Criticism of the song titled papa don't preach by madonna in terms of possitive and negative aspects of pop-culture
Lyrics
Papa don't preach
Song by
Madonna
Papa I know you're
going to be upset
'Cause I was always
your little girl
But you should
know by now
I'm not a baby
You always taught me
right from wrong
I need your help daddy
please be strong
I may be young at heart
But I know
what I'm saying
The one you warned
me all about
The one you said
I could do without
We're in an awful mess
and I don't mean
maybe please
Papa don't preach
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind
I'm keeping my baby oh
I'm gonna
keep my baby mmm
He says that
he's going to marry me
We can raise
a little family
Maybe we'll
be all right
It's a sacrifice
But my friends
keep telling me
to give it up
Saying I'm too young
I ought to live it up
What I need right now
is some good advice
please
Papa don't preach
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind
I'm keeping my baby oh
I'm gonna
keep my baby mmm oh@
Daddy daddy
if you could only see
Just how good
he's been treating me
You'd give us
your blessing right now
'Cause we are in love
we are in love
so please
Papa don't preach
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind
I'm keeping my baby oh
Papa don't preach
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
Papa don't preach
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
oh I'm gonna
keep my baby oh
Don't you stop
loving me daddy
I know
I'm keeping my baby
The possitive and negative aspects of the song
The positive aspects are the following;
It allows women now a days to talk directly to their parents even in very sensitive issues like teenage pregnancy. Generally, it is the mother whom pregnant teenagers approach when seeking advice to this “woman issue” it is a girl talk actually; where the mother can empathize and therefore relate completely with her daughter. From here, the mother would serve as the “emissary” or agent who would approach the father in a very restrained way. The song increases awareness about assertiveness – no need for agents or a mother who act on her behalf.
What happened was that the singer approached her father. She accepted that indeed she is the apple of her father’s and so, she thought in a very apologetic manner. She doesn’t want to be a disappointment to her father who had been teaching her the proper values and all the things about her life. She tried pursuit her father’s advice even if she knew that she will be scolded.
Her friends were consulted with regard to her present problem. But she didn’t follow their advice. She knew that a wrong cannot correct a wrong. Facing the consequences would be very hard on her part but she still valued her dignity as a human person. She values life.
The negative aspects about the song were that there is that alarming issue about teenage pregnancy. Teenagers would view pregnancy before marriage as something that can be accepted in society. It paints a beautiful picture about fathers who shouldn’t scold pregnant teenagers but rather support and advice daughters.
Secondly, values learned can be unlearned particularly during teenage years. No matter how parents teach their children about good conduct and values the listeners are promoted to accept reality even if the values learned are not followed to the letter.
Thirdly, it encourages cohabitation commonly called live-in partnership. The problem with this is that sooner or later there is a possibility that it could become a fad among teenagers. And it is now.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
SG Wanna Be - First Snow
About the Singer; SG Wanna Be...
SG Wanna Be is a Korean singer group. Kim, Jin-Ho(lead-voalist), Kim, Yong-Jun(vocalist), and Chae, Dong-Ha(vocalist) are the group members. But, Chae, Dong-Ha is out of the group and a new member Lee, Seok-Hun(vocalist) had entered on may, 2008. Meaning of their name SG Wanna Be is this. SG is a short term for Simon & Garfunkel, who are the famous singer during 1960s. So they choose their name as SG Wanna BE because they want to be a really good and famous singer like Simon & Garfunkel. They are really good!!
SG Wanna Be - First Snow
At the day of the first snow,
I walked as stepping on the snow
with holding your hand tight.
I didn’t know that I would get hurt
from the most beautiful person in this world.
You are saying good-bye; you are leaving me,
who coldly released my holding hand.
[Chorus]
I love you, although you made my heart painful, I’m okay.
I love you, although I shed tears, I’m okay.
It you are happier through having another
person beside you instead of me,
I’m still okay because I Love you.
I also cried looking at your back becomes far off.
Do you know how much I loved you?
[Chorus]
I love you, although you made my heart painful, I’m okay.
I love you, although I shed tears, I’m okay.
It you are happier through having another
person beside you instead of me,
I’m still okay because I Love you.
At the day of the white snow falling again,
I’m sure that every time I’ll miss you.
What should I do if I miss you so much?
How should I live without you?
