Music that Matters
Oftentimes, pop artists produce music about partying, drugs, and incoherent nonsense. All one has to do to confirm the accuracy of the former statement is turn on the radio only to hear Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” playing on 25 different stations. Although, very rarely do we see artists that make music about relevant subjects such as bullying, distorted self-image, and low self-esteem, so rarely that in fact such subjects have become taboo. Beyonce and Christina Aguilera are among the few that have chosen to speak out about such subjects via their music and their ever-expanding reach to the masses. Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts” and Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” portray the mental battles that are common among the general public, …show more content…
Additionally, the purpose of Beyonce’s video is to show that the road to perfection is not worth it and to shed light on what women go through to try to be beautiful. The purpose of Aguilera’s video is to empower people with low self-esteem. “Pretty Hurts’” tone is angry and the mood is depressing instead of “Beautiful’s” tone which is angry and sad in the beginning and positive towards the middle and the mood is positive. Lastly, the theme of “Pretty Hurts” is that it takes pain to be pretty by other people’s standards and it is not worth it to change yourself. The theme for “Beautiful” if that you are beautiful regardless of what others say. These are the songs that matter at the end of the day. To sum up, both songs, “Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce and “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera are powerful songs. They shed light on subjects nobody really likes to talk about and tell their fans that it is normal to feel sad, unsatisfied, or even angry at the world and society. A common theme in both songs are “It’s okay to feel
Oftentimes, pop artists produce music about partying, drugs, and incoherent nonsense. All one has to do to confirm the accuracy of the former statement is turn on the radio only to hear Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” playing on 25 different stations. Although, very rarely do we see artists that make music about relevant subjects such as bullying, distorted self-image, and low self-esteem, so rarely that in fact such subjects have become taboo. Beyonce and Christina Aguilera are among the few that have chosen to speak out about such subjects via their music and their ever-expanding reach to the masses. Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts” and Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” portray the mental battles that are common among the general public, …show more content…
Additionally, the purpose of Beyonce’s video is to show that the road to perfection is not worth it and to shed light on what women go through to try to be beautiful. The purpose of Aguilera’s video is to empower people with low self-esteem. “Pretty Hurts’” tone is angry and the mood is depressing instead of “Beautiful’s” tone which is angry and sad in the beginning and positive towards the middle and the mood is positive. Lastly, the theme of “Pretty Hurts” is that it takes pain to be pretty by other people’s standards and it is not worth it to change yourself. The theme for “Beautiful” if that you are beautiful regardless of what others say. These are the songs that matter at the end of the day. To sum up, both songs, “Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce and “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera are powerful songs. They shed light on subjects nobody really likes to talk about and tell their fans that it is normal to feel sad, unsatisfied, or even angry at the world and society. A common theme in both songs are “It’s okay to feel