For this first listen, the context of this song is huge. This song was released August 14th 2014, right after the tragic murder of Michael Brow in Missouri. Brown was an unarmed black man, who was gunned down by police… Continue Reading →
For my song, Cause I’m a Man by Tame Impala, there are many contextual elements that contribute to the issues it is critiquing. The song was released in 2015, and it landed on the album “Currents.” Tame Impala is comprised… Continue Reading →
“Salt” was released in 2014 on Bad Sun’s album “Language and Perspective”. While the fight for LGBTQ+ rights has been going for years, one movement for the community in 2014 was Obama signing a new Executive order to protect LGBT… Continue Reading →
For this assignment, I will be focusing on the song “The News” by Paramore. The song was released in December of 2022. During this time, there were many political and environmental-related events occurring at both the national and global scale…. Continue Reading →
The first song I chose is “m.A.A.d City” by Kendrick Lamar. It is a song that showcases the realities of his childhood, growing up in a low-income area where he experienced things such as gang violence, drug abuse, poverty, and… Continue Reading →
The song “Scars to Your Beautiful”, sung by Alessia Cara, was released in 2015; a time in which social media was rapidly advancing thus creating heavy influence on those who used it. In 2015, roughly 29% of the world’s… Continue Reading →
For the first song that peaked my interest, I wanted to investigate deeper into the song “New Slaves” (2013) by Kanye west. Although the lyrics to the song may seem to serve a very obvious point focusing around racism,… Continue Reading →
Song 1- FDT by YG and Nipsey Hussle FDT by YG and Nipsey Hussle is a 2016 diss song against Donald Trump. In the song, the two rappers express their disdain towards Donald Trump and his distasteful actions. In FDT,… Continue Reading →
Song 1: Bon Iver’s, “PDLIF” (2020) What is initially intriguing about the song PDLIF is the name. For an artist such as the song’s creator, Bon Iver, whose music is respected by so many to title one of their… Continue Reading →
The two songs that I chose to look into for this assignment are “Icky Thump” by The White Stripes and “The Pretender” by Foo Fighters. First off, Icky Thump intrigues me as its lyrics can easily be connected to immigration… Continue Reading →
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