Elements of Music Project The two songs I am analyzing are by the same artist. The artist is DJ Shadow and the songs are entitled “Building Steam with a Grain of Salt” and “Midnight in a Perfect World.” These songs are from his first album “Endtroducing…‚” which was written in 1996. Shadow’s music has been classified into a few different types of genres; trip-hop being the most prominent. What makes his first album so different is that it is composed entirely of samples. Shadow spent years and
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Hey Jude - Song analysis “Hey Jude” is a song by the English rock band The Beatles and was written by Paul McCartney. It was first released in August 1968 under The Beatles label ‘Apple Records’. Hey Jude runs for 7mins and 11secs and at the time of release was the longest single to top the British charts. The song is said to have evolved from “hey Jules”‚ a song that had been written as a ballad to comfort Lennon’s son Julian during his parents’ divorce. McCartney said‚ "I started with the
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Milkman’s trying not to be too freaked out‚ lying on Guitar’s bed‚ waiting for his murderer to come and get him. Rewind to five hours in the past. Milkman arrives at Guitar’s place‚ asking if he can stay there for the night. Guitar makes him tea‚ giving him a "geography lesson" about the origins of the tea he’s drinking. He makes Milkman laugh. The mood is light until they start talking about soft fried eggs. Guitar tells him he can never be an egg‚ let alone a soft-fried egg‚ because eggs are white
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Fight the Power “Fight the Power” is one of the most controversial songs from the late 80’s hip hop generation. This song is written and sang by the group called Public Enemy. Public enemy was known to be very influential through their controversial lyrics. Their music is very much pro black power; Although this song is focused more towards the African American community‚ it can be used to influence any type of social class being affected by social injustice. The civil rights movement from the
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the lyrics I was singing. Knowing that media has a major effect on how we live‚ I got even more curious because I was basically oblivious to the lyrics I was singing and generally everything I devote my attention to. When I got home‚ I did a lot of research on this specific song and I found that there really was a deeper meaning. "It’s not really about a blackbird whose wings are broken‚ you know‚ it’s a bit more symbolic” (Paul McCartney.) That very quote goes on to let you know that the song does
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She’d stepped away to pick flowers‚ returned‚ and at the sound of her footsteps behind him‚ he’d turned around before he was through. It was becoming a habitthis concentration on things behind him. Almost as though there were no future to be had. ANALYSIS NOTES In the novel Morrison uses this Theme of things behind Milkman as a set up for his character. Milkman throughout the novel is concerned about past events. What happened between his mom and her dad‚ what happened between his dad and his aunt and so on
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A nervous disturbance‚ There ’s a sniper on the top of the roof‚ The masses of people‚ Fitting through one single door.” (MetroLyrics.com‚ 2009) These are the lyrics to a song titled mass hysteria. The writer of this song is Michael Ness. In this song he is showing two examples of the social aspect of mass hysteria. When Michael says‚ “An emotional outbreak‚ stepped on by people’s feet.” He is saying that whenever mass hysteria breaks out people are so
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This song is about a woman who is a tease. The woman will kiss the man and even turn them on but will have nothing else to do with them. Eventually the man gets addicted to this girl and believes that she’s the one. He tries to break his addiction of her but she will always be the one. In the end the man keeps trying to break her and she resists. I think this song tells an interesting story about real life and love at first sight. The amount of imagery in this song immediately draws
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people are suffering from loss. Most of Kanye’s songs have a hidden message and in this song his message may be unclear unless you know about his life. In all the song in the album Kanye’s lyrics have a deeper meaning than what the average music lover can read or listen to. Coldest Winter is actually a depiction of the singer’s relationship with his mother and his fiancee as depicted through the themes of loss‚ loneliness‚ and doubt. Kanye’s lyrics first depicts the theme of loss. From the tone
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the one song I listened to most‚ “This Kiss” by Alex Days and Carrie Hope Fletcher‚ and interpreted its lyrics to see if it matched with my core values of commitment‚ happiness‚ and love. My most listened to song is Alex Days and Carrie Hope Fletcher’s rendition of Faith Hill’s “This Kiss”. It tells of a story about two people who fall in love. Before they found each other‚ they were hurt by previous relationships but when they meet‚ they spark an indescribable romance. Throughout the song‚ they
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