Please paste the information for one of your songs and the annotation here so that you can share it with the class. Post a comment about two of your classmates’ songs/annotations.
Can You Hear The Music, Ludwig Goransson This incredible piece by 39-year-old composer Ludwig Goransson is the most famous song on the Oppenheimer score. Within the context of the film, it falls within a scene of a young, studying Oppenheimer speaking to legendary scientist Niels Bohr. Bhor says to Oppenheimer, “The important thing isn’t can you read music, it’s can you hear it. Can you hear the music, Robert?” Robert responds, “Yes, I can.” This conversation happens in the exposition of Oppenheimer and changes the course of his life; if it hadn’t happened, who knows if the atom bomb would have existed. I’ve included it as a testament to the influence scholars and known intellectuals have on those “beneath” them, or just those who admire their minds and selves.
Blouse, Clairo The song “Blouse” is on Clairo’s sophomore album Sling. This is one of my favorite albums and has gotten me through hard times in my life. The song talks about what it’s like to be a woman in the corporate world. Oftentimes, women are objectified and not seen as people with ideas and emotions. Sexism occurs in schools, and we saw an example of this in class when watching Girl Meets World. Women’s intellect and ideas are overlooked by men, but men can often be verbal about sexualizing women. This can create uncomfortable environments, which often happens in educational settings.
Pearl Jam is a band I became a huge fan of in middle school and this song in particular changed my mindset about school. “Education” by Pearl Jam is about questioning what you’re taught at school before following. It encourages the listener to form their own opinions and to recognize that not everything we’re taught at school is taught correctly. Additionally, the lyrics talk about how blindly following what you’re told can create robot-like beings out of humans. We’re taught to listen to authority, but authority is not always right. I really like this song’s message. Education is really important, but sometimes we’re taught to follow and listen to instruction rather than building our sense of understanding and interpretation. We’re taught there’s always a right or wrong answer when sometimes, the answer is up to each person to find. This song encourages people to look at school from a more open minded sense and acknowledge that not everything has to be done the way school teaches you to do it. I think public education needs to encourage individuality instead of forcing everyone to behave a certain way or limiting self expression.
I like how it encourages to form your own opinions. Creating your own opinions is really important, you can't just be following someone and their thoughts the rest of your life.
In this song Taylor Swift goes on and on about highschool. It discusses a lot of the different cliques and cliches that highschool has to offer. Like in one of the verses she sings is “She wears short skirts, I wear T Shirts, she's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers.” Its two almost completely different lives. It also talks about a lot of the different problems a teen would face and exploring new areas such as love. School can be a challenging environment for love, especially as jealousy can play a role as talked about in the song. It introduces competition, peer pressure, and sometimes heartbreak. The connection between love and school is a significant part of growing up and navigating the intricate web of human emotions.
The opening line”they're gonna clean up your looks with all the lies in the books to make a citizen out of you” is about society shaping teenagers into what they want them to be, “respectable.” It’s about how teenagers are seen as rebellious, dangerous, and reckless, but in reality, they are just unheard. The song touches on individuality and conformity, how some kids never get to fit in and how that damages them, but the song empowers them to stand up for themselves, “but if you’re troubled and hurt, what you got under your shirt, will make them pay for the things that they did.” I used to listen to this song but never really read into it. It was always a fun listen and it was one of the first ones that popped into my mind for this assignment. But after listening to it with this purpose, I see how dark it can feel and deeper than I had realized. How damaging school can be for kids and how it can affect them in the long run. The “violent teenagers” are just hurt and misunderstood without support from society. They feel also this pressure to conform, from society, their peers, their parents, but this song shows how students/teens can take back their agency.
I really like the way you described the reality of teenagers being "rebellious". Your teens are the most opportune time to discover yourself and being forced to "conform" is very counterintuitive and can be unhealthy.
I see this song as being about a fear of the future and having to grow up. Shown through the lyric “Mom, am I still young? Can I dream for a few months more?” Earlier in the song she also asks if she can stay with her mom, which makes me think she’s still trying to figure her life out. I imagine her asking if she can dream more as her trying to get a job that’ll make her happy instead of a more stable one. I relate to that fear because I’m an art major hoping to get a related job. This song feels like she's desperately trying to hold onto her dreams even though they're not seen as important when you're grown up.
School Spirit, Kanye West School Spirit is a song from Kanye West’s debut album “College Dropout” In this song, Kanye says “Told em’ I finished school and I started my own business. They say “Oh you graduated?” No, I decided I was finished.” Throughout the album, Kanye shows his dislike of college life and the culture surrounding it. This line Kanye says he decided he was finished, rather than letting a diploma or a degree decide he is ready to step out into life, he decides when he is ready to enter the world and thus breaks away from the expectations of his peers. In this song he also disapproves of Greek life and its sometimes disgusting practices. Another line, “Back to school and I hate it there, I hate it there. Everything I want, I gotta wait a year, I wait a year.” Once again Kanye wishes to be a more free spirit and does not understand or enjoy the structure of college and how the rules are so strict. This song touches on the topics of individuality we discussed in class and how rules can often be disheartening and kill the spirits of otherwise happy and promising people.
