Lineage 1: Police Brutality and Racial Violence The first song lineage in “Sheep” by Mt Joy is the theme of speaking out against police brutality and the racial injustice in America, and the reflection in the judicial system. These songs… Continue Reading →
Waiting on The World to Change by John Mayer is indeed a social justice song but I would not say that it is the most controversial or widely discussed social justice song out there. Since this song was released in… Continue Reading →
John Mayer is a very versatile artist that sings a variety of different genres. Genres are described as “a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter”. Some of the… Continue Reading →
Second Listen Revision- Waiting on the World to Change John Mayer’s, Waiting on the World to Change, was written around 2006 and released in 2007. Around this time in the United States, George W. Bush was the president at the… Continue Reading →
John Mayer’s, Waiting on the World to Change, was written around 2006. Around this time in the United States, George W. Bush was the president at the time. George W. Bush was a member of the Republican party and served… Continue Reading →
I chose the song Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer as my protest song of choice. I believe that this song is a challenge because Mayer is not very forward about the social issues he is speaking… Continue Reading →
The two songs that I have chosen for first listen Friday are Where is the Love?, by the Black Eyed Peas and Waiting on the World to Change, by John Mayer. In 2003 the Black Eyed Peas released their song… Continue Reading →
“Paranoia” by Chance the Rapper (2013) I had first heard this song in my junior year of high school around 2013. I originally thought that Chance the Rapper was describing his relationship with paranoia. I was not familiar with him… Continue Reading →
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