L3: Unit 2 - Lyric Analysis - Common People

 

Preformer- Pulp (Jarvis Cocker, Mark Swift, Peter Dalton, David Lockwood)

Genre - Indie Rock

Lyrics- Relationship 

Who Wrote This Song? - Pulp (Jarvis Cocker)

Audience- Common People

Influences - Pulp were inspired by bands like David Bowie, ABBA, T rex, and The Smiths

Rhythm Scheme- 



It is narrative because there is a story behind the track but it is also autobiographical because it shares personal life events and emotions. 


There are many repeated lines in this track, especially in the chorus where the line "wanna live with common people like you" is repeated 7 times. There is lots of titles clues in this as common people is said many times.


Tornado of Souls- Megadeth




Performance

Performer - Megadeth (Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Nick Menza, David Ellefson)

Musical Context

Genre - Thrash Metal

Lyrics- The song is about a relationship that turns sour and as Mustaine describes it, he feels like he is trapped in the eye of a tornado.

Who wrote it?- Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson

Lyric Analysis

The first verse is clearly describing the scene of the breakup and how heartbreaking it is to have to do that to someone "This morning I made the call, the one that ends it all. Hanging up I wanted to cry, but dammit this wells gone dry" The song is both abstract and autobiographical as it describes emotional events and uses metaphors and similes to describe what it felt like to be trapped in a tornado. If you have been in a shitty relationship yourself, you will have an emotional connection to this song.

Obviously the chorus repeats itself, but in the phrase "Who's say whats for me to say? Who's to say whats for me to be? Who's to say whats for me to do? 'cause a big nothin' it'll be for me" I suppose that could be repetition 

The lyrics are mainly in the first person with lyrics such as "Can't say whats on my mind, cant do what I really feel, in this bed i've made for me, is where I sleep I really feel" It is all in the first person and Mustaine tells a lot stories from first person.




In the final verse he does mention some sort of resolution, but Dave Mustaine doesn't really write happy songs so this one is quite ambiguous. He mentioned a kiss of death and tucking someone into bed implying that he wanted to imagine some sort of ending for it all.



This is a relationship song so I don't really know how to relate any of these to the song




Mustaine claims that he is trapped in the eye of a tornado which is how he feels in this toxic relationship. He uses this simile to describe the way he feels in this awful situation.

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