The poem, Hips Don't Lie, represent for me, pop poetry of the highest quality:
Hips Don't Lie
Ladies up in here tonight
No fighting, no fighting
We got the refugees up in here
No fighting, no fighting
Shakira, Shakira
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
Shakira, Shakira
Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body
And I'm on tonight
You know my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel it's right
All the attraction, the tension
Don't you see baby, this is perfection
Hey Girl, I can see your body moving
And it's driving me crazy
And I didn't have the slightest idea
Until I saw you dancing
And when you walk up on the dance floor
Nobody cannot ignore the way you move
your body, girl
And everything so unexpected - the way
you right and left it
So you can keep on taking it
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
Shakira, Shakira
Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body
And I'm on tonight
You know my hips don't lie
And I am starting to feel you boy
Come on let's go, real slow
Don't you see baby asi es perfecto
Oh I know I am on tonight my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel it's right
All the attraction, the tension
Don't you see baby, this is perfection
Shakira, Shakira
Oh boy, I can see your body moving
Half animal, half man
I don't, don't really know what I'm doing
But you see to have a plan
My will and self restraint
Have come to fail now, fail now
See, I am doing what I can, but I can't so
you know
That's a bit too hard to explain
Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de dia
Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de dia
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
Barbara Shreisand and Celine Dion, which are two of the most popular singers of all time, decided to join forces back in 1997 to sing one of the most beautiful duets of all time. They sang a song called "Tell Him." They showed the world how talented they were by singing that song.
In the essay “A Trifling Media,” Shakira Smiler passionately writes about the double standards she has faced as a woman. Being born a girl means that you’ll always be judged for having an extra chromosome. As a young kid, I never understood why boys hitting you was considered normal, nor did I understand why they called me names because I wasn’t up to their standards when they weren’t up to my own standards. I never understood why men could slam, and yell, and be aggressive when they pleased but when an intelligent woman opened her mouth it was suddenly a bad thing. There are many double standards I don’t understand, probably because I’m not as egoistical like the common man but I do notice them and I am aware
I stand for freedom of expression, doing what ever you believe in, and going after your dreams. -Madonna
Pouring over date and number and talking about election and analysing it- Jennifer Agiesta has been doing this for years and years.Although this might come as a shock for you because before CNN Jennifer worked for the rival company rather the arch rival- Associated Press. Don’t know about the discussions that took place but definitely there were better opportunities and why not afterall that is CNN.
The semantics of the word “hoe” lead to defenders’ thoughts that a man can be a “ho” too. Men who defend this thought might point to the fact that a ho is “…anyone who has ‘too much’ indiscriminate sex…” (Rose, 171). In this instance, they are putting less weight into the fact that these words are used to put down women. Rappers might use these terms in lyrics in order to diss another man by attacking their manliness. Defenders of hip hop like rappers say that “bitches and hoes” are a specific type of girl, and that when they use those words, they don’t mean to reference all women. However, the reality is that rappers use these words pertaining to all women. Women who listen to the music are attracted to this demeaning image, because at least it would be “about them”. So, when hip hop’s defenders’ say that “there are bitches and hoes” to further their argument for hip hop, they reassure women that a hyper-sexualized image and lifestyle is acceptable. For this reason, this argument ignores the effects of these impressions on women, and attempts to legitimize the classification of women as figures existing to be used by
These lyrics could suggest the longing Maria has to be loved. The fact that she repeats them, could be a Freudian slip hinting at her inner desires. Once again, we see a character who is set in her ways, and eager to break free.
I need someone to let me be just who I am.” – Rihanna. Rihanna, from her very first music videos, has compelled public eyes as an effigy, an icon and a statement of music lifestyle. Her independent outlook, badass attitude mixed with a Caribbean accent has undoubtedly confined not only music but the whole popular culture of our time. Diamonds, We Found Love, Bitch Better, Have My Money and S&M are some of the top songs by this epic singer.
Assata Shakur realized early on the racial inequalities of African Americans and other minority groups while growing up in the segregated South and later during her time spent up North. It would be those earliest experiences to influence her joining the Black Panther Party, and later the Black Liberation Army. During 1973-1979 in the United States she would be accused of numerous criminal acts including attempted armed robbery, bank robberies, kidnapping, attempted murder: first and second degree. Most cases were dismissed, but it would be the happenings of May 2, 1973 in which Assata is found guilty for that would shape her decisions to flee the country and regain her freedom; Examined here is her life during the trail, discrimination in the law enforcement and her impact on black culture.
