Lay Me Down Sam Smith Analysis

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(1) One of the songs I love very much is “Lay me down” by Sam Smith. This song is a love song that the singer wants to give a message of the controversial issue of same-sex marriage. In the video, a gay couple is having their marriage in the church virtually, as the gay marriage is illegal in church. Besides, the structure of the song, I think this song belongs to the popular culture, because of the song is typically targeting a large amount of audience through the music industry. Also, this single is one of the songs of his debut album, which peaking in top ten over twenty countries. So, it is a mass production of his records, to sell many places around the world that controlled by the capitalist system.
(2) I would tell him that it’s not

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