Zakariya Daham, NA14 Song Analysis 2016-02-12
(Is there) Life on Mars?
’’Life on Mars’’ is a song with the text and music written by the British musician David Bowie. It was first released as a single in the 22th of June, 1971, and was later featured in his album Hunky Dory. David Bowie is notoriously famous for his critique of society, and this song of his is a metaphorical masterpiece that takes the crown.
This song is all about how our own entertainment, movies, music and TV have become too inclusive and important that our own lives have begun to imitate them.
The first verse highlights on ‘’the girl with mousy hair’’ as he puts it. She has got drama going on, and it’s not a shocker with whom: her parents. This song was released in 1971 …show more content…
Mickey Mouse, who is a popular children figure in entertainment, is subject to the personification of growing up, and it’s portrayed in an ugly manner. He’s now a ‘’cow’’, a supposedly negative adjective. What Bowie is trying to do is contrast the image of entertainment ideals (the perfect actors with their perfect make-up, and the happy adventures of Mickey) with the reality behind this image. The reality behind this image is argued that while we can try to mimic the ideals of movies, we can and will never achieve the perfection of the plots. David Bowie is trying to show us a simile between Mickey Mouse and reality. In reality, people grow old, while Mickey Mouse looks about the same in each and every episode. If Mickey Mouse can grow old, then he’s ‘’real’’, but the truth is that he can’t be, solely based on the fact that he’s a cartoon character. Bowie has yet again made a line that is obscure between entertainment and reality.
The very next line is David Bowie’s ultimate clarification of the theme. ‘’The workers have struck for fame because Lennon’s on sale again.’’. He’s trying to say that the working class are galvanized in their struggle because the entertainment industry has sold them the image that they’ve been wronged, exploited and so on. This is ironic because they assist the same system which exploits them. The remaining few lines continue to describe the problem that’s happening in the westernized
(Is there) Life on Mars?
’’Life on Mars’’ is a song with the text and music written by the British musician David Bowie. It was first released as a single in the 22th of June, 1971, and was later featured in his album Hunky Dory. David Bowie is notoriously famous for his critique of society, and this song of his is a metaphorical masterpiece that takes the crown.
This song is all about how our own entertainment, movies, music and TV have become too inclusive and important that our own lives have begun to imitate them.
The first verse highlights on ‘’the girl with mousy hair’’ as he puts it. She has got drama going on, and it’s not a shocker with whom: her parents. This song was released in 1971 …show more content…
Mickey Mouse, who is a popular children figure in entertainment, is subject to the personification of growing up, and it’s portrayed in an ugly manner. He’s now a ‘’cow’’, a supposedly negative adjective. What Bowie is trying to do is contrast the image of entertainment ideals (the perfect actors with their perfect make-up, and the happy adventures of Mickey) with the reality behind this image. The reality behind this image is argued that while we can try to mimic the ideals of movies, we can and will never achieve the perfection of the plots. David Bowie is trying to show us a simile between Mickey Mouse and reality. In reality, people grow old, while Mickey Mouse looks about the same in each and every episode. If Mickey Mouse can grow old, then he’s ‘’real’’, but the truth is that he can’t be, solely based on the fact that he’s a cartoon character. Bowie has yet again made a line that is obscure between entertainment and reality.
The very next line is David Bowie’s ultimate clarification of the theme. ‘’The workers have struck for fame because Lennon’s on sale again.’’. He’s trying to say that the working class are galvanized in their struggle because the entertainment industry has sold them the image that they’ve been wronged, exploited and so on. This is ironic because they assist the same system which exploits them. The remaining few lines continue to describe the problem that’s happening in the westernized