Because you are the person who lived in my heart
and you are the person whom I offered my whole life.
If we meet in our next life then,
promise me that we’ll love each other forever.
Why I chose this song...
I chose this song because SG Wanna Be is my favorite Singer. I like most of their Songs. I especially like this song 'First Snow' because the lyric of the song is very nice. It is very romantic. these guys usually deal with love in their songs in many different ways and in many different sites. In our life, I think to know about Love and to know about the separation is needed very importantly. These problems are not simple to us anymore in these days. Relationship is very complicated, not only between man and woman, but human relationship is full of misunderstanding and complication. That's why I think it is very nice to deal with this and express it in a song. And it is also one of the reason why I like SG Wanna Be.
One of the reason why I mostly Like this song is that I can think of the feeling of the first snow. Since I have studied in Philippines, I really missed snow or I may say winter. Actually I don't like summer but I like winter, and I really like snow. But I can't see snow in here because here is always summer. I really miss it. The First Snow...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
About You're the voice..
You're the Voice
The practice of analyzing and evaluating a text through the major literary criticism approaches has got to be kept alive if you happen to belong to the English Society. After all, what’s the sense of being an English major without embracing the hell out of it? (Pardon the language) Amidst our busy schedule, the seemingly unending phenomenon strikes once more but only a little better this time as we no longer have to deal with lengthy and sometimes utterly profound literary texts. Now, we tackle a much interesting one as it comes in the form of a song.
First released in 1987, the song, “You’re the Song,” was originally sung by John Farnham, an Australian pop singer. It has become a hit not only down under but also in many countries, but it flopped in the US. The lyrics was composed in the collaborative efforts of Andy Qunta, Mitchel Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson. The likes of Australian Idol first season winner, Guy Sebastian; the rock band Heart; and the recent American Idol finalist, David Archuleta are among those who have the song’s cover versions.
Here goes the lyrics:
You’re the Voice
John Farnham
We have the chance to
turn the pages over
We can write what we wanna write
We gotta make ends meet
before we get much older
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?
[ Chorus: ]
You're the voice, try and understand it
Make a noise and make it clear
(Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
(Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
We're not gonna sit in silence
We're not gonna live with fear
(Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
(Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
This time, you know that we
all can stand together
With the power to be powerful
Believing, we can make it better
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?
[ Chorus: ]
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?
[ Chorus ]
(Text-based)
MARIO:
With regard to its inherent features, it is conspicuous that the lyrics employ simple and straightforward wordings that juveniles and adults alike can easily grapple with. Except for the following lines: “How long… down the barrel of a gun” and “We have… to turn the pages over; …write what we wanna write, it doesn’t use sundry literary tropes that usually confuse and make listeners delve into what a word or phrase actually means. The former simply means that the war and violence the persona and the people (depending on who it is addressed to) are suffering from must now come to an end. The latter two, which support the idea of the first one, imply that it is about time for the people to make a difference to the situation they are in as the power to change it is within their hands. Moreover, the tone is pretty much personal considering the fact that it is directly addressed to the ones listening it, with the use of the pronouns “we” and “you”. Like any other songs and being basically a poem, ‘You’re the Voice’ makes use of the elements of a traditional poem such as rhyme and meter.
AMOS:
I just like the lyrics of this song. especially I really like the lyrics in the second passage. "We're all someone's daughter. We're all someone's son. How long can we look at each other. Down the barrel of a gun." it is really realistic and idealistic expression. how long could people look at each other down the barrel of a gun? perhaps a couple of minutes? anyway I like the point of this passage.
(Context-based)
MARIO:
Considering the milieu of the text, some research would be of great help for its analysis, and so I dug deeper to the matter and found out some interesting notes. The song was recorded in 1985, so I looked into some topics relevant to wars that might have happened in Australia back in the mid or late 80’s, but I failed to find one. With this in mind, it should probably be particularly related to the so-called Persian Gulf War between the armed forces of Iran and Iraq, which lasted eight long years from 1980 to 1988. Perhaps, the composers were deeply moved by the horrifying effects of the war as it resulted in thousands of casualties, including not only soldiers but innocent civilians as well. The scenes of war and hostilities are also depicted in the music videos of Farnham and Heart, with the latter making it appear like a documentary.
