Sociology in Song Lyrics

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Sociology in Song Lyrics
Popular music has applied for many years in teaching sociological issues. Sociological concepts are illustrated in organized patterns in the song lyrics to give a particular message to the audiences (Pence). This paper identifies with the Lou Reed lyrics in the year nineteen eighty eight to the year nineteen eighty nine in which the words of ‘’Statue of Bigotry’’. The words of the song reflected on ‘Give me your tired, your poor, I’ll piss on ‘em,” (Walczak). The song was generally describing the experiences faced by the immigrants in the United States of America. The paper also identifies with the lyrics of the song written by Dead Kennedys in the year nineteen eighty. The wordings of the song illustrated “kill the poor” and lynch the landlord” (Walczak). The song went ahead in asserting that all religions make them vomit. This song was driving at the religious hypocrisy in the society, urban poverty and the class attitudes among the people in the society.
The music by the Grand Master Flash in conjunction with the furious five in the year nineteen eighty three represented a rap, driving at women in the society (Walczak). The music went further to illustrate on a woman who put her baby in the garbage pail. Another piece of music done by Yoko Ono and John Lennon in the year nineteen seventy two addressed on the issues facing women (Walczak). The piece of work asserted that women are niggers of the world. This piece of lyrics went further to assert on the roles of women in the society putting more weight on the traditional setup. The song lyrics clearly indicate the sociological issues that are addressed by songs to the targeted audiences.
Lou Reed (1988-1989) Song Lyrics
Lou Reed song Lyrics in the year nineteen eighty eight to the year nineteen eighty nine work reflected on the immigrants experience in the United States of America (Jimenez). This is a sociological issue being addressed by the song lyrics (Pence). Immigration is the movement of people from one country to another purposely for settlement purposes. Immigration into United States of America is considered a complex process that involves demographic logistics. United States of America has been critical in the population control. Laws have been set that makes it difficult for people to move into the United St...