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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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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Incubus has a singer with an intelligent voice who writes great lyrics and has meaningful things to say. ... Incubus's last album was around the time that Brandon had broken up with his girlfriend so a lot of the lyrics were about his break up. ... Manson gives a dark evil side to rock music with lyrics about death and suicide. Creepy tunes and disturbing lyrics is what you can expect from this band. ... Although he does talk about death in his lyrics it is not directed at anyone it is just the way he expresses himself. ...

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Some of the examples of that violence to children are: video games, music lyrics and videos, and television. ... Music lyrics and videos contribute to a really important way to induce violence between people. ... In some cases, lyrics transmit potentially harmful health messages. ... When music lyrics are illustrated in music videos, their potential impact is magnified. ...

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The groups lyrics weren't as violent, but more explicit. ... Personally I think that heavy metal lyrics are little more violent than rap. ... The judge in this case decided that overt lyrics are protected speech and that the evidence was insufficient to connect the song with the death of their child. ... People put too much blame on the lyrics their kids listen to, and not themselves as parents. ...

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Many of the song lyrics condone sex and violence making it appealing to the youth. In the videos, artists are trying to act out many of the lyrics that are played and this results in seeing lots of girls wearing practically no clothing. ... They have to dress like them, try and sing the lyrics to songs and dance. ...

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Some music is even composed with just guitar and no lyrics. ... Southern music such as country is loved by many people because of its lyrics and repetition of sound. ... Music does not always need lyrics either. ... They perform all instrumental shows that are amazing to people who can enjoy music without even needing to hear lyrics. ...

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The CD kicks off with a kind of bizarre keyboard and sample-oriented intro called "Dire", with the only lyrics being "Ever... forever... for EVER", which leads directly into "Consequence". ... The lyrics are fantastic, sometimes hilarious, sometimes relevant and intelligent, but always intense. ...

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The song starts out with the lyrics 'Wine is fine but whiskey's quicker/ Suicide is slow with liquor.' ... Themes of heartbreak, loss, and misery dominate the lyrics, and the music itself is resolutely downbeat - the acoustic guitars that once defined '70s-era singer/songwriters certainly resurface here, but much of the music is far more dissonant and intense, conjuring much darker atmospheres and textures.A subgenre of alternative/indie rock, noise pop is just what it says - pop music wrapped in barbed-wire kisses of feedback, dissonance, and abrasion. ... Emo lyrics are d...

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My favorite genres of music are very different than most people would think. Though I like rock and roll as much as anyone, I love any kind of music with a blues or jazz sound. I think that this is because I love the way that the singers sound. You can feel their intensity in the music and ton...

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When looking intellectually at songs of the rock and roll genre, it is rare for a song to stand up under close scrutiny. Many songs of said genre are little more than a catchy riff overly repeated and inane lyrics about relationships. When looking for a song that has been truly orchestrated the fi...

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His lyrics talked about new ideas in a new way to a new audience. ... His easy-going folk music with incredible lyrics was altered when he decided to go completely electric and escape the folk route. ...

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Music Movement During the 80's "I just needed someone to talk to. You were just too busy with yourself. You were never there for me to express how I felt. I just stuffed it down. Now I"m older and I feel like I could let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface I am scratching is the bed...

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Music is such an essential thing for life as water. What if the music didn't exist? The truth is I cannot think how horrible life would be, because life would have no meaning without melodies, which reflect your feelings and thoughts instead of using words. Music is everywhere, in your car while you...

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When Dave Mustaine started Megadeth back in the 80's he definitely did now know Megadeth were to become such an important part of heavy metal history. To say Megadeth was just a great band would not do them justice. One would be starting to break the surface by calling them one of America's greatest...

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From virtuoso musicianship, to progressive arrangements and textural landscapes, to their thought-provoking, insightful lyrics, they continue to astound me, and I constantly discover new things in their music after some 12 years of listening. ...

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The Rock Lounge On the cold and windy streets of downtown San Francisco, on Sunday August 17, 2003, the shining lights from the Gold Dust Lounge captured my eye. As I made my way towards the entrance, the historical atmosphere of the lounge greeted me. Upon entering, I felt I was taken back into ...

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Over time trends have come and gone. Some have remained more time than others, while some have come back many years after their demise. Those that have come back have done the trend cycle, and are called the real trends. Real trends are those that not only have survived opposition at ...

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The heavy metal band Metallica has been most innovative and has become one of the most known and popular rock bands on the music scene since the rock n" roll revolution. They are also known as the pioneers of thrash metal that features distorted guitar sounds, heavy bass, fast tempo drums, and roug...

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Music censorship is defined as any discriminatory act that advocates or allows suppression, control, or banning of music or music related works against the wishes of its creator or intended audience.(Nuzum 7) Studies in elementary schools, high schools, and universities have shown that music has li...

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"The Influence of Music upon Society" Contents: Introduction .. Pag.3 The Beginning Pag.4 The 60's . Pag.5 The 70's . Pag.8 The 80's .. Pag.10 The 90's ... Pag.13 Present Day ....

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The most incredible aspect of the album was Ville's lyrics and his indescribable voice that told the authenticity about how dark love really is; Ville's voice, with the help of the other band members, brought about an imminent change in music in general. ...

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