Man Of The Year: Song Analysis

Throughout life, music has had a major impact on myself. When I hear certain songs it makes me think of certain memories. The song, The Reason, sends me back to my childhood when I was growing up on 2000’s pop. Before all of my football games, I listen to hardcore rap, with the song Man of the Year. My brother has had a tremendous impression on me as I have grown up and the song that resembles Tyler is, Freebird. Music has a special way of helping you remember the good and the bad times in life.
The Reason sends me back to about the age of six. During summer as a kid this song would always get played whether at the pool, in the car, or at home on the radio. The best memory that this song brings to me are the prolonged hot days at the Country Club swimming pool, with my mom and brother. Nine times out of ten, when I popped my little head out of the cool, refreshing water to get a heaping breath of air, this song would fill the air. The Reason was way too overplayed. As summer went on, this song continued to get played over and over again, forcing me to horror the song by the end of the summer. To this day, things have changed, I now enjoy hearing this song, making me remember the old summer days and how much I actually disliked it. The Reason is a fantastic song that I will cherish for the …show more content…
Freebird makes me think of being at rest, having no worries and no harmful things in life. My brother, Tyler, used to listen to this song all the time, whether on an ipod or in the car. My brother is one of those individuals that is almost worry free and whatever flows goes. Me being the little brother that I am, makes me want to be like my big brother, so I use this song to help me feel free. Freebird has taught me not to worry about things that are not in my control and to let life take its path. This song takes me back to when I was a kid and had absolutely nothing to worry about. The free bird in me stills flies as well as my