I used this song in my playlist too! People's individuality being suppressed in educational settings is definitely discussed in this song. Kanye's individuality, specifically, is being quelled by the education he feels he was forced into. It is interesting how he talks about college as higher education, though encouraged by society, usually it is up to the individual and a much more privileged experience.
I love this one because I used "All Falls Down" from the same album. Looking at this album now, it definitely is a compilation of Kanye's distaste for higher education.
Promises: Jhene Aiko \ Jhene Aiko dedicated this song to her daughter and her brother who passed away. She wants her daughter to promise that she will be alright. She explores the emotions and the complications that come with a mother-and-daughter relationship. This song can relate to the movie Ladybird that students watched for one of the EDUS203 assignments. In Ladybird, the mom works often and doesn’t have enough time to spend with her daughter because she is tired at the end of the day, which the song mentions as well. This can relate to the film because when Ladybird left for college, the audience could see how much the mother cared for her daughter and regrets not showing it. The mother-daughter relationship impacts one's growth. This relationship affects one's education because at home issues tend to show on the person and how they act. If one projects insecurities and fear to the child, the child will gain those ideas. The child now must learn to leave those ideas behind and grow to become who they were meant to be. The choice now is in their hands since now, anything can happen and the thoughts in the mind can change.
I love this song and the way you talk about it. The connection to Ladybird is cool way to think about it. Both mothers are caring for their daughters in different ways. Homelife is so prevalent in who people are and become.
Autumn! is one of my favorite artists right now and has been for some time. I’ve been listening to him since around late 2020-early 2021 when college and its purpose started to become more prevalent in high school. His style has changed and matured as he released more music and this album, “Midnight Club”, was a step out from his usual style. and it showed the more philosophical side of his craft. At the end of this song, there is a dialogue between him and what sounds like an interviewer that talks about chasing freedom more than chasing money. While this doesn’t exactly pertain to school, the concept definitely relates to the purposes of education. As said in our class Google doc, a purpose of education is to “learn how to be free”, which can be seen as many things later on like financial freedom, personal freedom, etc. The monetary gain from chasing a passion will come with obtaining freedom, but freedom can be overlooked if you only choose to chase money and you may even find yourself in a situation you feel trapped in despite having all the money you wished for.
Don't stand so close to me: The police This song is pretty sketchy when listening. The song talks about a relationship between teacher and student along the lines of "Young teacher, the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants him so badly Knows what she wants to be Inside him" which really screams what the theme of the song is. I'm not sure if this song correlates with what we learn in class but things like this do happen in schools.
School Daze: J Cole I really like J Cole because in his songs he’s always telling a story and it’s a genuine story that not only talks about his life but what others can relate to. The verse that I chose to analyze was Verse two and some of the chorus from this song not only relates to education, but I also resonate with some of it on a personal level. As far as education goes J Cole mentions how he can’t wait to graduate but in reality, some of his friends wouldn’t get to experience this. Whether that be because they would get held back or they wouldn’t be alive to experience it. He says that he doubts they would ever take the SATs and instead of the school providing them with tutors the guidance counselors try to push recruiters to them. This represents the lack of resources and distrust in the education system because they don’t help push for students' success. It shows that versus American schools worried about the next generations education its focused on trying to obtain an army. Then he goes into how he used to find it wack to be going to school but he wishes that he could go back to when he was a kid and now he's not a kid anymore. I feel like everyone always feels like that especially as a college student it starts hitting different when you have to start dealing with life. I know freshman year wasn’t as hard for me, but this year is definitely when reality hit that I’m not a kid anymore there’s a lot of stress into what to do with your own life as well as education for yourself it’s up to you especially once you graduated from high school. I think what really resonated with me and this verse is that I recognize the difference of being a kid and a growing adult is that the kids you grew up with all separate and go with their individual lives probably going through the same process as you. I realize the carefree I had and the problems I thought I had as a kid really weren’t even nothing, but I mean I get what he means. Overall J Cole tackles the reality of growing up and realizing the freedom we had but also how he should have appreciated those times and brings up the lack of help from the school systems and how it would let some students down.
Lady Gaga - Born This Way “Don’t hide yourself in regret, just love yourself, and you’re set”
At the time this song was released, society was still unaccepting where it concerned LGBTQ+ and disability rights. This song was a powerful message for those who were going through a tough time. And even to this day, the majority of youth feel sad and hopeless. This line, “Don’t hide yourself in regret, just love yourself, and you’re set”, honestly summarizes the entire song for me. Lady Gaga sends the message to just be yourself no matter what and don’t live in regret. Growing up, I think I was lucky enough to be surrounded by people and have organizations at school that were inclusive for everyone. But not everyone has that privilege. Students should have the option to be with others that are like them or they can relate with, especially from a young age.
