Blog 8 Palma
One of my favorite alternative artists, Bruno Major, recently released a single entitled, “Old Fashioned”. The song is about a guy wanting a traditional romance with the girl he’s falling in love with. The lyrics describe him wanting to put on his Sunday best, take the girl out on a date, give her his jacket […]
Blog 8 Loh
I chose the song, “Little Game” composed by Benny(Ben J. Pierce) and published in October 2014. This song was written to reject the gender roles of men and women being pressured to fit into their born gender and how they should act in society. Everyone should have their natural rights to do what they want […]
Garcia Blog 8
The song I’ve chosen is by the artist P!nk, she has several songs like “Beautiful Trauma” that explore different messages in today’s society. P!nk is unapologetically herself, as she’s spoken about her own issues in life and through her work she brings awareness of topics that she’s passionate about. The music video for the song […]
Peltonen Blog 8
I chose to write about, “The Man,” by Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift is a huge pop artist today. I chose this song because it completely breaks away from traditional gender roles set by society. Women are supposed to act passive, emotional, kind, and dependent. A woman who sticks up to a man usually catches people’s […]
Prompt for Blog 8
As we discussed in class, gender roles and gender expectations often play a role in the creation of a piece of music or how people respond to it. Carmen’s aria, for example, broke all the rules for how a woman should behave in front of a man she’s just met, which excited audiences through controversy. […]
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