The Essence of Pop Culture Essay example
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Sep 30th, 1999
4 Pages
"Talk about Pop Music, Talk about Pop Music
" was one of the most catchy phrases of the 1980's. Just as in the 80's, today we see many characteristics of "pop culture" effecting our lives. But, what is "pop culture?"
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<br>I spent some time online trying to answer my question and time after time I was led to the same direction: pop culture is what we see, hear, speak, and are otherwise exposed to on a daily basis. The infomercials we see late on television, the billboards we see on the side of the road, the junk mail we receive, the links on the web pages we visit, and the radio commercials we hear all tie together to form this idea of pop culture. These, plus many other aspects, form our minds and teach us how to be culturally smart. …show more content…
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<br>I spent some time online trying to answer my question and time after time I was led to the same direction: pop culture is what we see, hear, speak, and are otherwise exposed to on a daily basis. The infomercials we see late on television, the billboards we see on the side of the road, the junk mail we receive, the links on the web pages we visit, and the radio commercials we hear all tie together to form this idea of pop culture. These, plus many other aspects, form our minds and teach us how to be culturally smart. …show more content…
All they had to do was appeal to the public. These young musicians are at the top of their game and we put them there. They drove their way into our current pop culture whether it was their outstanding sounds or their outstanding sex appeal. This sex appeal, another part of current pop culture, binds itself to the human hormones and takes advantage of it as a marketing scheme.
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<br>In the culture this song was created in, it is perfect because most people who were listening to Billy Joel's music were of age where they knew of these events as recent happenings or recent "cultural" history. His message, showing the importance of history, could be applied to pop culture forever by reflection of the past for answers for the future.
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<br><b>Bibliography</b>
<br><li>80's pop culture. <a
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<br>In the culture this song was created in, it is perfect because most people who were listening to Billy Joel's music were of age where they knew of these events as recent happenings or recent "cultural" history. His message, showing the importance of history, could be applied to pop culture forever by reflection of the past for answers for the future.
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<br><b>Bibliography</b>
<br><li>80's pop culture. <a