Noun 1. popular music genre- any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) popular music disco,disco music- popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques ...
Of the top 1000 popular songs they studied, 18% referenced illicit drugs and 17% referenced alcohol.23 Another report24 found that, of 258 popular music videos, 20% verbally referenced illicit drugs and 37% displayed alcohol. In every case, marijuana was the illicit drug most commonly ...
In an interview they sai d that whatever they se e , they writ e about i t . T hey also sing about issues such as violen c e linke d to illegal drugs an d women's right s . DAM hopes to teach young children not to b e influence d by other peopl e , but to learn on the...
From 2000 to 2011, a content analysis ofthe Top 40 songs' lyrics from "Hot 100" was conducted, which shows that songs from the first half of the decade tended to contain more references to drugs and alcohol than in the second half. Rap/hip-hop contained the most references. Alcohol was...
Live music often takes place at unsocial hours, in situations where alcohol and other drugs are freely available in ways that may encourage unhealthy usage. SD also claims that: ‘Music is not political and it supports everyone’ (ibid, 12). But again, this not true – some songs ...
The group's music is influenced by social issues. In an interview they said that whatever they see, they write about it. They also sing about issues such as violence linked to illegal drugs and women's rights. DAM hopes to teach young children not to be influenced by other people, but ...
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Although mostdangdutsongs are about romantic love, they can also address social issues too, from drunkenness and gambling (Mabuk dan Judi) to human rights (Hak Azasi). Rhoma Irama was famous for usingdangdutto convey moralistic messages, with songs such asMirasantika(Alcohol and Drugs) andBega...
The metaphor of war (typical of the 1990s turbofolk) is replaced with the metaphor of the Balkans as rife in criminality. For example, that is the discourse of the songMade in Balkan28, with lyrics about drugs, criminals and prostitutes in the Balkans; also, the songKrvavi Balkan[Bloody ...
He’s talking here about his past, a childhood of poverty in the thick of the drug trade. But it equally describes his present, as captured in the disjointed stream of consciousness of his lyrics, which depict a treadmill grind of emotionless sex and numbing drugs, a lifestyle of triumphs...