AMOS:
I think this song's general point is to prevent the war or I may say the chaotic reactions that coming from the disagreement, human's vanity and their selfishness because i saw the phrase, ' Say No To War ' in the performance of the group heart. In the performance of john Farnham and Heart I could catch these things out bacause there is a scene that showing the war or an argument of the people.
(Reader-response based)
MARIO:
The song undoubtedly delivers a powerful message of freedom, hope, and human sensitivity. It portrays the people’s desire and optimism to achieve a peaceful and serene atmosphere. Though the song was at its peak two decades ago, it is still timely and relevant to our contemporary time. Although we do not experience the ill effects of wars first hand, we can feel and even share the excruciating pain felt by mothers, children and many other innocent individuals as lives have been taken instantaneously in Iraq for a couple of years now. Certainly, now is the right time to divert our attention from petty things to the really crucial ones. We have to work not for the attainment of our own selfish ends but for the realization of the ever-elusive world PEACE.
Much to the its substantial point and significance, I now come to the even more interesting part --- the comparison among a few versions including the original singer John Farnham, Heart, Guy Sebastian, and David Archuleta. Of the four, Guy Sebastian is the best, vocal-wise. He has this one of a kind voice that’s simply great to listen. However, I have an aversion to the way he does his thing on the stage; he seems too arrogant that I’d rather choose listening to him singing on the radio than watching him on tv. (To Guy’s aficionados, I’m sorry.) David Archie’s version, on the other hand, is not bad but I prefer that of Farnham’s. Ever since I’ve become an American Idol freak, David has never been my bet. Why? Well, his voice quality, for me, reeks of mediocrity. I was even startled when he made it to the top three, even more when he placed second to David Cook. Perhaps, David Archuleta’s edge to the other contestants is that he has the charisma, the charm and appeal that inspire admiration in the audience. David Cook, by the way, deserves his victory. (His version of Mariah Carey’s Always Be My Baby was unreservedly superb!) John Farnham’s overall performance in the video is quite awesome but a little funny. The all-black-background video showing a television set passing by behind him is pretty odd, giving us an idea about how poor the special effects were back then. (See it yourself, and you’ll realize.) I find Heart’s video an excellent and more appealing one because it uses videos and photographs of agonizing scenes, providing us a sort of factual account of what actually has been happening.
AMOS:
I like this song very much!! At first, when I saw the video clips of John Farnham and Heart, I just thought “What kind of song is this?” Isn't this to old and weird? And what kind of genre is this song? But I really liked the melody of the song. When I saw the performance of David Archuleta and Guy Sebastian, I just realized that I was already following it and singing it.Guy Sebastian's performance was the mostly liked one for me. I could really feel the power and I think he had expressed the feelings of that song very well.
The practice of analyzing and evaluating a text through the major literary criticism approaches has got to be kept alive if you happen to belong to the English Society. After all, what’s the sense of being an English major without embracing the hell out of it? (Pardon the language) Amidst our busy schedule, the seemingly unending phenomenon strikes once more but only a little better this time as we no longer have to deal with lengthy and sometimes utterly profound literary texts. Now, we tackle a much interesting one as it comes in the form of a song.
First released in 1987, the song, “You’re the Song,” was originally sung by John Farnham, an Australian pop singer. It has become a hit not only down under but also in many countries, but it flopped in the US. The lyrics was composed in the collaborative efforts of Andy Qunta, Mitchel Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson. The likes of Australian Idol first season winner, Guy Sebastian; the rock band Heart; and the recent American Idol finalist, David Archuleta are among those who have the song’s cover versions.
Here goes the lyrics:
You’re the Voice
John Farnham
We have the chance to
turn the pages over
We can write what we wanna write
We gotta make ends meet
before we get much older
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?
[ Chorus: ]
You're the voice, try and understand it
Make a noise and make it clear
(Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
(Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
We're not gonna sit in silence
We're not gonna live with fear
(Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
(Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohooooh)
This time, you know that we
all can stand together
With the power to be powerful
Believing, we can make it better
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?
[ Chorus: ]
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?
