Song

“Song of the Chattahoochee,” written by Sidney Lanier in 1877, is a poem where the author expresses his love for nature and values of moral duties through the view of a river. This Georgian author describes the journey a river takes as it travels downward, south of Georgia, after the unpleasant events of the Civil War. As it flows downward from the mountains to the ocean, the river faces obstacles that it overcomes and allows for it to recognize its true devotional duty it was given for life on…

The song “Loser” conveys precise and a straightforward message through singer’s personal feelings and impressions. The message in conjunction with an unusual way of expressing makes the song amusing to analyze and interpret. Relating to his audience provocatively throughout the piece of art - “Loser”, Beck has emphasizes being “adversely” different to what was perceived a norm at a time. For example, stating himself as a stagnated “monkey” while others were revolutionized “chimpanzees”…

Sing a Song of Significance: Keyword Definition Argument Everybody loves music. Everybody loves the performance arts. Combining those two facts create an extremely popular genre of entertainment known as the musical. However, combining those two aspects might be more challenging than one might initially suspect, as the idea of a musical is surprisingly difficult to categorize, and the reasons for their existence must be analyzed in order to properly identify their role in modern entertainment.…

he died. He was known for his rap music which he sang about poor black African Americans going through their tough life, living in the hood. In this paper, I will discuss 2Pac’s song Change, which was recorded in 1992 but was remixed and came out in October 13, 1998. Pre-warning, there are curse words in this song that I will be discussing and all photo rights go to Google Images. The music video to Change does not have an official video because 2Pac had died two years after…

An American rock b and, Imagine Dragons, released the song “Demons” in 2012. It had sparked major debates and conversations about the story behind the lyrics. Different people had different insights and perspectives to the identical ballad. Many people deliberated the meaning of the librettos; some claimed that the song was a depressing anecdote describing the narrators down fall; others believed that the tale behind the lyrics was a positive note encouraging others to pick themselves up, make…

on Youtube (Musictory). She is also a thirty-two-year-old contemporary singer and songwriter. Her music background is R&B and Retro-Soul. In her song; “Rise Up”, Andra uses metaphors, imagery, similes, and a little bit of first person perspective as if she is right there with someone obtaining obstacles. Andra also uses a tone of motivation during the song to get someone through the rough times. In the first stanza of the lyrics; she says, “You’re broken down and tired of living life on a…

hot in the spring season song. In the spring, it is gradually warm outside and the flower blooms from the Jeju island. In the song, it is already spring because the spring songs make me peaceful. Every spring, the “Cherry Blossom Ending”song record the popular chart 100 in Korea. That song has that record for 5 years. People said “This song can tell about the spring’s view when the spring and cherry blossoms disappear forever. That’s why people love this song after the really cold…

a rapper known for having abstract songs that loudly express his opinion. Recently released the song “Fly” which overall is about his dislike of todays market. He explains marketing techniques and tries to voice the way the system takes advantage of the average person. He even gives personal examples saying that all his teachers told him education is the only way to make it and gives the reply “then how did I get so much in my savings”. Overall through his song Hopsin explains multiple economic…

The Fishin’ Song, these are the words that lulled me to sleep each night as a child. My dad’s deep, gruff voice never sounded as stern as he half whispered, half sang the words, slowly and rhythmically. There was always something magical to the song, it could soothe the fussiest baby and send any stubborn child into dreamland no matter who was singing the song. The origins of The Fishin’ Song go back four generations to my great-grandfather who sang it to my grandfather and to my father. Never…

“The Song of Mulan” This brief poem, by Wei Yuanfu, concerns the story of Mulan and how she bravely fought for China disguised as a man. Although briefly, this poem addresses the reason as to why Mulan went to war in place of her father. Mulan’s father was old and incredibly weak, “his strength and energy daily wane” (5). Due to his deteriorating condition, he was unable to “Journey a myriad of miles” and have any hope of surviving (5). Further, Mulan’s brother was still far too young to…