Generations of women after Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, especially since 1970s onwards, have focused on female sexuality as one of the dominant themes in popular culture. We can recognize similar images that appear in “Prove it on me blues” in many pop songs sung by female artists today. With the same confidence that the blues female singers used to reflect the working-class black feminism, one of the most prominent genres, which continue that same spirit, is hip-hop/rap and its icon – Nicki Minaj. In the 21st century, Nicki Minaj is a model of women empowerment as she constructs her own image of black feminism and black womanhood. Though her public image is controversial, she still remains her own notion of femininity, an her music often challenges the social norms. Specifically, in “Anaconda”, she proves the stereotypes of black female sexuality as destructive. The MV features a female-dominated world where Minaj enjoys being with other women. She also subverts the norm of domesticity in the scene where a male dancer appears powerless to her sexuality. In addition, her impact in a male-dominated field is undeniable as she is one of the most famous rappers in the world, and maybe the most well-known female rapper in the hip-hop/rap
Hundreds of feet pound against the floor, sending it to its near death as it concaves with every step. Sweat rolls down my neck as the music reaches nearly 100 decibels. My hands, aching from the death grip of the boy next to me, are dragged forward to keep up with the swift kolo line that moves through the maze of the slick, sweat-filled dance floor like it is an art form. As the song approaches its twentieth straight minute, I become conscious of the energy surrounding me and realize that these people, this dance, and this culture define me, the people’s favor. The gracious and dear girl, also known as the people’s favor, is the definition of Milena, or Mila for short, and that is me.
Holocaust is an event of mass murder of approximately six million Jews. These two poems convey a message about the horrific effects of holocaust. These are two political, angry and fighting poems which aim to convey a message of abused people. These two poems also show how politics can be immoral, evil and mischievous.
Reading is part of everyday life, but understanding what you have read is something less common. There are a lot of different types of literate that you can read. One of the most popular types of reading that people do would be to read poetry, but almost everyone that reads poetry reads the most common type; the ones that rhyme and are easy to read. These are very good poems, but when you begin to read different types of poetry you start to figure out that a lot of it seems to be nonsense and this is not the case. “Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.” (Auden) This is a very good point because poetry is something that seems to be very clear, until you get to feelings and everyone has different feelings. Poetry is something that can be written in a lot of different ways, in fact there is even poetry about how to write poetry. Archibald MacLeish and Marianne Moore all manage to tie in how poetry is supposed to work in their own poetry. They both do have conflict in some of their ideas in how to write poetry and some ideas are the same. Marianne Moore, and Archibald MacLeish share the same love and passion for poetry but have different opinions on how they should be different.
Poetry is a way of expressing ones thoughts, morals, feelings and ideas through the use of minimum words. Some peoples only escape is through their poetry and that is where Emily Dickenson poems come into analysis. Many authors like Emily Dickenson use their poetry to express everything from love to hate in which they feel. Emily Dickenson’s wrote three poems How Happy is The Little Stone, I Like a Look of Agony, and I Measure Every Grief I Meet which will be analyze today. Throughout her poetry especially in these three poems Emily Dickenson used many different elements of poetry to express her thoughts. The two elements of poetry that will be mention in this essay are imagery, theme, and symbolism.
As one moves past the initial onslaught of rhythmic beats that calypso has to offer, it is difficult to miss the way in which it reverberates with negative and demoralizing images of women to their male counterparts. Whether it is within the lyrics of Sparrow’s “Drunk and Disorderly” or Square One’s “My Ding-a Ling”, an ample number of verses are often dedicated to making lewd comments about the female body and the suggestive body language described through thinly veiled rhymes and puns, can be offensive depending on the listener. The half naked models being displayed on the various album covers of calypso, soca and rap mix tapes further reinforces these negative connotations. This bandwagon has been jumped upon by many, including the rap genre in the last two decades, wanting to capitalize on a marketing strategy that generally purports to flag consumer attention, playing on their sense of eroticism. The sections titled “Music, Sex, Sexism” and “Woman Rising” within Peter Manuel’s text: Caribbean Currents, dive into the many issues surrounding gender within music as well as female portrayal specifically in calypso. Observations can be made simply by reading through the textual comparisons. Many aspects of this subject area allude to the fact that the issue of gender portrayal in music can be construed differently depending on who the critical listener happens to be. With the increased awareness and heightened sensitivity to the way in which females are portrayed in popular media, it is important to reflect on the impact these lyrics have on male-female relationships within the communities who most often enjoy this music genre.
Although the video contains no visual stimulation or the eye candy that our culture has come to expect from a music video in this day and age, the lyrics are a universal