On last week's episode of Glee, they were trying to find an anthem to perform for a competition.They went through Justin Bieber, a song from a broadway musical, a cople others, and finally settled on the song "Sing" by My Chemical Romance.
Music is a form of rhetoric. It's a form of effectively writing feelings or meanings and putting it to a melody. Sing talks about taking a stand for what you believe in and not just sitting silent accepting what happens.
The characters of the music video are supposed to be something close to super heroes, the Killjoys, that go on a mission to save the little girl (who is a part of the Killjoys). I think that this could be a metaphor to saving the little girl from the evil is meaning that standing up for what you believe could help overcome the opposition. "Be what tomorrow needs." and "Sing it for the one's that will hate your guts."
My Chemical Romance also has another video that features the Killjoys, who are again fighting evil. The Killjoys are again fighting for what they believe in, until at the end the little girl is kidnapped. (This is the one before Sing).
Even though music just seems like a melody with a string of words, it's more. It has a meaning, and the meaning of the Killjoy's videos is to stand up for what ou believe in, even if it's difficult. Rhetoric include arguing your point, but it also includes listening to the opposition and nderstanding where they're coming from. Not just attacking.
I think My Chemical Romance uses this in their songs because it's about sticking up for what you believe in even when no one else will listen, you should never stop trying to get people to listen.
I love My Chemical Romance! It's great to see the songs having meaning behind them and not just being mindless pop songs. Great post!
ReplyDeleteMy Chemical Romance<3 They're from my area at home, so I was walking around in Target one day...and BAM there's Ray Toro with his gorgeous hair standing in front of me. I love bands that actually have meaning behind their songs, it's so rare these days. MCR is definitely one of them!
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't listen to MCR in quite some time. I agree that music needs to have meaning in it. For me, at least, a song (or even band) loses it's credit for meaningless songs. Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeletewow my chemical romance. I haven't listened to them in so long but its good to hear them again. I completely agree with you and I argue this with my passion blog, songs need a meaning because other wise your just singing with no background. Thanks for the post.
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