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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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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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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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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" 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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Hozier plays with his lyrics to give the reader or listener one impression with the first play through, and then the deeper the song is looked into and the lyrics have been read, the song changes. ... The irony of this song is how well the lyrics are specifically crafted to make the listener think more. ... Making the song look and sound religious has its appeal to religious folk, but after diving into the lyrics and seeing lines about the bedroom and gentle sin. ... A message that can be interpreted in many different ways despite having what seems like literal lyrics. ... The song also mock...

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Also, parents can censor lyrics for children based on their family's values, but there is no direct reason why the government should be censoring lyrics. ... People who censor lyrics are ignorant for not realizing artists are singing about the world we are living in and society"s problems. There are still many individuals out there who don't want to censor these lyrics and depend on them to express their own emotions. Countless number of teenagers listen to music to forget about their problems and relate to a singer"s lyrics. ... If we are censoring lyrics, why stop at that? ...

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What attracts a person most are the lyrics that Edwin McCain writes. ... McCain's clever lyrics portray his views on young people such as, "Youth goes hand in hand with foolish pride," and his love-as-a-war view saying, "The blood that was spilled in the heartache before left road maps of scars that I never, never could ignore" (Misguided Roses). Singing these lyrics with his soulful voice with a slight touch of Southern charm, McCain makes you believe every word that soars from his heart. In addition to McCain's amazing lyrics, his musical skills are also ver...

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I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wallace a.k.a. ... Is Will Smith making an impact on today's youth with his clean lyrics? ... I would like to address the problem of crude rap lyrics on today's youth. Is profanity in rap lyrics effecting our kids? ... "They [rap artists] want their lyrics to reflect the lives they witness. ...

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Many roots lyrics reveal the corruption and truth behind government intervention. ... These were the times when musicians wrote lyrics crying out for liberation. ... Their shared experience may be the historical connation that the lyrics imply. In many of Peter Tosh's song lyrics, he uses the Rastafari phrase "I and I." ... Tosh's music and lyrics will not be forgotten. ...

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He is now known as Bob Dylan, the incredibly famous Rock musician who influenced the music world with his lyrics. ... His lyrics reached out to his listeners. They could relate to his lyrics and stories. People did not pay attention to the instruments, they read into the lyrics. ...

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., are few lyrics from the music genre "gangsta rap." ... The lyrics in many songs contain violent and explicit lyrics that usually talk about killing someone along with sounds of gunshots in the background. ... Those lyrics wouldn't necessarily affect you. ... The lyrics on the song said it was dedicated to the L.A.P.D. ... In other songs the lyrics talk about being promiscuous (giving very explicit sex lyrics) and yet the album was still being sold to young children. ...

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Rap, a relatively new form of musical exposition, has been criticized for its so-called anti-women lyrics. Some have even said that these types of lyrics are veering toward rape music (Faludi 267). ... These groups argue that the lyrics in many rap songs degrade women by calling them bitches, hoes, and tricks. ... Although these terms may sound degrading, these lyrics have no real influence on America's image of women. ... He, like many other rap artists, does not view women as derogatory sex objects as they are depicted in his lyrics (MTV 3). ...

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After the lyrics are further interpreted, a further meaning can be found in the piece. ... The yellow man referred to in his lyrics can be linked to the Vietnam War. ... Springsteen is known for his nationalism and patriotism in his songs and lyrics. ... Springsteen was able to raise public awareness around the country by introducing his social issues into his lyrics and songs. ... Also, his lyrics inform people on many social issues that occur everyday in our own country....

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The guitar is palm muted at the beginning and in the parts where there are no lyrics. ... More importantly, the lyrics reflect the punk ideology of nihilism. ... The lyrics of "What's My Age Again?... The lyrics are also a celebration of immaturity and aloofness. ... - Sung in the mellow style of Hoppus, the aloofness and sarcasm are evident in the lyrics. ...

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Rap Music and Youth's Behavior ABSTRACT Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about the potentially misleading content of violent themes and lyrics in gangta" rap. ... After many discussions about this topic, musicians and the music producers seem to blame each other for the violent end sexually explicit lyrics contained in their music. ... They cannot see, or feel what murder, stealing, and shooting are like when they can only hear the lyrics. ... They do what they hear, and see; and at the same time they are being infected with the violence that music is teaching them th...

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Many parents and experts argue that rappers and musicians use vulgar, profane, sexually explicit lyrics to target the teenage market. ... Lyrics that contain sexually explicit lyrics have constantly been under attack. ... In 2000 Cheney went before the Senate to call for censorship of the rapper's lyrics. ... Sexual lyrics in rap are not the only controversial issues at hand. ... He claimed Ludacris" lyrics were too vulgar and tasteless. ...

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However, it does not need to have explicit lyrics or excessive noise to be considered rock. ... Explicit lyrics and excessive screaming are not necessarily needed for a song to be considered rock music. ... The vast majority of those things contain neither explicit lyrics nor excessive screaming in them, which contribute little if not take away from the value of the song. ... And the music does not need to contain explicit lyrics and excessive shouting to be considered rock. ...

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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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The first part of the song is in the form of a dialogue, with Nanna and Ragnar taking turns singing the lyrics. ... The lyrics describe a woman who feels alone and a man who reassures her. ... Ironically, although the lyrics are concerned with a sad story, the music has a happy sound. ... There are two voices in the song's lyrics rather than just one. ... However, an analysis of the lyrics reveals that the song is about deep meanings concerning a universal human experience....

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I listened to it for old time's sake, but this time I actually registered the lyrics. I've only ever heard the song in the back of a restaurant or the context of a dance, so I've never had the chance to concentrate on the lyrics. ... But- and when you're a 16 year old who is a female rights advocate, there's always a 'but'-the lyrics enforce a horrific image. ... The lyrics illustrate that the girl is putting up a 'front' and lying to herself about not wanting to participate in intercourse. ... I am a teenage girl who is receptive of the language ...

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Since a significant portion of popular music uses controversial lyrics, it often becomes a target of censor advocates. ... Many other bands have been sued over controversial lyrics such as, the Dead Kennedys. ... Wal-mart and K-mart, among others, stopped carrying CDs with explicit lyrics. ... An additional positive aspect would be that a shift in blame might occur in response to "obscene" or graphic lyrics. We would be forced to see music lyrics as a reflection of society, and as a result, deal with the problems being reflected upon. ...

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The lyrics invite listeners to dance and have a good time no matter how bad things get. ... These lyrics suggest that even if you're all alone in a jail cell, you can always dance with the wooden chair you're sitting on! ... " The structure is constant but the lyrics represent an ABABBABAB format with the verse repeated twice after the first chorus. ... Legalize It simply alternates between the verse and chorus lyrics creating a hypnotic feel or 'stoned' feel. ... Legalize It is a brilliant example of how music can be used to emphasize lyrics and vise-versa. ...

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