When your children play their favorite songs do you really know what their lyrics mean and/or suggest? ... One answer to that question can very well be that certain song lyrics and music videos, closely inspected, promote violence. ... (Youth) Many speculate that violent song Cirner 2 lyrics can have a "cause and effect" relationship between adverse behavioral effects. ... As well as just the lyrics themselves, music videos are also a very large concern. ... Researchers argue that, "When music lyrics are illustrated in music videos, the lyrics" potential impact is magnified by the acc...

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The music industry done it's part in advising citizens to what lyrics content in the music with the parietal advisory stickers. If the parents are that worried about what there child listens to and suspect they"re listening to "bad words" they do have the access of the Internet and can find out what lyrics contain in the music. Thousands of people all over the world listen to violent rap/rock lyrics. No one has ever proven that the music lyrics made them do anything. ... Musical lyrics contents does not make them lash out. ...

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"The most controversial Lyrics in popular music reflect the violence and despair in an artist's imagination or in society. ... It seems just as sure as tomorrow comes that the walls and boundaries of how freely and artist can express themselves through lyrics will keep getting pushed and shoved farther and farther, until anything goes rules and censors no longer exist. ... Joseph Lieberman before the Governmental Affairs Committee, Lieberman made such comments as "lyrics in today's music numb our youth to the consequences of violent acts, and cheapen the value of human life."" ... ...

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"The intent seemed innocent enough: to give parents advanced notice that some of the lyrics on the disc might contain explicit language. ... The 1990's featured its classic shares of miss placed explicit lyrics stickers with some infamous incidents. ... That shows how a person's interpretation of lyrics can prove fatal for an artist's song. ... "Following a customer complaint about obscene lyrics, both Wal-Mart and K-Mart pull Godsmack's self-titled album, even though the band's label (Universal) did not feel the album lyrics warranted a parental warning sticker (Nu...

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The topics they sing about are different as well as the sound of the music and, lyrics. ... People say that the real danger that lies in lyrics is that children are being corrupted and don't even know they are being corrupted. ... New legislation passed requiring Parental advisory stickers on albums containing obscene lyrics. ... Saying that the lyrics told you what to do or how to do it. ... The bands that have used extremely obscene lyrics I think do take it too far. ...

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Popular and influential musical lyrics are just as powerful as any well-known poem by literary heroes such as Robert Frost or William Shakespeare. ... If they were allowed to study popular music that they listen too and admire before hand, they would be willing to learn and analyze the lyrics just any other piece of literature. ... Admiring and analyzing musical lyrics could also become an aid in translating and interrupting other literature that students are required to do throughout their English classes. The tools and strategies used to translate musical lyrics are the exact same that woul...

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For that reason most of the people just don't care about the lyrics. ... They insist that youth don't care about the lyrics in aspect that teenagers don't care about what violence and dirty words in lyrics cause them. ... Lyrics from Eminem and other similar artists are for entertainment only. ... Mainly the problem of "no interest in lyrics" comes from our thoughts. We think other people don't care about lyrics because we don't understand them, we can't experience the emotion others experience, so that we don't find any sense in these lyrics. ...

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Music Over many years, Americans and people around the world have been persuaded by music. Many people use bands as their role models. People have even started movements as a result of certain bands. Also, the basic understanding of music types has changed. As a result, music has played a majo...

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Music lyrics and poetry have much in common and in some cases usually overlap. ... The lyrics address the turmoil felt by Orestes when he learns what he must do and describes his emotional anguish throughout the ordeal. ... The song begins with the line "metaphor for a missing moment," which paves the way for the rest of the lyrics. ...

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Hip hop music has been criticized for its violent nature and hip hop music has also been under scrutiny for its objectification of women in its lyrics. ... Marshall has been at the center of controversy before for many of his songs and his explicit lyrics. As one student puts it, "Eminem became the next hit in rap in 1999 with extremely violent and shocking lyrics that included descriptions of raping and killing his ex-wife and vicious slurs against homosexuals." ...

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Lyrics are classified as a genre and can be broken into subgenres. The subgenre of lyrics to be addressed in this paper is the lyrics of childrens" songs. ... There are many different situations in which lyrics to childrens" songs are used. ... Parents often teach their children lyrics of songs that they were taught when they were young, teachers will teach lyrics to their classes and have the children sing the lyrics together, and there are many songs that children are taught at church that are sometimes performed for the congregation. Lyrics are certainly a type of genre within the wri...

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Rap Lyrics are a very controversial subject because they often include the issues of Sex, Violence, and drugs. ... Rap lyrics are a way for them to express their feelings and expose others to their life of hell in the dangerous world that they live. ... And sexually explicit lyrics are not as common as some people like to argue that they are. Only five of the top fifty rap groups use truly violent and obscene lyrics that are directed at women (617). ... I truly believe that this is one of the real problems with violent rap lyrics. ...

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Rap Lyrics and Violence The link between rap lyrics and violence is overvalued. ... It is simply unjust to blame rap music lyrics for social violence. ... Anti-rap critics focus on the negative rap lyrics, but there are many positive lyrics too. ... Rap lyrics and violence are overvalued by today's society. ... Lyrics cannot be blamed for the actions of others. ...