Young, Wild, and Free (Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars)
I always thought that this song was solely about smoking marijuana and being a chaotic and troubled teen. But as I got older, I realized that the meaning of the song was much deeper than that. Yes, the song may talk about smoking but the lyrics, ``So what, we get drunk, so what we smoke weed. We’re just having fun. We don’t care who sees,” is seen as a declaration of freedom and independence from the standard values of life. As teenagers, school is going to be hard and they are going to struggle whether they are a straight A student or not. The song highlights that sometimes you just have to have fun and worry later.
Hurt - Oliver Tree “Don't speak unless you have to Why you always seem in a bad mood? Your whole life you had an attitude One day, is that so bad for you?” This song was written by Oliver Tree in 2020 following a terrible scooter crash that put Oliver in the hospital and broke many of his bones. It’s about a very specific time in Oliver’s life, but it's relatable to a large audience. The song is about trying your hardest, but it’s never going to be enough. He even says he “sold his soul” and it still isn’t enough. The lyrics I pulled are relatable to the feeling of constantly going to school, trying to learn material, doing all your homework, studying, and on top of everything having a difficult time with personal problems. It highlights the importance of mental health and all the things we endure as people, but we’re expected to be perfectly normal despite constant suffering. I really like the lyrics I pulled because they represent the never ending demands in place for students and how we're supposed to be complacent and suffer in silence.
Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys “Your teacher preaches class like you’re some kind of jerk” This song is the epitome of teenage angst and “fight the power” mentality. The whole song is about rebelling against parents, teachers, and the system as a whole. Personally, I am just a big fan of the Beastie Boys and wanted to include them, but this song is very much an anthem for teenage agency. Even just the type of music is fighting the power. They were in the first wave of mainstream rap/rock/hip-hop type music and parents did not like it, which drew teenagers even closer. Everything about this song is just perfect when talking about teenage angst and freedom.
Roar (Katy Perry) I remember being in the fourth grade when ‘Roar’ came out, it was such a time to be alive. Katy Perry had been in her prime as well; when Roar was being played everywhere, my friends and I would sing it out loud during recess while walking back to class, it was just something we did at the time to keep the fun going before we went back to work. She talked about how she never used to speak up on what mattered to her or what used to upset her, and thought it would’ve been better if she just let things because “I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath” now she realized that she needed to break free and be the woman that she’s always wanted to be. This week, my friend told me something “I’ve always had the idea, I had the canvas already but I just needed to paint” which means we’ve always had the potential to be more and grown into who we are to be, which has honestly changed my life and I can associate that with this song
Popular Song by Ariana Grande This song represents bullying in school, which we all have been lectured about throughout school on preventing bullies, but this song is also about social hierarchy in high school, somewhat like the movie Moxie, where they had social hierarchy, and like other high school movie genres.
call your mom by noah kahan This song is another one of my most played and most favorite songs. This song along with the whole stick season album heavily reminds me of home or of coming home. This song in particular has the lyric “Don't let this darkness fool you All lights turned off can be turned on” which spoke to me regarding education because even though the system is so corrupt and unequal some people do make it out and become better. In class, we saw examples of teachers helping students in underprivileged school systems help them become something more and make it in life. This song represents that. It represents the time in the darkness. Even though their lights were turned off they always be turned back on
Emily.H college boy by J.Cole I love J.cole intake in school for some reason. He does sort of drift off the topic but c'mon it rap. In the verse “A dude doing homework, drinking like a fish..It ain’t a weekend that I’m sober Fighting hangovers on my way to my internship…and I forgot to study for my midterm, s*it!” This is funny to me because I have mutual friends who literally drink during the weekend and have a hangover on a monday. I talked to a friend about this song and they seem to relate to it because of all the pressure college puts on students. I find myself relating to this song as well because i'm a freshman in college just as j.cole. He has verses where he indicates that he has homesickness and wants to go back to North carolina. Even though I'm not from North Carolina I do have moments where I was home.
Bryan Rios One man can change the world - big sean I moved around schools every year until about 7th grade and this was due to my family moving and every time I was the new kid who had to go make new friends and try and find my own way and always had to try and make the most of it as I could, and with this song showing individualism through its lyrics as this song is about finding your own way through life with your positive and negatives experiences and not letting it get in the way of your eventual success.
We Don't Care-Kanye West This song really sticks with me because it shows the struggle of African Americans not even being able to go to college because they don’t have the proper education or money to last. It shows a lot of them having to turn to selling drugs to make ends meet. Kanye also calls out the community colleges made almost specifically for people in more poverty areas and how they aren’t nearly as beneficial as the regular colleges. This song still has meaning even today with these community colleges and even HBCUs not being able to match up with these PWIs.
