet, we only can stand taller, talk louder, dance harder, and sing louder, we won 't go down. It talks about the empowerment of our nation. Haters will hate us but they can 't react on their hate therefor breaking a law. In civics we have certain laws made and rules we must abide by them. The laws that we obey are a part of our government, and important to the constitution of our government. This law is a part of the federal laws.This course concepts addresses political connections through its correlations to the laws and the regulations. We all have a right to voice our opinions, and by being denied our rights we desperately need this cause for a change. In civics we learned about how certain countries are in authoritarian countries and can’t speak up, but in Canada and America we have a democracy and are entitled to talk. If we have such a beautiful right of freedom of speech, why should we be denied or silenced, we should hear in our
In the Michael Jackson video he said “the crying earth the weeping shores” this show in this song that he really care about the earth because he want to keep the shores keep because like the beautiful thing in life the sea and the shores. what we’re doing wrong like in his song he kept say “what about” this symbolize that we really don’t take care of the earth we just keep making it even dirtier and he said he what about the Earth we lost focus of the Earth and how it going down the drain and how we are doing nothing about it. This song is a very good example of what I am talking about because he said thing that show us how we really should look at the world. He said in the song
My first song I´ve chosen is Sean McGee, song titled My Story. Mainly the song is about him facing different struggles, obstacles, and all the horrible things and situations he´s been in throughout his life. I can connect to this song and the lyrics for many reasons. One of his lines were ¨Do you know how it feels to be left out in the rain¨? And I have faced times like this when I feel like no one is there or have my back, and in the line he´s trying express how it feels to have nobody and be all alone. Also throughout this song he expresses how everyday you wake up your face with something rather it's just a minor issue or something that will greatly impact your life.
Feeling unwanted from the closest people in your life who turn away from you when you need them the most, is the worst feeling a person can endure. I chose the song “My Story” by Sean McGee, because people young and old can relate to his song. People from different backgrounds can relate to each other when there are living homeless or raised as a foster child. Sean McGee wrote “my daddy don’t know, my momma don’t care, it don’t matter if I’m here, it don’t matter if I’m dead” people all around the world have the same issues and share a common culture. A master status is the most important status a person occupies, this is a key factor in determining a person’s social position.
In today’s society, people are taught to conform to the masses in order to fit in; however, it is imperative that one’s individuality is maintained, as it preserves their identity and encourages uniqueness. For example, in the song, “Outside of a Small Circle of Friends”, Phil Ochs discusses the social norm where people are too afraid to stand out, often times, leading them to pay little to no attention to the wellbeing of others. Instead of adhering to their own judgment and moral values, the person in the song continues to abide by the notions of the rest of the group. In addition, in “The Dying Girl that No One Helped”, Loudon Wainright describes the brutal murder of a young 28 year old women, while over 38 of
Humans are taking over and tearing down nature without a second thought. Especially in the city, it’s hard for people to put down their phones long enough to realize the world is slowly dying. They throw thousands of pounds worth of trash in the ocean just to get it out of their way. Without realizing it, the thing that covers the majority of this world is sick, and humans are to blame. Only a couple centuries ago, one believed nature was indestructible.
While K’Naan’s “ Wavin’ Flag” is used as a Coca-Cola advertising song, but it also addresses a very important truth that underlines the message and purpose behind the song. The highlighting truth is that freedom should be cherished and strongly fought for, no matter what the circumstances are. The truth of the song relates significantly to Marxist theory in various ways because power struggle is prominently displayed between, the “working class” represented by the poor normal people of Somalia and the “Bourgeoisie” represented by the war leaders and dictators. Moreover, it could be related to the “ illusion of class transcendence” in the fact that the poor and exploited people are dreaming about reaching “enlightenment”, in this case enlightenment is represented by freedom “when I get
In times of war it is quite common for people to start questioning their values and their actions and be unsure of the path they are taking. This is common because to protect our values we often are told that we have to take actions that conflict with those values. One example would be how to protect our liberties we must sometimes restrain those liberties during treacherous times. However, the ultimate question is whether or not going against the very values we stand for is a hypocritical and wrongful action plan. Bruce Springsteen approaches this very issue in his song “Devils & Dust”, from the CD with the same title, and he subtly criticizes how the United States is betraying its values.
This song implies that individual’s are violating the norms and values of society. They start the song with a verse that expresses this concern. “What’s wrong with the world, mama/ People livin’ like they ain’t got no mamas…” (lines 1-2). This makes one aware of the disobedience of values that are held in the family. Values are “standard[s] of judgment by which people decide on desirable goals and outcomes.” (Newman, 32) Another verse in this song that illustrates how society is defying norms and values is when they sing: “People killin', people dyin'/ Children hurt and you hear them cryin/ Can you practice what you preach/ And would you turn the other cheek…” (lines 50-53). These lines utter that society has failed to act in a sane and coherent way that society once viewed as correct. The actions affirm that individuals are not living up to society’s norms. Norms are similar to “rules of conduct” and suggest how an individual “should” act. (Newman, 34) In the song they question the acts that would be taken that violate certain norms. Another example of the infringement of society’s norms and values is expressed when the s...
Correspondingly, this song described a strong political message that is covered up with a miraculous melody. Lennon was determined to share his message. His message told the world that it takes everyone to complete a common goal known as peace. With this in mind, “Imagine” means a lot to me because everyone can think about a perfect world in their mind, but it takes everyone's voice to make it exist. Thus, I learned that there is no need to grieve over the tiny things in life and part of life is just letting go. This song inspired me to look at the bigger issues in the world. There are people hungry around the world in need of food and their are also people who aren't
The Fray's hit song, 'How To Save a Life,' tells a story of a mentor, also a friend, who is trying to 'save a life' of a troubled youth. The story starts off with the teenager and this friend sitting down to have a talk about what is wrong in the teen?s life. The second line reads, 'he walks, you say sit down it's just a talk,' this showing anger and fear of what might be brought up in conversation, so he tries to run away from the problem. Although neither individual wants to have the talk, they both respect each other enough to be polite, 'He smiles politely back at you/
...is destroying persons and the environment….What I am suggesting is that it might be the only chance for the turning of human beings from a course leading to the deterioration and perhaps the end of life on this planet.” ³