Different types of music, are portrayed differently to different types of people. Read about the ins and outs of rock and roll versus R’n'B and what the lyrics are really saying.
Recently there has been a huge uproar about different types of music, and how people feel about the lyrics. The fight for freedom of speech about your dislike for your taste in music has got even worse, as the music ladder grows, and so the music lyrics grow up with us.
In my opinions, music is a sort of art, where freedom of speech is portrayed through music lyrics and beats. People are finding it harder and harder to show their like and dislike for music without there being fights about it.
Our generation today takes music very seriously, as it is away to get your feelings across without any one being hurt. But are people getting hurt in the process?
The new R’n'B artist Lil Wayne has been climbing the ladder very fast, and made a big hit with his song Lollipop. The lyrics consist of Lil Wayne with girls in a club, singing about girls. These types of lyrics portray women in derogatory terms. This song is more for men to listen to, and not many young girls should be listening to this type of artist.
However R’n'B isn’t all that bad; the artist Ne-Yo, who has been around for a long time has respectable lyrics, for this generation and the last to listen to. He is a very popular artist, and he had to climb the ladder also. With his lyrics for many generations and both sexes, he has made it very big. His lyrics consist of singing about women in lovely respectable terms that satisfy all sexes. His song Mad, was a big hit, and millions of people tuned into YouTube to listen. Right now, both artist (Lil Wayne and Ne-Yo) are doing something.
Ne-Yo is performing in concerts and writing music, whereas Lil Wayne is in jail, arrested for having thousands worth of drugs and a gun in his car. He was also charged for rape. The life of new artist Lil Wayne just seems to get worse and worse.
On the other hand, Rock and Roll has been around for even longer, whether you knew that or not. Rock groups mainly consist of bands and not single artists, however they have powerful lyrics.
The artist Marilyn Manson, has had some big hits, such as Tainted Love. He did not write this song, he did a cover of the song which made him big. The official writer is unknown. The video has many girls in bikinis in the video, which is not very pleasing for the female eye; however the lyrics are not as degrading as the video may indicate. Unfortunately for Marilyn he did not make a big hit, and years later with his come back song he still didn’t make it.
In addition to having unpopular artists, you have young, new, hard working boys, like the band You Me At Six. They started when they were 15, and set to making it big, they made an EP but still weren’t making the charts. When they all turned 17 they had one hell of a year, they were signed onto a record label, had an album out with their main singer, Josh Franceschi writing all of the songs. They had many sold out concerts and are making their second album, while touring in America. Now at the age of 19 the band has been up for Kerrang nominations, for best British newcomer and best single of the year.
The band has lyrics about break ups, life and how it feels to be in love. The lyrics are pleasing to both sexes, generally clean and are incredibly catchy. Their most well known songs are called Finders Keepers, Kiss and Tell, Save it for the Bedroom, Jealous Minds Think Alike and Gossip.
Music is a freedom of speech and without it, life would be pretty bleak, so you have your rude artist and you have your respectable artists, from all genres of music. The main point is that it should not matter, what race you are or how you feel about different types of music. Music is freedom of speech and is for everyone and your like and dislike should not involve violence or raciest comments.
Different types of music, are portrayed differently to different types of people. Read about the ins and outs of rock and roll versus R’n'B and what the lyrics are really saying.
Recently there has been a huge uproar about different types of music, and how people feel about the lyrics. The fight for freedom of speech about your dislike for your taste in music has got even worse, as the music ladder grows, and so the music lyrics grow up with us.
In my opinion, music is a sort of art, where freedom of speech is portrayed through music lyrics and beats. People are finding it harder and harder to show their like and dislike for music without there being fights about it. Read the rest of this entry »
