The lyrics were simple and catchy, themed around love, loss of love and teenage rebellion. ... Through all of his music, one aspect that made him popular is his lyrics. Bob Dylan's lyrics are very well known. ... Many groups, among them Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, tried to approximate in music the aural experience of drugs, producing long, repetitive songs with odd lyrics. ... The music was filled with contempt for previous styles; its fast-tempoed songs, usually propelled by electric guitar, featured irreverent lyrics often obscured by the music. ...

• Word Count: 1465
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

He further describes how he has not given a full line-by-line explanation of his lyrics, in part, because much of it is illogical in nature. He has stated that they lyrics are "beyond analysis; they"re poetry." ... In the lyrics, "Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry," the dry levee is a metaphor for rock music being (figuratively) sucked dry. ... (Note; in the hard copy version I received in class, the line reads, "Plant a flower on the grass," however, I use the version of the lyrics posted on Don McLean's official UK website at www.don-mclean.com.) ...

• Word Count: 2255
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Many bands within this style of music, such as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, tried to simulate, in music, the aural experience of psychedelic drugs, producing long, repetitive, occasionally delicate songs with surreal lyrics. ... For example, "to the lyrics of teenage love and adolescent concerns were added social commentary, glorification of drugs and free-association poetry" (Groliers Encyclopaedia). ... Its fast-tempo songs, usually propelled by electric guitar, featured irreverent lyrics often obscured by the music itself, and Heavy Metal, which was similar to Acid Rock, ...

• Word Count: 1511
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The lyrics also changed from black slang to language that was more acceptable to white audiences. ... Most of the music today is not considered Rock and Roll, but the music lyrics are still degrading to women. ...

• Word Count: 1838
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School