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His triumphant success was due in part to his ability to shock his listeners with his politically incorrect lyrics; but more importantly the manner in which these lyrics later came to be recognized as honesty at its best when so many young lives were affected by Eminem's music because it spoke to them like a diary. ... Eminem's lyrics made him "public enemy number one" when he openly rapped about murders and bad mouthed other artists in the music business. ... He does not entirely promote violence in this piece, but rather strives to accompany his offensive lyrics with a valuable ar...

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I will discuss about music lyrics and music videos and how these create an impact on youths over the decades. ... MUSIC LYRICS Music lyrics are an important part of music. ... Music lyrics have become increasingly explicit over the decades. ... Over the past four decades, lyrics in rock music have undergone dramatic changes. ... When music lyrics are illustrated in music videos, their potential impact is magnified. ...

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I tried to organize my critique of Dave Matthews Band by asking 1) if it is really more valuable to contain 'meaningful' (ethical) lyrics, 2) can the lyrics contribute to the aesthetic value of a certain type of music at all 3) if so, what is the conditions to be 'valuable art' with meaningful lyrics, and at last, 4) what does the appreciation of art in a disinterested way mean in listening to music, which cannot be seen in a real 'form'. ... I could also agree with that Dave Matthews Band's songs are highly poetic because I found those metaphors used in t...

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Yet one of the prime characterizations of rap music lies within the music's lyrics. Many rap artists and their listeners consider rap to be an "expression of themselves" and that the lyrics should not be taken literally. ... Many contain lyrics that degrade women and commentaries on the "hardships of ghetto life." Also the lyrics consistently contain no moral, story, etc. that is found in many other genre's of music. ... R&B music readily is used as the "love songs" of rap music and typically contains lyrics that relate in some way to love. ...

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The video, accompanied by the lyrics, show Colbie Caillat along with other women stripping back pieces of their makeup until they are not made up anymore. ... She says this in the lyrics, after she talks about women putting their makeup and getting all bedazzled up. ... Her significant message is the same throughout with her powerful lyrics conveying the same question, "Do they like you". ... " (Try Caillet Colbie) The lyrics and the video truly come together to convey the message that Caillat is trying put fourth. The accompanying lyrics to the video are truly effective in ...

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Psychologists don't only blame the song lyrics but the artists themselves also. ... Children and teens don't only hear the lyrics but can put a visual to the words that Eminem speaks. ... Psychologists believe that his explicit lyrics caused the boys to go crazy and begin a shooting rampage that ultimately ended in their own suicides. The dramatic change in lyrics from the 1960's, which expressed love and peace, to the lyrics of today that express hatred and violence, could be responsible for the increase in violence in teenagers (Violence in the Media-Music). ... The vi...

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The rhythm and the lyrics of this piece of music woke up the feeling of patriotism. ... In both versions, the lyrics and music encourage people to do something but in the opposite way. Changing the rhythm and the lyrics of The Blue Hat, results in an important transformation. ... Now The Blue Hat has plenty of joy because of its rhythm and changed lyrics. ... Changing the Blue Hat's lyrics was a good thing because is a very important transformation. ...

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Most people don't even know the lyrics. (Impact of Music lyrics, 1) Durham psychologist Stephanie Amaker said that music can influence a person's state of mind independently from the lyrics. ... This is why Lots of pediatricians and Adults are concerned about music lyrics. ... (Impact of Music Lyrics, 1) This is an issue for parents and pediatricians. ... It is how you raise them if they will take lyrics to the heart. ...

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In many instances, the artist's lyrics conflict with the images in the video. ... They express themselves through their music, and show their emotions and feelings through their songs and song lyrics. They Their thoughts are conveyed mainly through lyrics, which are the essential fundamentals of a song. ... However, song lyrics are not respected by all people. ... Today, most lyrics tend to be censored because of profane words. ...

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Composers of heavy metal lyrics are often cited as using obscene language, ideas, and imagery in their lyrics. ... (Radziewicz 2) Lyrics of heavy metal music communicate potentially harmful health messages, which pose unprecedented threats to the health and well-being of adolescents. ... The attitudes embodied in the lyrics may also act as a catalyst for change from childhood to adulthood. ... When music lyrics are illustrated in music videos, their potential impact is magnified. Teenagers who may not "hear" or understand heavy metal lyrics cannot avoid the often-disturbing images that ...

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" He uses everyday human emotions to inspire the song lyrics he writes for this band. DeLonge takes large themes about humanity and creates lyrics about things everyone can relate to. ... Tom DeLonge uses his interpretation of these everyday emotions to inspire his lyrics. ... Tom DeLonge also describes emotions like isolation and loneliness in his lyrics. ... In some of his lyrics he describes peoples beliefs. ...

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Song lyrics can express powerful, passionate feelings; they can verbalize a feeling that you yourself could not put into words. ... Spencer Fort is an alternative singer and songwriter that coveys honest emotions through his lyrics. ... The lyrics alone in this song send out such a powerful message, but without the music behind them, the listener does not get the full affect. The way Spencer Fort uses the instrumentals to enhance the lyrics is by using beats and sounds that compliment the ideas of consistency and angst found in the lyrics. Spencer truly accomplishes what he is trying to portra...

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