I picked this song because this assignment immediately made me think of The College Dropout album by Kanye West because there are lots of themes about school and the education system throughout all of the songs. This song in particular talks college, money and expectations. I also picked this song because it reminds me of my art class in lower school. My art teacher had a CD player and this is one of the albums he would frequently play for our “clean up song” at the end of class and it creates a sense of nostalgia for that time in my life.
Sheck Wes is my favorite artist so it is only right I incorporate one of his songs into this assignment and the perfect song to use is WESPN. This song comes off of his debut album Mudboy which released back in 2018 and it is a criminally underrated album that shares life stories of an african boy growing up in america. WESPN goes in depth into these life experiences and lyrics I want to highlight are “Arguin' my damn ma (Fuck) Fightin' with my teachers (Bitch)Skip my game for the fashion show (For the show) One of my best decisions (Facts)”. Essentially what he is talking about is being a troubled teen in both school and at home and feeling like nobody understands him. He also talks about skipping his high school basketball playoff game which he had college scouts wanting to watch him play. He made the decision to skip this game to model for Kanye West’s Yeezy season 3 fashion show in Madison square garden. He goes on to say that this was one his best decisions and these lyrics are important because it shows that you should take risks regardless of what you think the outcome would be.
I am also a fan of SHeck and I forgot all about this song. This song brings back a lot of memories and I also love the risk he talks about skipping school for a fashion show.
Blame it on the kids - Aviva The song describes the artist's feelings of always being blamed for things and being misunderstood. I feel as though this is how a lot of teens feel, especially during high school. The feeling as though you are trapped and perpetually blamed. In the song she sings “I'm tired of holding on so hear me when I say don’t blame it on the kids.” I feel as though she is singing for all of us in this. Kind of reclaiming that this is our life.
Power Trip feat. Miguel ( J. Cole) “Back home, I’m grown now, and the city’s my throne now, huh” I can relate to this song lyric because this is how I felt entering sophomore year of college. When I go home and visit the city I look at everything different. My mindset is better and more clear. I had a lot going on in my freshman year of college and I just feel free when I come back to my city. Every time I come back to my city I feel like a better person.
When I listen to the song and look at the lyrics these lyrics stand out to me “But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again,” when I hear those lyrics I think to myself about how sometimes i'm telling myself or others the same thing. I really do miss being a kid in early school like middle school and early high school. I miss having fun and seeing my friends everyday. But most importantly I miss not having as many responsibilities as I do now. So overall this gives me flashbacks to the good times I had when I was a middle schooler and some of high school.
High School Never Ends (Bowling for Soup) Lyrics: https://genius.com/Bowling-for-soup-high-school-never-ends-lyrics Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrxI_euTX4A The song High School Never Ends is a song I recently came across when looking into bands that were on my mothers old CD’s. It is a song that essentially reflects the idea that the social dynamics, norms, and issues found in typical high school never truly come to an end in modern adult society. The lyrics “Still care about your hair and the car you drive Doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 35” shows this idea. The idea that the problems of high school are neverending is a clever one, and the references to pop-culture, while now outdated, are welcomed in the song.
Jaylyne: You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift Lyrics: https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-you-belong-with-me-lyrics Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
“She wears high heels I wear sneakers She's Cheer Captain, and I'm on the bleachers”
This song reminds me of a cliche high school movie, in the music video the concept is that she is neighbors with the cute guy and has a crush on him but his girlfriend is the popular girl. The two girls are very opposite, the popular girl is a cheerleader and the other girl is a nerd in the marching band. Taylor Swift sings about how different they are when it comes to their clothes and interests. In the end of the music video, they go to prom and it turns out that he was in love with her the entire time. I really liked how Taylor Swift played both the popular and nerdy girl roles. This song also was a huge part of my life growing up.
Playboi Carti- Long Time This song reflects on themes of growth. Not only is this one of my favorite songs of all time I think it just relates perfectly with this assignment. This song is something that has been on repeat since I was in the 8th grade. I just have a lot of great memories associated with it.The song tells you to take in the flowers and look back on what you have accomplished but knowing it is just the beginning of your journey .Personally, it serves as a reminder of the dedication it takes to reach my goals. In relation to this class, this song connects with student agency by emphasizing that we have the power to shape our narratives over time.
Can You Hear The Music, Ludwig Goransson
ReplyDeleteThis incredible piece by 39-year-old composer Ludwig Goransson is the most famous song on the Oppenheimer score. Within the context of the film, it falls within a scene of a young, studying Oppenheimer speaking to legendary scientist Niels Bohr. Bhor says to Oppenheimer, “The important thing isn’t can you read music, it’s can you hear it. Can you hear the music, Robert?” Robert responds, “Yes, I can.” This conversation happens in the exposition of Oppenheimer and changes the course of his life; if it hadn’t happened, who knows if the atom bomb would have existed. I’ve included it as a testament to the influence scholars and known intellectuals have on those “beneath” them, or just those who admire their minds and selves.
