Lyrics+in+genres

= Lyrics in Genres =
 * I'd like for us to examine different lyric styles based on different genres. Please pick two songs with similar content from two different genres and examine the songs' lyrical similarities and differences. In addition please reflect on how the lyrics reflect the style of that genre. Please post a link to the lyrics, artist, writers, and year written. When you have done this please create a [|wordle] with at least ten words based on your song's shared theme. Write a brief description about how your wordle reflects the lyrics' shared content. Thank you and enjoy! Here is the rubric for this assignment: [[file:Wordle Rubric.xls]] **


 * Angry Break-Up Songs in Pop and Country Music**

[|N'Sync "Bye Bye Bye"] Written by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze in 1999

[| Lady Antebellum: "Love Don't Live Here"] Writen by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, and Hillary Scott in 2007

These two songs are both about a break-ups, yet because they are from different genres, they convey the message in different methods. The lyrics of the song "Bye Bye Bye" are performed by N'Sync, a popular boy band of the late 90s. The lyrics are repeating and catching because they are made for a pop music audience. Pop music is hallmarked by its instant appeal, so catchy lyrics that are easy for a listener to learn are key components of any successful pop music song. In addition, N'Sync was a band that often performed dance moves to accompany the song. The lyrics used in this song provide plenty of opportunities for the band to perform a choreographed move. In contrast, the song "Love Don't Live Here" is a country music song preformed by the Southern group Lady Antebellum. Country music often has a much slower pace with a narrative lyric style that often unfolds into story. In this song we see the the singer speaking to a past relationship and how the singer's feelings towards the relationship have changed over time. Both "Bye Bye Bye" and "Love Don't Live Here" could be described as angry break-up songs, but each go about conveying that theme in different methods based on the genre they are a part of.



I used the word **relationships** to convey the central focus of both of these lyrics. The lyrics demonstrate a relationships created in **love**, but also incorperating many other different **emotions**. Within these lyrics, when love is **gone**, the couples **fight** leading to **break-ups**, and feelings of **hate**, and **revenge**. Still the lyrics of these song convey a sense of **healing** for the artist as the create a new **beginning** without the past significant other. -Ms. Hedstrom