Humble And Kind By Tim Mcgraw: Song Analysis

Jesse Taylor is a drinker, un loyal, and always in trouble with the law. When the town baptizes him he finally becomes a better man because of religion. The song is categorized as in southern gospel music and pop along with country music. The song is a gospel song because of the religious themes and the quarter singing. It is also a pop classical song because of the piano and that the song was so good it crossed over into pop top hits.

I notice a lot of pathos was being used throughout the song and video. As the song and video builds, we start to see conflict begin to happen. We witness the gay man beaten to death by the anti-homosexual mob and the lover couldn't make it to the scene in time to save him. While this is happening, the soft piano then turns to a louder melody matching the tone that Hozier is singing in. We also see a quick glimpse of anti-homosexual protests on a TV screen.

Pretty Hurts. Sia Furler, 2013. CD. Beyoncé Knowles released Pretty Hurts in 2013. The song is about a beauty pageant that Beyoncé is competing as Miss Third Ward.

While old fashioned in wording, it holds a very modern theme of love being for anyone, transcending boundaries and surpassing obstacles to come to fruition. This was also the most popular song to come from “Very Good Eddie” it’s innocently romantic lyrics and catchy melody propelling it into the public

His purpose in writing and performing this song is very simple, to motivate. Despite the record label not wanting to release the song for it being too lyrical and having too deep

Transcendentalism in Country Music What is the message that an artist is trying to send when they write or sing a country song? Though some country songs seem to be filled with lyrics about girls, alcohol, and trucks, many deliver words that suggest a more free and truthful way of life. Although songs of all genres can be pointless and dumb, many artists portray their transcendentalist thoughts through their music. Ideas such as self-reliance, importance of nature, and nonconformity have unceasingly continued to appear in the lyrics of many Country songs and can be identified in hits including “Wide Open Spaces” by Dixie Chicks, “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack, and “Real Live Woman” by Trisha Yearwood.

According to The Bedford Book of Genres “A genre is a composition’s kind, category, or sort. Genres give us a way to categorize or describe types of compositions”. (Braziller and Kleinfeld) One genre of music is country. There are two things we need to know about genres; “First, genres change according to the ways people use them” and “Second, genres are flexible”. (Braziller and Kleinfeld). Exactly what country music is today can be hard to define as the genre changes with each new artist that comes into it, but a look at the career of George Strait shows why, depsite all the changes in what represnts country mucic, he is known as the king of country music and is the ultimate example of what comes to mind when one speaks of the genre as

Especially when he sings “for once in my life”, his singing becomes close to a whisper and it is long and drawn out, which leads listeners to believe that the singer is ashamed. He then goes into the lines “It’s gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference, gonna make it right” (stanza 1, lines 3-4), which means that he wants to make up for all the times he has disregarded those who may be suffering. He feels almost guilty, so it will feel good to get rid of that burden and to

The lyrics illuminate his communication with himself by using the lines “why’d she go.” Through reflecting on the pretenses of the actions of his significant other, he can prevent this from happening in future relationships and apply it to other aspects of his life. Understanding what/why something is “wrong” or inappropriate to say can all social awareness and emotional intelligence to grow. Allowing him to not only become more successful in romantic relationships but all types of relationships. Writing/recording this song provides audiences with the opportunity to relate as well as learn from McCartney’s mistakes.

His voice is a reflection of the protesting going on during the time. His song “ I'll go crazy” relates to the way people were feeling. Even though it is a song about love it also shows what people wanted during the time. People were fighting for their rights and even though they were united during their fight for equality everyone was doing it for their own cause. Everyone had a personal goal for themselves during the civil rights movement.

In some parts he also uses ironic phrases to help visualize the description being made. Tone shifts when the woman singer comes in

Whitney Houston’s iconic acapella opening to the song is what catches her listener’s attention. This is when Whitney begins to build the dynamic of the song after the first chorus, when the song shifts into a stronger and bolder feel. She then begins displaying her uplifting and powerful vocal abilities. Whitney is known in this song for her capability to hold certain notes throughout her performance. Unlike Dolly, who was calm, Whitney is crying out and declaring her love.

Taylor was not a one-hit wonder type. Her album parlayed record- breaking singles including “Teardrops on my guitar” and “our song. ”Girls all over the world were falling in love with her music, they could resonate with the love stories (taylorswiftplanet). In the same way, her songs are mostly related to stories. In the song “You belong with me”The catchy hit single from the album fearless topped country and pop charts.

To begin, Lupe Flasco writes, “They treat you like a slave” to compare ending things to keep going. The same ideas are presented in the lyrics “That you struggling and survivin that you gonna preserve yeah.” Thirdly, “So no matter what you have been through/ No matter what you into/ No matter what you see when you look through your window/Brown

He’s dressed as though he wants to look young and trick Connie into thinking he is young just so she can be attracted to him. Music sets the mood and tone for the story, the type of music being played is and comparing his voice to music. It’s intense, yet not too intense, like we could feel what Connie feels. The way he speaks “in a simple lilting voice, exactly as if he were reciting the words to a song. ”