Blouse, Clairo
ReplyDeleteThe song “Blouse” is on Clairo’s sophomore album Sling. This is one of my favorite albums and has gotten me through hard times in my life. The song talks about what it’s like to be a woman in the corporate world. Oftentimes, women are objectified and not seen as people with ideas and emotions. Sexism occurs in schools, and we saw an example of this in class when watching Girl Meets World. Women’s intellect and ideas are overlooked by men, but men can often be verbal about sexualizing women. This can create uncomfortable environments, which often happens in educational settings.
Pearl Jam is a band I became a huge fan of in middle school and this song in particular changed my mindset about school. “Education” by Pearl Jam is about questioning what you’re taught at school before following. It encourages the listener to form their own opinions and to recognize that not everything we’re taught at school is taught correctly. Additionally, the lyrics talk about how blindly following what you’re told can create robot-like beings out of humans. We’re taught to listen to authority, but authority is not always right. I really like this song’s message. Education is really important, but sometimes we’re taught to follow and listen to instruction rather than building our sense of understanding and interpretation. We’re taught there’s always a right or wrong answer when sometimes, the answer is up to each person to find. This song encourages people to look at school from a more open minded sense and acknowledge that not everything has to be done the way school teaches you to do it. I think public education needs to encourage individuality instead of forcing everyone to behave a certain way or limiting self expression.
ReplyDeleteI like how it encourages to form your own opinions. Creating your own opinions is really important, you can't just be following someone and their thoughts the rest of your life.
DeleteYou belong with me Taylor Swift
ReplyDeleteIn this song Taylor Swift goes on and on about highschool. It discusses a lot of the different cliques and cliches that highschool has to offer. Like in one of the verses she sings is “She wears short skirts, I wear T Shirts, she's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers.” Its two almost completely different lives. It also talks about a lot of the different problems a teen would face and exploring new areas such as love. School can be a challenging environment for love, especially as jealousy can play a role as talked about in the song. It introduces competition, peer pressure, and sometimes heartbreak. The connection between love and school is a significant part of growing up and navigating the intricate web of human emotions.
Timothy
DeleteI never listened to this song apart from the radio so I didn't know there were so many references to high school cliches !
DeleteThe opening line”they're gonna clean up your looks with all the lies in the books to make a citizen out of you” is about society shaping teenagers into what they want them to be, “respectable.” It’s about how teenagers are seen as rebellious, dangerous, and reckless, but in reality, they are just unheard. The song touches on individuality and conformity, how some kids never get to fit in and how that damages them, but the song empowers them to stand up for themselves, “but if you’re troubled and hurt, what you got under your shirt, will make them pay for the things that they did.” I used to listen to this song but never really read into it. It was always a fun listen and it was one of the first ones that popped into my mind for this assignment. But after listening to it with this purpose, I see how dark it can feel and deeper than I had realized. How damaging school can be for kids and how it can affect them in the long run. The “violent teenagers” are just hurt and misunderstood without support from society. They feel also this pressure to conform, from society, their peers, their parents, but this song shows how students/teens can take back their agency.
ReplyDeleteThis is about "teenagers" by My Chemical Romance
DeleteI really like the way you described the reality of teenagers being "rebellious". Your teens are the most opportune time to discover yourself and being forced to "conform" is very counterintuitive and can be unhealthy.
DeleteI agree with the sentiments made regarding the overall rebellious and edginess of the teenage years.
DeleteClass of 2013, Mitski
ReplyDeleteI see this song as being about a fear of the future and having to grow up. Shown through the lyric “Mom, am I still young? Can I dream for a few months more?” Earlier in the song she also asks if she can stay with her mom, which makes me think she’s still trying to figure her life out. I imagine her asking if she can dream more as her trying to get a job that’ll make her happy instead of a more stable one. I relate to that fear because I’m an art major hoping to get a related job. This song feels like she's desperately trying to hold onto her dreams even though they're not seen as important when you're grown up.
School Spirit, Kanye West
ReplyDeleteSchool Spirit is a song from Kanye West’s debut album “College Dropout” In this song, Kanye says “Told em’ I finished school and I started my own business. They say “Oh you graduated?” No, I decided I was finished.” Throughout the album, Kanye shows his dislike of college life and the culture surrounding it. This line Kanye says he decided he was finished, rather than letting a diploma or a degree decide he is ready to step out into life, he decides when he is ready to enter the world and thus breaks away from the expectations of his peers. In this song he also disapproves of Greek life and its sometimes disgusting practices. Another line, “Back to school and I hate it there, I hate it there. Everything I want, I gotta wait a year, I wait a year.” Once again Kanye wishes to be a more free spirit and does not understand or enjoy the structure of college and how the rules are so strict. This song touches on the topics of individuality we discussed in class and how rules can often be disheartening and kill the spirits of otherwise happy and promising people.
