This year in show choir we sang The United States of Eurasia by Muse. This was all about how world domination would be detrimental to the world as we know it. It talks about how if we let someone take over our world and rule everyone that we will all fall and be under one person which is not ideal. This is influencing us to be proactive in our society because we hope that this will never happen to us. Often times we think that it won't happen to us, but often times we are quite wrong. This song serves as a warning to us to what could happen in the future if we are not careful.
Another influential song is I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry. Although you may not think that this song deserves to be mentioned in the category as influential, I beg to differ. This song is influential because it took a topic such as gay rights and made it into a pop song that seemed harmless. When, you really think about it, people didn't care that she was talking about lesbians she was just making a song. This song had a point though. It didn't cause people to be outraged, well most of them weren't, it caused a new found love for Katy Perry and opened up the door to being gay as an okay thing. Whether she intended to change peoples' minds on the LGBT issue she did and all because she wrote a song to a pop tune about kissing a girl.
The last influential song I will talk about is We Are the World. This song, originally sung by Michael Jackson, was used in the effort to eliminate hunger throughout the world was re-done so as to help Haiti after the earthquake. This song provoked people to give money and time to invest in Haiti after the hurricane hit. We Are the World showed people how alike even the most different people to be.
These songs, along with many others, are not influential because people decided them to be. They are influential because they have lyrics that touch people. They are about issues that can be seen as big problems today. The influence, whether intended or not, is not consciously known. We are influenced because it is like subliminal messaging. These songs are influential because they not only change the way we think they change the way we are. For now, Asian out!!
Another influential song is I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry. Although you may not think that this song deserves to be mentioned in the category as influential, I beg to differ. This song is influential because it took a topic such as gay rights and made it into a pop song that seemed harmless. When, you really think about it, people didn't care that she was talking about lesbians she was just making a song. This song had a point though. It didn't cause people to be outraged, well most of them weren't, it caused a new found love for Katy Perry and opened up the door to being gay as an okay thing. Whether she intended to change peoples' minds on the LGBT issue she did and all because she wrote a song to a pop tune about kissing a girl.
The last influential song I will talk about is We Are the World. This song, originally sung by Michael Jackson, was used in the effort to eliminate hunger throughout the world was re-done so as to help Haiti after the earthquake. This song provoked people to give money and time to invest in Haiti after the hurricane hit. We Are the World showed people how alike even the most different people to be.
These songs, along with many others, are not influential because people decided them to be. They are influential because they have lyrics that touch people. They are about issues that can be seen as big problems today. The influence, whether intended or not, is not consciously known. We are influenced because it is like subliminal messaging. These songs are influential because they not only change the way we think they change the way we are. For now, Asian out!!
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