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In my listening posts, I am focusing on Hozier’s “Cherry Wine”. Originally recorded in 2014 for his debut album, the song was re-released with a music video on February 12, 2016, as a charity single that donated proceeds to domestic… Continue Reading →
Burn the House Down, written by AJR, was released in 2018. AJR was asked by Morgan Spurlock to write a theme song for his movie, “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken.” They not only released the song for the film,… Continue Reading →
The context for JPEGMAFIA’s “I Might Vote Donald Trump” is Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The song was released in May, 2016, before the election. It’s important to understand Trump’s racist history to see how it manifested it’s way into… Continue Reading →
The Song Crooked smile by J.Cole was released in 2013. The song itself deals with self confidence and knowing that everyone has flaws in their lives. The music video on the other hand shows the harsh reality of the war… Continue Reading →
The song “I Can’t Breathe” was written by artist H.E.R. alongside D’Mile, and Tiara Thomas. All three are African American artists, songwriters, and producers, which adds to the intense pride and emotion the song contains within its lyrics and message. The… Continue Reading →
For my listening posts I am listening to and analyzing “1-800-273-8255” by rapper Logic, along with Khalid and Alessia Cara. “1-800” for short, came out on Logic’s 2017 album “Everybody” and quickly rose to the top of his most listened… Continue Reading →
“Female” by Keith Urban was released in 2017. It was written and recorded within 3 weeks, and inspired by, according to Urban, the Harvey Weinstein scandal (Billboard). It inspired him to write this song as he has a wife and… Continue Reading →
John Legend and Common’s song “Glory” was written for the film Selma that was released in 2014. Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped mend segregation in the South, racism and discrimination were still very apparent in areas like… Continue Reading →
The song “Preach” was written by Greg Kurstin and Sarah Aarons and is sung by John Legend. Legend put the song out as a single in 2019, which was an eventful time in both the United States and the world…. Continue Reading →
The first song that I am choosing for my project proposal is “Follow Your Arrow” by Kacey Musgraves. I chose this song because I want to find a social justice song that was not found in the genre of… Continue Reading →
