A Promo for: Stories in CDs by Brooke How often do you listen to music? How often do you actually think about the lyrics you listen to? Do you ever interoperate a song differently from the way the writer intended it to be? Well, in Brooke’s bog there are a whole lot of interpretations to songs we have all listened to a least once before. Many if not all the songs we listen to talk about love; which as Brooke mentioned is not the only topic out there. There are many more topics that artists could write about. Most artist write about what they think will sell or what has proven to sell in the past. In her blog, she reviews Bruno Mars’ album, “Unorthodox Jukebox.” In this album Brooke says, that it is about topics that without doubt occupy
There are a lot of songs to choose form when there is songs that break down norms and one that reinforce some. There are songs that mean nothing. Great songs always have a hidden mean behind them even if when listen to them we do not know what they are.
On the night of December 13, 2013 Beyoncé, released her fifth self-titled album on iTunes. The album caught many people by surprise because Beyoncé did not set a date for the album, nor did she use any promotion; she did release a video on her Instagram asking her followers if they “were ready”. The buzz spread through social media like wildfire. With no promotion or warning, Beyoncé album took the world by storm and made it for her audience and critics to take in the album and its contents. Many people loved the album for not only its catchy songs, but also the growth and “looser” conservative Beyoncé.
Artists write about what they know; they pull feelings from their heart and their songs relay what the artists’ emotions, whether it be of their hometown, their high school crush, or their experiences. Many artists that came to fame during the twentieth century have a fair share of experiences they share with us in the form of their songs. The twentieth century is comprised of the institution of slavery and its effects, war, gender norms, discrimination based on nationality, sex, race, etc., and countless events that sparked protests and uproars in the United States. Music at this time was a phenomenon, and artists could use it to their advantage. Artists used their music to spread awareness about their cause, influence their listeners, and
Song lyrics have set off a great generation of our leisure time than reading poetic devices, therefore song lyrics are better than poetic devices. Song lyrics have dropped numerous lines that attach to us now a days and make us listen to the line over and over unlike poetic devices. Song Lyrics have so much meaning by word choice and by relations.”Mr. Rager” by Kid Cudi, is about people fed up with society and plan on taking a journey. “Dreams” by Edgar Allen Poe, is about a man who dreams of a greater life. Mr. Rager, the song by Scott Cudi, has a better meaning than Dreaming, the poem by Edgar Allen Poe, by personification, allusion, and symbolism.
From Rock and Roll, To Pop and Soul. He’s Got It All. Harrison Jozefowicz Mrs. Mason. THESIS When the human brain is used for ten minutes straight, it generates enough electricity to power the Sears Tower for forty-eight seconds.
In todays society poetry is all around us, we use it in music to deliver messages to the average radio listener. According to SelectUSA (The creative Media industry in the United States) The United States music industry in 2011 reached 15.2 billion dollars. With the information given a person can tell that a lot of time and money goes into music in today’s society. The music people listen to have many different elements that an average listener would not pick up. Many songs have poetic techniques that give great meaning to the song that makes the song unique. The song I Love the way you Lie by Eminem and Rihanna and the song Airplanes by B.o.B are similar in ways they use poetic devises and how the over all message of the two songs can relate to the average person that listen to the song.
Expressing the hardships brought forth by unrequited love is one of the most commonly conveyed themes by popular music artists in the contemporary era. The record “Grenade” by Bruno Mars is no exception to this trend. In the song, Mars proclaims his relentless love for a girl, speaking directly and exclusively to her. Unfortunately, as a victim of unilateral love, he is inferior in the power relationship. Both in the lyrics and the video of the song, the girl possesses the dominant ability to manipulate Mars’ emotional and physical well-being either negatively by being apathetic towards his love, or positively by opting to return his affection. From such a position of inferiority, Bruno Mars employs rhetorical strategies such as literary devices,
Jukebox musicals began in film and later shifted to theatre. They had begun to make theatre more popular with the public, which had begun to gravitate towards film and music. By combining the two, they gain some of the same as well as a whole new audience. I will discuss how this came to be by speaking of the shift that occurred.
Music has always been a crucial part of the way society views the world. Some songs have hidden messages that can change’s one’s life and opinions. Today many songs become popular without having meaning. Something Corporate is a fairly new band, which sings, “Konstanine”, “You’re gone”, “Only Ashes”, and “Me and the Moon”. Being a new band in the music scene, they have caught many listeners attention through their lyrics. One of their more interesting songs is, “Me and the moon”. Something Corporate’s song “Me and the Moon” succeeds because it makes you think about relationships through subliminal messages.
...nse it is indeed a song about love, but it is not a "love song" in the traditional sense. "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock" is not radio friendly mainstream love.
Bruno Mars is an entertainment sensation that commands hundreds of dollars per ticket and in 2017 he began his 85 day World Tour 24K Magic (Kreps, 2017). This on top of the world star admits to feeling a little out of place with 21st century technology. Bruno’s talent, energy, and drive to make albums in a marketplace where songs aren’t even bought anymore but are offered by subscriptions on many different platforms, still make him one of the most popular and best pop artists in the world. Regardless of his savvy or lack of it for technology, he credits many great artists that paved the way as inspiration (CapitalFM, 2017).
All I ever needed to know about love, I learned form the Goo Goo Dolls. This band with songs such as “Iris”, “Slide”, and “Black Balloon” speak of the longing that comes with love lost for example in the song “Black Balloon” The singer talks about the fact that “A thousand other boys could never reach you, how could I have been the one.” In “Iris” The speaker talks about the fact that regardless of what the world thinks, his love will continue, “you can’t fight the tears that ain’t coming, but I know you can feel me some how… I don’t want the world to see me cause I don’t think that they’d understand.” In the song “Slide” they speak more of the sexual side of love “I wanna wake up where you are.”
Bruno Mars is one of the influential names in pop and R&B music. His use of interesting vocals and unique music techniques makes his music enjoyable. Listening to Doo-Wops & Hooligans I found that his music was very upbeat and always directed to one specific individual. Bruno Mars himself uses his unique personality in every aspect of his music, his album holds messages within each song and this leads to my overall enjoyment of the album.
When you listen to a C.D. or a song on the radio, do you actually listen to it? If you do you would probably have to agree that each song has a different and unique meaning. Money is one common topic most songs are about. Their either about the good, bad, or the lifestyles of people with or with out money. Different music artists have their own idea of what money can do to you and some even think money is the root of all evil.