Analysis Of The Song Renegade

Music has the ability to elicit strong sensational feelings from the listener and often it comes from a unique blend of the song itself and the environment surrounding the listener. One song can leave your whole body covered in goose bumps with your hair sticking straight up; this is exactly what happened to me when I heard Renegade by Styx for the first time. Styx is an American rock band from Chicago that dominated the rock scene in the mid 1970’s and early 1980’s. Renegade was released in 1979 when Styx was comprised of five members; the song made its way to #16 on the billboard that year but it’s impact has stood the test of time and is felt just as strongly today. Styx is commonly known as a band that successfully blended the elements of pop rock with hard rock guitar play. The song Renegade is a first person narrative of an outlaw waiting to be hanged. The story of the song is evident from the beginning where Tommy Shaw provides the lead vocals and expresses the …show more content…
It was a cold and windy evening at Heinz Field with the Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Dallas Cowboys. Since 2002, the song Renegade has become a staple of Pittsburgh Steelers football, it is used in the fourth quarter right before the defense takes the field as a way to wake up the crowd and energize the entire stadium. With the game tied at thirteen and the Steelers already having scored ten fourth quarter points, Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys took the field only to be welcomed by the Steeler Defense and the melodic echoing of Renegade ringing through the stadium. The whole stadium came to life with yellow towels waving all over the place and a few plays later, the Steeler defense intercepted Tony Romo for the game-winning touchdown. After hearing that song, my whole body had chills all over and I am confident I could say the same about the rest of the Steelers fans in attendance that