[ Chorus ]
(Text-based)
MARIO:
With regard to its inherent features, it is conspicuous that the lyrics employ simple and straightforward wordings that juveniles and adults alike can easily grapple with. Except for the following lines: “How long… down the barrel of a gun” and “We have… to turn the pages over; …write what we wanna write, it doesn’t use sundry literary tropes that usually confuse and make listeners delve into what a word or phrase actually means. The former simply means that the war and violence the persona and the people (depending on who it is addressed to) are suffering from must now come to an end. The latter two, which support the idea of the first one, imply that it is about time for the people to make a difference to the situation they are in as the power to change it is within their hands. Moreover, the tone is pretty much personal considering the fact that it is directly addressed to the ones listening it, with the use of the pronouns “we” and “you”. Like any other songs and being basically a poem, ‘You’re the Voice’ makes use of the elements of a traditional poem such as rhyme and meter.
AMOS:
I just like the lyrics of this song. especially I really like the lyrics in the second passage. "We're all someone's daughter. We're all someone's son. How long can we look at each other. Down the barrel of a gun." it is really realistic and idealistic expression. how long could people look at each other down the barrel of a gun? perhaps a couple of minutes? anyway I like the point of this passage.
(Context-based)
MARIO:
Considering the milieu of the text, some research would be of great help for its analysis, and so I dug deeper to the matter and found out some interesting notes. The song was recorded in 1985, so I looked into some topics relevant to wars that might have happened in Australia back in the mid or late 80’s, but I failed to find one. With this in mind, it should probably be particularly related to the so-called Persian Gulf War between the armed forces of Iran and Iraq, which lasted eight long years from 1980 to 1988. Perhaps, the composers were deeply moved by the horrifying effects of the war as it resulted in thousands of casualties, including not only soldiers but innocent civilians as well. The scenes of war and hostilities are also depicted in the music videos of Farnham and Heart, with the latter making it appear like a documentary.
AMOS:
I think this song's general point is to prevent the war or I may say the chaotic reactions that coming from the disagreement, human's vanity and their selfishness because i saw the phrase, ' Say No To War ' in the performance of the group heart. In the performance of john Farnham and Heart I could catch these things out bacause there is a scene that showing the war or an argument of the people.
(Reader-response based)
MARIO:
The song undoubtedly delivers a powerful message of freedom, hope, and human sensitivity. It portrays the people’s desire and optimism to achieve a peaceful and serene atmosphere. Though the song was at its peak two decades ago, it is still timely and relevant to our contemporary time. Although we do not experience the ill effects of wars first hand, we can feel and even share the excruciating pain felt by mothers, children and many other innocent individuals as lives have been taken instantaneously in Iraq for a couple of years now. Certainly, now is the right time to divert our attention from petty things to the really crucial ones. We have to work not for the attainment of our own selfish ends but for the realization of the ever-elusive world PEACE.
Much to the its substantial point and significance, I now come to the even more interesting part --- the comparison among a few versions including the original singer John Farnham, Heart, Guy Sebastian, and David Archuleta. Of the four, Guy Sebastian is the best, vocal-wise. He has this one of a kind voice that’s simply great to listen. However, I have an aversion to the way he does his thing on the stage; he seems too arrogant that I’d rather choose listening to him singing on the radio than watching him on tv. (To Guy’s aficionados, I’m sorry.) David Archie’s version, on the other hand, is not bad but I prefer that of Farnham’s. Ever since I’ve become an American Idol freak, David has never been my bet. Why? Well, his voice quality, for me, reeks of mediocrity. I was even startled when he made it to the top three, even more when he placed second to David Cook. Perhaps, David Archuleta’s edge to the other contestants is that he has the charisma, the charm and appeal that inspire admiration in the audience. David Cook, by the way, deserves his victory. (His version of Mariah Carey’s Always Be My Baby was unreservedly superb!) John Farnham’s overall performance in the video is quite awesome but a little funny. The all-black-background video showing a television set passing by behind him is pretty odd, giving us an idea about how poor the special effects were back then. (See it yourself, and you’ll realize.) I find Heart’s video an excellent and more appealing one because it uses videos and photographs of agonizing scenes, providing us a sort of factual account of what actually has been happening.
AMOS:
I like this song very much!! At first, when I saw the video clips of John Farnham and Heart, I just thought “What kind of song is this?” Isn't this to old and weird? And what kind of genre is this song? But I really liked the melody of the song. When I saw the performance of David Archuleta and Guy Sebastian, I just realized that I was already following it and singing it.Guy Sebastian's performance was the mostly liked one for me. I could really feel the power and I think he had expressed the feelings of that song very well.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Heart is the real eye..
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery-
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