Manic Street Preachers: Song Analysis

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Although each of the artist’s songs are very different, at the same time each one is very similar in comparison. The major similarity and only similarity between the two songs is they both talk about gender roles. However, Pierce’s song “Little Game” and Manic Street Preachers’ song “Born a Girl”, there are drastically more differences than similarities between the two songs. Pierce’s and Manic Street Preachers’ songs both addresses gender roles and society’s perception of how one must fit into their born biological sex.

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