Little Mix Salute Album Review
analytical Essay
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After their first successful album DNA, Little Mix is back with their new album Salute. Last time around every song was about love and building up self esteem. The new album is mainly about relationships. These 4 British girls Jesy (22), Leigh-Anne (22), Jade (21) and Perrie (20) have taken the world by storm with the sixteen song track list; it’s hard to pick a favourite. This album includes the massive single ‘Move’.
Track one Salute is an upbeat song that is about gaining respects for women in the work force especially in regards to the defence force. The lyrics “Sisters we are everywhere Warriors, your country needs you. If you're ready ladies, better keep steady ready, aim, shoot”. This is saying that it should not matter what someone’s gender is, they can still protect their country. No one needs to change for a job. Perrie has said on Instagram that this is her favourite song to dance to.
Track two is the massive hit Move. This song is mainly about going to a party and a girls eyes landing on a guy she now fancies. The lyrics “Hey baby, Tell me your name, I got a fever for you I just can't explain”. This is saying that once laying eyes on the guy, she wants to go over and get to know him, but she doesn’t want to chase him. Personally this is the easiest song to get up and dance to.
Track three is the beautiful Little Me. This song is about encouraging girls to be strong and to help them build back up their self esteem. The lyrics “You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out, And know that right here, right now, You can be beautiful, wonderful, Anything you wanna be”. This is giving advice to many of the girls that are struggling to find happiness due to their low self esteem. Track sixteen on the album is an unplugged versi...
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...n could change now knowing that his ex is happy and he could be the same.
They Just Don’t Know You is track fourteen. This song is about a family jumping to conclusions with a new relationship. The lyrics “daddy doesn’t think that you’ll be good enough for me”. This means that like every protective father, he wants what is best for his little girl. This includes the world of dating and judging a book by its cover.
Track fifteen is Stand Down. This song is about moving on from someone and telling them to stay out of your life. The lyrics “my smiles lights up the world, I’m flying higher”. This means that the girl has moved on for the better and she has changed her attitude on life.
Salute is one of the best album’s that has been released. With the many themes of each song it is hard not to pick a favourite or at least fall in love with one song.
5 out of 5 stars.
In this essay, the author
- Introduces little mix's new album salute, which is mainly about relationships. the album includes the massive single ‘move’.
- Explains that track one salute is an upbeat song about gaining respects for women in the work force especially in regards to the defence force.
- Opines that move is the easiest song to get up and dance to.
- Analyzes how little me encourages girls to be strong and build back up their self esteem. track sixteen on the album is an unplugged version of this song.
- Analyzes the catchy song nothing feels like you, which is about wanting one guy who has moved on.
- Analyzes how the moving and heartbreaking towers is about a break up, that still shows love to one another. the girl cannot help but fall in love all over again when seeing her ex boyfriend.
- Analyzes how the catchy dance song competition is about a relationship where the girl is the main person who is reaching their ambitions. the male in the relationship is not trying to compete and accomplish their dreams.
- Analyzes the sad and relatable song these four walls, which is about a break up that has left the girl depressed and looking to redo how they said goodbye.
- Analyzes how the song about the boy is about a girl falling in love with the boy that is no good for her.
- Analyzes how boy is a slow yet catchy song which is track nine. it is about yet another bad boy that is playing with the girl's heart, giving advice to move on and find someone better.
- Analyzes how good enough is a sad song about moving on that is track ten. the lyrics say that the girl is better now that he is out of it and doesn't regret it.
- Analyzes the catchy mr. loverboy, which is about a new relationship that is working out perfectly.
- Explains that track twelve is the dance beat that happens to be catchy a different beat, which is about love that should have equality.
- Analyzes see me now as a song about someone moving on and wanting their ex to see how they are happy now.
- Explains that they just don't know you is track fourteen, which is about family jumping to conclusions with a new relationship. like every protective father, he wants what is best for his little girl.
- Analyzes how stand down is about moving on from someone and telling them to stay out of your life. the lyrics "my smiles lights up the world, i'm flying higher" mean that the girl has moved on for the better.
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