I used this song in my playlist too! People's individuality being suppressed in educational settings is definitely discussed in this song. Kanye's individuality, specifically, is being quelled by the education he feels he was forced into. It is interesting how he talks about college as higher education, though encouraged by society, usually it is up to the individual and a much more privileged experience.
DeleteI love this one because I used "All Falls Down" from the same album. Looking at this album now, it definitely is a compilation of Kanye's distaste for higher education.
DeletePromises: Jhene Aiko
ReplyDelete\ Jhene Aiko dedicated this song to her daughter and her brother who passed away. She wants her daughter to promise that she will be alright. She explores the emotions and the complications that come with a mother-and-daughter relationship. This song can relate to the movie Ladybird that students watched for one of the EDUS203 assignments. In Ladybird, the mom works often and doesn’t have enough time to spend with her daughter because she is tired at the end of the day, which the song mentions as well. This can relate to the film because when Ladybird left for college, the audience could see how much the mother cared for her daughter and regrets not showing it. The mother-daughter relationship impacts one's growth. This relationship affects one's education because at home issues tend to show on the person and how they act. If one projects insecurities and fear to the child, the child will gain those ideas. The child now must learn to leave those ideas behind and grow to become who they were meant to be. The choice now is in their hands since now, anything can happen and the thoughts in the mind can change.
^shows growth and learning how to practice individuality
DeleteI love this song and the way you talk about it. The connection to Ladybird is cool way to think about it. Both mothers are caring for their daughters in different ways. Homelife is so prevalent in who people are and become.
DeleteSara^
DeleteTwo Chrome Necklaces! (Autumn!)
ReplyDeleteAutumn! is one of my favorite artists right now and has been for some time. I’ve been listening to him since around late 2020-early 2021 when college and its purpose started to become more prevalent in high school. His style has changed and matured as he released more music and this album, “Midnight Club”, was a step out from his usual style. and it showed the more philosophical side of his craft. At the end of this song, there is a dialogue between him and what sounds like an interviewer that talks about chasing freedom more than chasing money. While this doesn’t exactly pertain to school, the concept definitely relates to the purposes of education. As said in our class Google doc, a purpose of education is to “learn how to be free”, which can be seen as many things later on like financial freedom, personal freedom, etc. The monetary gain from chasing a passion will come with obtaining freedom, but freedom can be overlooked if you only choose to chase money and you may even find yourself in a situation you feel trapped in despite having all the money you wished for.
Don't stand so close to me: The police
ReplyDeleteThis song is pretty sketchy when listening. The song talks about a relationship between teacher and student along the lines of "Young teacher, the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants him so badly Knows what she wants to be Inside him" which really screams what the theme of the song is. I'm not sure if this song correlates with what we learn in class but things like this do happen in schools.
School Daze: J Cole
ReplyDeleteI really like J Cole because in his songs he’s always telling a story and it’s a genuine story that not only talks about his life but what others can relate to. The verse that I chose to analyze was Verse two and some of the chorus from this song not only relates to education, but I also resonate with some of it on a personal level. As far as education goes J Cole mentions how he can’t wait to graduate but in reality, some of his friends wouldn’t get to experience this. Whether that be because they would get held back or they wouldn’t be alive to experience it. He says that he doubts they would ever take the SATs and instead of the school providing them with tutors the guidance counselors try to push recruiters to them. This represents the lack of resources and distrust in the education system because they don’t help push for students' success. It shows that versus American schools worried about the next generations education its focused on trying to obtain an army. Then he goes into how he used to find it wack to be going to school but he wishes that he could go back to when he was a kid and now he's not a kid anymore. I feel like everyone always feels like that especially as a college student it starts hitting different when you have to start dealing with life. I know freshman year wasn’t as hard for me, but this year is definitely when reality hit that I’m not a kid anymore there’s a lot of stress into what to do with your own life as well as education for yourself it’s up to you especially once you graduated from high school. I think what really resonated with me and this verse is that I recognize the difference of being a kid and a growing adult is that the kids you grew up with all separate and go with their individual lives probably going through the same process as you. I realize the carefree I had and the problems I thought I had as a kid really weren’t even nothing, but I mean I get what he means. Overall J Cole tackles the reality of growing up and realizing the freedom we had but also how he should have appreciated those times and brings up the lack of help from the school systems and how it would let some students down.
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
ReplyDelete“Don’t hide yourself in regret, just love yourself, and you’re set”
At the time this song was released, society was still unaccepting where it concerned LGBTQ+ and disability rights. This song was a powerful message for those who were going through a tough time. And even to this day, the majority of youth feel sad and hopeless. This line, “Don’t hide yourself in regret, just love yourself, and you’re set”, honestly summarizes the entire song for me. Lady Gaga sends the message to just be yourself no matter what and don’t live in regret. Growing up, I think I was lucky enough to be surrounded by people and have organizations at school that were inclusive for everyone. But not everyone has that privilege. Students should have the option to be with others that are like them or they can relate with, especially from a young age.
