Woodie Guthrie. His 1940 anthem “This Land is Your Land” is a classic example of a powerful protest song. In fact, Guthrie sang the song while playing a guitar with the words “This Machine Kills Fascists” written directly on it. One could argue that you simply cannot get more “punk” than that! However very few musicians were as overtly loud, angry and as upfront about their feelings and motivations as the punk musicians of the late 1970s and early 1980s. A quick review of song titles alone tells the
nature of ‘Royals’ that celebrate the mundanity of the lives of the majority of young people. Hence, it is not surprising that ‘Royals’ stood out amongst the sea of songs by artists that yield to the pressures of the hyper-materialistic society. Lorde critiques materialistic culture specifically within the pop music industry in her song. This is most apparent in the pre-chorus in which she lists materialistic ideals like fancy cars and diamonds on timepieces before claiming: “We don’t care, we’re
Wilfred Owen wrote about the suffering and pity of war from his firsthand experience at the Somme. The overwhelming and senseless waste of life appalled him. In both ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ he writes with intense focus on war as an extraordinary human experience. The poems also document other experiences. As an early twentieth century poet, Owen is careful in his attention to structure, rhyme and meter to convey meaning, and in his use of figurative language, especially
Finally, the last song analyzed is “Can I Live” by Nick Cannon produced in 2005. This popular Hip Hop and R&B song became a well-known anthem for the pro-life movement. The song depicts the story of Nick Cannon’s mother when she found out as a teenager she was pregnant with him. The song tells how his mother was seventeen when she became pregnant and was going to have an abortion but decided against it after hearing his heartbeat. One of many touching lyrics in the song state “I ain't passing no
The song “Take Me to Church” by Hozier has recently become very popular. Hozier is a twenty-four year old artist from Ireland. Before proceeding with this essay if you have not seen the music video I would highly suggest you watch it in order to obtain a deeper understanding. The lyrics and the music video have been evoking massive controversy all over the world. Many people love the song and everything it stands for and on the other side you have a group of people who condemn it and want to
This essay shall provide a structured analysis of the film easy rider with a close reference to why the film has been so important in shaping American independent cinema. Close attention will be given to the main themes and motifs throughout the film, with specific scene analysis and references to the production of the film and the societal back drop from which it came about. Easy Rider is the quintessential biker movie conceptualised by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. The film follows the drug tryst
Why this Kolaveri Di? The soup song became an instant anthem garnering 19 million views on Youtube and 6.5 million Facebook user likes in just 3 weeks of its release. Kolaveri Di is a classic example of viral marketing that created a huge difference in the world of publicity and has opened a new avenue for marketers. WHAT IS VIRAL VIDEO MARKETING? “Viral video marketing” is a word which is thrown around so often but no one really knows what it is. According to the definition in Techopedia a viral
1) I chose boots as a central item of clothing. Boots, in the context of war, are common. They unify all military men and represent a stereotype of power. Power, however, leads to stratification thus diminishing this unity. Men of all ranks march heavy and project their overactive sense of pride yet the boots worn by men so similar may represent vastly different authority levels. To clarify, authority itself is not an issue. It is the underlying hypocrisy and absurdity and ultimately, blind jingoism