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can increase aggressive thoughts and feeling on listeners. It’s about racism, and greed or desire. Furthermore, people can easily recognize that most of the popular songs seem has the same themes as breakup, pain, regret, sadness. These themes fit for most of the situations of young listeners. Those are the reasons why these kinds of songs popular, and young listeners keep listening to these kinds of music. As Dr. Anderson said: “Aggressive thoughts can influence perceptions of ongoing social…

movies, but it is too scary for her and they leave. As they walk home through the woods, Jackson begins to sing “Thriller,” until he eventually transforms into a zombie. In the graveyard with all the other zombies, Jackson begins one of the most popular and iconic dance routines in a music video (Herbert 108). One of the major…

The Beatles The Beatles are one of the best artists of all time. Nobody in history of music was as popular as the Beatles. Everyone knows the Beatles. You don 't have to love them, but you do have to respect them. Michael Stipe from REM once said “The Beatles are elevator music.” To which Ringo Starr responded “If it weren 't for the Beatles, REM would still be taking the stairs.” The Beatles are one of the most iconic cultural legacies of the 20th Century and their influence shows itself in…

infringement had cause artists to not receive compensation for their creations. With the invention of the computer this issue has come back in full swing. This can be a major negative impact from the creation of music because it could stop the next popular song from ever being created. With computers advancing more daily the future may hold a solution that may remedy this, but until then the unauthorized reproduction of music with plague…

society. They may feel as though the people in America are not helpful and they are conceited. If this is true, it goes to show how American pop culture is not welcoming nor accepting to those who are not a part of their popular beliefs. Metal music stands as a type of vengeance to popular music. It has rebelled against politicians, corporations and the core beliefs in America’s society. While many tend to disagree with the bands, the act of vengeance through music still stands…

and actress. She is known for her series of creative records. Her focus on social will be proved via her songs. Apart from her role in singing, she also played roles in stage shows, television and also film roles. She has been a suitable figure in popular culture for over 30 years. Jackson appeared on television shows in m1976. Her shows like Good times and fame gave her a chance to stand at top front lists. She has signed up a contract with A and M records in 1982. She became icon for her album…

and more as urbanization was overtaking society. The result of each reinvention continued to the present day and is even more so present. Christmas is even more so emphasized on materialism than ever before, as for opera, I never hear about it on popular media, and still has its own…

Milton Babbitt has been both a controversial composer, as well as author. In his article, “Who Cares if You Listen?”, Babbitt is quite harsh on his thoughts of contemporary music and performance as a whole. Babbitt discusses why contemporary composers, who produce “serious” and “advanced” pieces, should stop allowing their music to become accessible to the public. Instead, Babbitt calls for a restriction on their compositions and performances. He believes that the general public is uninterested…

still is really popular in the film industry. Bendle says “Apocalypses are one of the oldest narrative forms, and they have informed some of the most imaginative and terrifying imagery in cultural history” (Bendle, 2005). In the years before 9/11 the apocalypse movies, books and magazines have been a great and widely theme all around the world, people never seem to be bored seeing apocalypse movies. John Wallis and Kenneth G.C. Newport say “The topic of apocalyptic thought in popular culture is…

rallying force for the government when he says, “What Top Gun, Rambo and Red Dawn did for the ‘80s, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and Peter Jennings set out to for the new millennium” (34). He makes this connection in order to transition the reader from a more popular discourse to one of a more educated politics and history. In reference to alternative media sources Saldana argues, “They are the voices crying in the wilderness. Just like John the Baptist. But then, we know what that got him”…