Young, Wild, and Free (Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars)
ReplyDeleteI always thought that this song was solely about smoking marijuana and being a chaotic and troubled teen. But as I got older, I realized that the meaning of the song was much deeper than that. Yes, the song may talk about smoking but the lyrics, ``So what, we get drunk, so what we smoke weed. We’re just having fun. We don’t care who sees,” is seen as a declaration of freedom and independence from the standard values of life. As teenagers, school is going to be hard and they are going to struggle whether they are a straight A student or not. The song highlights that sometimes you just have to have fun and worry later.
Hurt - Oliver Tree
ReplyDelete“Don't speak unless you have to
Why you always seem in a bad mood?
Your whole life you had an attitude
One day, is that so bad for you?”
This song was written by Oliver Tree in 2020 following a terrible scooter crash that put Oliver in the hospital and broke many of his bones. It’s about a very specific time in Oliver’s life, but it's relatable to a large audience. The song is about trying your hardest, but it’s never going to be enough. He even says he “sold his soul” and it still isn’t enough. The lyrics I pulled are relatable to the feeling of constantly going to school, trying to learn material, doing all your homework, studying, and on top of everything having a difficult time with personal problems. It highlights the importance of mental health and all the things we endure as people, but we’re expected to be perfectly normal despite constant suffering. I really like the lyrics I pulled because they represent the never ending demands in place for students and how we're supposed to be complacent and suffer in silence.
Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys
ReplyDelete“Your teacher preaches class like you’re some kind of jerk”
This song is the epitome of teenage angst and “fight the power” mentality. The whole song is about rebelling against parents, teachers, and the system as a whole. Personally, I am just a big fan of the Beastie Boys and wanted to include them, but this song is very much an anthem for teenage agency. Even just the type of music is fighting the power. They were in the first wave of mainstream rap/rock/hip-hop type music and parents did not like it, which drew teenagers even closer. Everything about this song is just perfect when talking about teenage angst and freedom.
Roar (Katy Perry)
ReplyDeleteI remember being in the fourth grade when ‘Roar’ came out, it was such a time to be alive. Katy Perry had been in her prime as well; when Roar was being played everywhere, my friends and I would sing it out loud during recess while walking back to class, it was just something we did at the time to keep the fun going before we went back to work. She talked about how she never used to speak up on what mattered to her or what used to upset her, and thought it would’ve been better if she just let things because “I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath” now she realized that she needed to break free and be the woman that she’s always wanted to be. This week, my friend told me something “I’ve always had the idea, I had the canvas already but I just needed to paint” which means we’ve always had the potential to be more and grown into who we are to be, which has honestly changed my life and I can associate that with this song
Popular Song by Ariana Grande
ReplyDeleteThis song represents bullying in school, which we all have been lectured about throughout school on preventing bullies, but this song is also about social hierarchy in high school, somewhat like the movie Moxie, where they had social hierarchy, and like other high school movie genres.
call your mom by noah kahan
ReplyDeleteThis song is another one of my most played and most favorite songs. This song along with the whole stick season album heavily reminds me of home or of coming home. This song in particular has the lyric “Don't let this darkness fool you All lights turned off can be turned on” which spoke to me regarding education because even though the system is so corrupt and unequal some people do make it out and become better. In class, we saw examples of teachers helping students in underprivileged school systems help them become something more and make it in life. This song represents that. It represents the time in the darkness. Even though their lights were turned off they always be turned back on
Emily.H
ReplyDeletecollege boy by J.Cole I love J.cole intake in school for some reason. He does sort of drift off the topic but c'mon it rap. In the verse “A dude doing homework, drinking like a fish..It ain’t a weekend that I’m sober
Fighting hangovers on my way to my internship…and I forgot to study for my midterm, s*it!”
This is funny to me because I have mutual friends who literally drink during the weekend and have a hangover on a monday. I talked to a friend about this song and they seem to relate to it because of all the pressure college puts on students. I find myself relating to this song as well because i'm a freshman in college just as j.cole. He has verses where he indicates that he has homesickness and wants to go back to North carolina. Even though I'm not from North Carolina I do have moments where I was home.
One man can change the world by Big Sean
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One man can change the world - big sean
I moved around schools every year until about 7th grade and this was due to my family moving and every time I was the new kid who had to go make new friends and try and find my own way and always had to try and make the most of it as I could, and with this song showing individualism through its lyrics as this song is about finding your own way through life with your positive and negatives experiences and not letting it get in the way of your eventual success.
We Don't Care-Kanye West
ReplyDeleteThis song really sticks with me because it shows the struggle of African Americans not even being able to go to college because they don’t have the proper education or money to last. It shows a lot of them having to turn to selling drugs to make ends meet. Kanye also calls out the community colleges made almost specifically for people in more poverty areas and how they aren’t nearly as beneficial as the regular colleges. This song still has meaning even today with these community colleges and even HBCUs not being able to match up with these PWIs.
