The purpose of this philosophical inquiry is to problematize the assumptions underlying elementary music teachers' choice to both erase folk songs from their curricula and to replace lyrics with racist associations. Erasing is defined as a process in which music educators remove certain ...
“My Eyes Don’t Cry No More” combines autobiographic verses with a resolute chorus over a swinging electronic production. Another tear-themed song, “Cryin’ Through the Night” (shouldn’t these two titles cancel each other out?) is a surprisingly up-tempo tale of heartbreak. Finally, “...
and literal “pants on fire” nursery rhyme writing intertwined with completely unnecessary yet equally immature f-bombs that crater any last confidence you had that Shania Twain 2.0 would be any semblance of “good.”
“Bemba Colorá,” released in 1966, is perhaps the most famous anti-racist rumba in music history, but it’s not easy to extract these powerful themes from the infectious swell of the horns and call-and-response between Cruz and her backing band. Cruz, colloquially known as the “Queen ...
Another woman done broke Axl's heart, but fortunately this time he gets pretty clever with the lyrics: "I was only a small child when the thought first came to me/That I'm a son of a gun and the gun of a son that brought back the devil in me." ...
" actually has some of the most racist lyrics in the history of music. Recorded for Columbia records 1916, the melody is from a song called "N*** Loves a Watermelon Ha Ha Ha" by a terrible man named Harry C Brown. Here's a sampling of the lyrics: ...
The song’s lyrics not only call out the oppression faced by Black communities, but also criticized the continual charge to “do it slow” — in other words, she highlighted how the direction to be patient with the slow pace of social change impeded the progress of racial justice. When ...
Very anti-racist lyrics, great opening riff, amazing solo, and Belladonna's vocals fit well. In My World This song describes the words that spin round in my head. Perfect! Breathing Lightning Anthrax fan all my life, favorite band as a kid. Give this song time to prove its worth. For...
Rick Rubin’s minimalist production; LL’s bold, bragging lyrics with their references to b-boy style, his prowess, his neighborhood, and responsible boombox maintenance (buying batteries, "terrorizing my neighbors with the heavy bass")—it all helped usher in the new school of hip-hop. This...
Kane Brown has always made a habit of collaborating with out-of-genre aritsts, and he finds an outlet for some of his vulnerable lyrics ever in "Memory," a duet with singer-songwriter, producer and rapper Blackbear. The song explores themes of anxiety, depression, the perils of fame and ...