Write a paper on how Adolescent musical preferences can be analyzed to determine whether adolescents are making political or value-oriented statements that separate them form adults. Listen to the following song lyrics from various decades (use Youtube.com to locate video versions). For each song, analyze the following:
(a) sexual themes
(b) conflict with or rebellion against adults; and
(c) adolescent preoccupations (e.g. love, sex, cars, etc.).
Submit your analysis as a paper in paragraph form – a paragraph for each song . There are 14 songs listed. You must choose 5 to analyze.
List of songs:
Queen – I’m in love with my car
Jackson Brown – Cocaine
Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi
Stevie Nicks – Stop Dragging My Heart Around
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young – Teach Your Children Well
Cat Stevens – Peace Train
Bob Seger – Turn the Page
Kiss – Beth
Eddie Money – Shakin’
George Michael – Freedom!
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
Flo Rida – I Don’t Like It, I Love It
Sia – I Love Cheap Thrills
Til Tuesday – Voices Carry