All Falls Down (Kanye West ft. Syleena Johnson)
ReplyDeleteI picked this song because this assignment immediately made me think of The College Dropout album by Kanye West because there are lots of themes about school and the education system throughout all of the songs. This song in particular talks college, money and expectations. I also picked this song because it reminds me of my art class in lower school. My art teacher had a CD player and this is one of the albums he would frequently play for our “clean up song” at the end of class and it creates a sense of nostalgia for that time in my life.
I also picked this song for this assignment. I also recognized all the themes about education
DeleteWESPN (Sheck Wes)
ReplyDeleteSheck Wes is my favorite artist so it is only right I incorporate one of his songs into this assignment and the perfect song to use is WESPN. This song comes off of his debut album Mudboy which released back in 2018 and it is a criminally underrated album that shares life stories of an african boy growing up in america. WESPN goes in depth into these life experiences and lyrics I want to highlight are “Arguin' my damn ma (Fuck) Fightin' with my teachers (Bitch)Skip my game for the fashion show (For the show)
One of my best decisions (Facts)”. Essentially what he is talking about is being a troubled teen in both school and at home and feeling like nobody understands him. He also talks about skipping his high school basketball playoff game which he had college scouts wanting to watch him play. He made the decision to skip this game to model for Kanye West’s Yeezy season 3 fashion show in Madison square garden. He goes on to say that this was one his best decisions and these lyrics are important because it shows that you should take risks regardless of what you think the outcome would be.
I am also a fan of SHeck and I forgot all about this song. This song brings back a lot of memories and I also love the risk he talks about skipping school for a fashion show.
DeleteBlame it on the kids - Aviva
ReplyDeleteThe song describes the artist's feelings of always being blamed for things and being misunderstood. I feel as though this is how a lot of teens feel, especially during high school. The feeling as though you are trapped and perpetually blamed. In the song she sings “I'm tired of holding on so hear me when I say don’t blame it on the kids.” I feel as though she is singing for all of us in this. Kind of reclaiming that this is our life.
Power Trip feat. Miguel ( J. Cole)
ReplyDelete“Back home, I’m grown now, and the city’s my throne now, huh”
I can relate to this song lyric because this is how I felt entering sophomore year of college. When I go home and visit the city I look at everything different. My mindset is better and more clear. I had a lot going on in my freshman year of college and I just feel free when I come back to my city. Every time I come back to my city I feel like a better person.
“School Daze”—J. Cole
ReplyDeleteWhen I listen to the song and look at the lyrics these lyrics stand out to me “But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again,” when I hear those lyrics I think to myself about how sometimes i'm telling myself or others the same thing. I really do miss being a kid in early school like middle school and early high school. I miss having fun and seeing my friends everyday. But most importantly I miss not having as many responsibilities as I do now. So overall this gives me flashbacks to the good times I had when I was a middle schooler and some of high school.
High School Never Ends (Bowling for Soup)
ReplyDeleteLyrics: https://genius.com/Bowling-for-soup-high-school-never-ends-lyrics
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrxI_euTX4A
The song High School Never Ends is a song I recently came across when looking into bands that were on my mothers old CD’s. It is a song that essentially reflects the idea that the social dynamics, norms, and issues found in typical high school never truly come to an end in modern adult society. The lyrics “Still care about your hair and the car you drive
Doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 35” shows this idea. The idea that the problems of high school are neverending is a clever one, and the references to pop-culture, while now outdated, are welcomed in the song.
-Jo
DeleteJaylyne:
ReplyDeleteYou Belong With Me by Taylor Swift
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-you-belong-with-me-lyrics
Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
“She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She's Cheer Captain, and I'm on the bleachers”
This song reminds me of a cliche high school movie, in the music video the concept is that she is neighbors with the cute guy and has a crush on him but his girlfriend is the popular girl. The two girls are very opposite, the popular girl is a cheerleader and the other girl is a nerd in the marching band. Taylor Swift sings about how different they are when it comes to their clothes and interests. In the end of the music video, they go to prom and it turns out that he was in love with her the entire time. I really liked how Taylor Swift played both the popular and nerdy girl roles. This song also was a huge part of my life growing up.
Playboi Carti- Long Time
ReplyDeleteThis song reflects on themes of growth. Not only is this one of my favorite songs of all time I think it just relates perfectly with this assignment. This song is something that has been on repeat since I was in the 8th grade. I just have a lot of great memories associated with it.The song tells you to take in the flowers and look back on what you have accomplished but knowing it is just the beginning of your journey .Personally, it serves as a reminder of the dedication it takes to reach my goals. In relation to this class, this song connects with student agency by emphasizing that we have the power to shape our narratives over time.