Artist, Kesha, co-wrote and sang the song titled “Praying.” In the video that she created for the song she shows us, the audience, what she went through during her healing process from the sexual and mental violence she received. Through many methods, such as religious references, Kesha took us through her journey through ethos, logos, and pathos. Kesha decided to create a music video for the song Praying, in which she co-wrote with Ryan Lewis and Ben Abraham (Legaspi and Leight 2017). In this video, she begins with her laying in what looks like a homemade casket, and there are two men with pig heads on standing over her on either side. Along with an angel on the side of the wall, it seems as if she is having her own funeral, and as the …show more content…
To begin, some of the things that can be associated with ethos had something to do with the Bible. As the video is playing, there are many different references towards things that happened in the Bible, more specifically at the end of the video. There are short glimpses of a whale at the end of the video that gives Kesha the courage to stand on the ship wreckage that she was laying on (00:03:58-00:04:53). This scene from the video relates to a scripture in the Bible that states “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights” (Jonah Chapter 1 KJV (King James Version) 17). This is an example of ethos because in her monologue she asks God what the lesson was in this whole situation “What is the lesson” (00:00:41). Of course, if anyone knows the story of Jonah you know that he was swallowed by a whale due, the Lord attempting to teach him a lesson by allowing the whale to swallow him. Kesha was asking God for validation that this situation happened, and wanted to know if there was a lesson in store from this just as God was trying to teach Jonah a lesson by allowing him to be swallowed by the whale.
Another biblical reference that is made in this video is at the end when she is walking on water looking into the sunlight is a reference a scripture that states “And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto
All throughout Bon Jovi’s song “Livin’ on a Prayer” it shows a tone of being depressed and having hope. They shows this throughout the song to say having someone to lean on, in rough times, can help you get through them. This is most prevalent when he sings “Take my hand, we'll make it I swear” and “Baby it’s okay, someday”. Bon Jovi uses terms like metaphor, personification, irony and even connotation to show a tone of depression and hopefulness.
When you are hopeless and broken. Mandisa Hundley talk about how she was broken, and God save her in the song “Out of the Dark.” Mandise is a christian singer and with her music she share God with the world. When you're broken, hurt, and hopeless turn to God. That what Mandise and other christian artist talk about in there songs God love.
The song “Unanswered Prayers” speaks to how everything led up to this moment. The song talks about a man who prayed in high school for a women to love him, but now years later is married to someone else and happy that God didn’t answer his high school prayers. The lyrics at one point say “Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers, remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs, that just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care, some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers,” this speaks to my relationship with Tyson, because I can remember in high school praying that my best friend would look my way. Now I am elated that god didn’t answer my high school prayers, because he knew that there was someone better out there
“On January 22, 2010 Madonna performed ‘Like a Prayer’ at ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ Telethon. The week before she endorsed the relief efforts of the charity organization ‘Partners in Health’, donating $250,000 toward their work with victims of the Haitian earthquake. ‘Partners in Health’ works to bring modern medical care to the world’s poorest communities and it has had a presence in Haiti for 20 yrs.” (MTV News Top Stories)
Entertainment Weekly featured the artist's new work, as she revealed to the public her dark past of being sexually abused at the early age of 3. The singer/actress explained the video through her Twitter about some of the scenes and how it represents "a purging of anger, grudge, pain, low self esteem, self-deprecation or any negative emotion." She also said that she even got a letter of apology from her rapist, but in the video, that letter was written
On the track, "The Rope," from her self-titled album, three minutes aren't enough to appreciate the truthful picture Baker paints, with her low, and tiring angelic voice. Drawn from a personal story of a cousin of Baker who committed suicide and came from a religious
In the opening lines she asks, “Who are you trying to impress when you pray?” Are you praying for the poor and the dying? The image painted with these lyrics is of someone that is dysphoric, someone whose life has lost meaning and they have fallen into the deepest state of sorrowfulness. Chloe’s voice plays the most vital role on this song, it is soft enough to be heard and at the same time it also soft enough to stealthily attack you with the horror of what is going on in the lyrics. The vocals are well timed to compliment the lyrics in such a way that she knows when to lay them back, when to elevate them and how to regulate her tone to give you are tonic effect that impressively blends the lyrics with the instruments on the song.
