Tag Social Justice
Keith Urban’s song, “Female,” tackles the intense issue of sexism — which is not something most male country singers sing about. When trying to figure out the song lineage for this song, it was certainly a challenge because Keith Urban… Continue Reading →
For my Podcast Assignment, I was considering doing either “Female” by Keith Urban (2018), or “What Do I Know” by Ed Sheeran (2017). The lyrics to “Female” are really powerful, considering it was written and sung by a male artist…. Continue Reading →
During the period of time around the years of 2016-2018 the political and social climate of our world was in a unique place. I think the best way to describe this period of time is “turbulent”. The election of Donald… 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 →
First Listen! When Bill introduced this assignment to us in class I immediately thought of a couple songs that would be super interesting to analyze on a deeper level as protest songs. The two at the top of my list… Continue Reading →
My two songs, “Land of the Free” by The Killers and “Words I Never Said” by Lupe Fiasco, caught my attention the first time I listened to them years ago, with one reason being that they step out of the… Continue Reading →
[intro to “The Story of O.J.”] Shawn Corey Carter, known as Jay-Z, has been an accomplished, respected, and professional American rapper since 1994. Jay-Z has an enormous, dedicated fan-base from being one the most influential artists to begin the new… Continue Reading →
“Zombie” follows a lineage of family/war, it fits the theme of speaking out against terrorism and what war does to families. There have been songs that spoke out against war, like “When the Tigers Broke Free” by Pink Floyd; the… Continue Reading →
It’s no secret that Macklemore’s, Ryan Lewis’ and Mary Lambert’s song “Same Love” is about LGBTQ+ rights, specifically advocating for the legalization of same-sex marriage. There are songs that are overtly linked to this one, and ones that are linked… Continue Reading →
When Dolores O’Riordan heard the news about bombings in Warrington while on the United Kingdom leg of The Cranberries’ tour, she sat down and wrote “Zombie”. The provisional Irish Republican Army or IRA set off a bomb in Warrington killing… Continue Reading →