There’s a song by Frank Ocean where he captures an aspect of religion that I have always found to be incogitable. He sings, “..This unrequited love To me it’s nothing but a one-man cult... I can never make him love me...” Ocean is talking about the idea that this unreturned love, when internalized can be built up. He compares religion to a cult, filled with people who mindlessly follow a figure, in this case God, who represents the answers to all their questions. When I look around the world and see the Churches and Mosques dedicated to these Gods I am in awe of the sense of faith that so many have.
I am relating this song to the misuses of power and influence found in chapter twelve. Chapter twelve specifically contains information about sexual harassment and different types of bullying. Kesha’s song, “Praying,” expresses abuse
One of music’s unspoken powers is its power to unite us for a common good or purpose and it does this by reaching deep within our hearts and minds to turn on switches that you may have never thought you had within you. It pushes us to comprehend what others are going through and to take action about it. An example of this is the ongoing struggle to get help to Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria devastated the island. According to ‘Expanded Academic ASAP’; the creator of “Almost like praying”, Lin- Manuel Miranda, created the song in order to bring attention to the situation there and to bring people of all over the world together for a ‘good cause’. According to the database “All proceeds from the track are donated to
Among The Thirsty is a contemporary Christian rock band that is breaking barriers in the music industry. Band members Ryan Daniel, Scottie Henderson, Brock Douglas, and Gregory Smith all have the same purpose in mind: to present the Gospel to the world. "We have songs for the church as well as the for the hurting, seeking and lost, our desire is to eradicate the line between Christian and secular music" says Ryan Daniel, in a interview with KLOVE. The general message in “Completely” is to keep your heart open for god, never keep anything from him, for he is all knowing and all forgiving. Its shown in the song, by telling a story about someone falling; needing christ to help him stand tall again, and how to find the path to him again.
In her latest album named Prism Katy showed her fan’s that’s she is just like the rest of us. The album goes to describe her dark struggles with her divorce. How she felt so down at one point, that she felt like she didn’t want to be a part of this world anymore. This inspired many seeing this side of Katy, many felt her pain through the songs and others related to it. This Album caught the eye of many because she let those who listen understand that she is also human too, that just because she is constantly on the spotlight doesn’t mean she doesn’t feels just like we do. But how is she able to
“Hallelujah” is Panic! At The Disco’s only single to date that can’t credit drummer Spencer Smith, who had been the only remaining founding member of the band—vocalist Brendon Urie joined later as a replacement guitarist—before his departure in April. It also marks Panic! At The Disco’s first release in almost two years, following their fourth studio album Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! in October 2013. “Hallelujah” has been long awaited, and both it and it’s video centre on a theme typical of Panic! At The Disco: religion.
Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer,” is a great song and my favorite out of this unit. The song opens up with a grand sound. The drum roll at the beginning creates an epic and intense tone. The vocalist creates an edgy texture to the chorus. Throughout the song, the band creates different parts and solos that added elements to the track, which makes the song fun and not boring. Although this classic metal rock, I believe I hear synthesizers or drum machines. There are some pop elements to the Bon Jovi's song. If I am correct, Richie Sambora said a small statement during the opening riff. In my opinion, I think the lyrics make the song a little softer. I consider this song inspirational and motivational. The song is about staying strong and working
Her beliefs helped because she decided the only way to make it past was to believe this is God's plan. On line 14 she says “I blest his name that gave and took” she means she blest Gods name when he gave her and blessed her with those things and took them. Also on line 17 she says “It was his, it was not mine” she means it was God's not her belongings.