The Real Meaning Behind the Song Drive by Alan Jackson (Essay Sample)

THE SONG ‘DRIVE’ BY ALAN JACKSON
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The Song ‘Drive’ by Alan Jackson
For a long time, music has been used for different purposes in society. Songs are the greatest means to communicate to human souls. They are meant to entertain, educate, and console people of their losses. The paper discusses the song "Drive" By Alan Jackson. It pays attention to the writer of the lyrics, the purpose, significance, and the styles used by the artist to pass the message and achieve the song's objective.
Alan Jackson, an American country musician, released his song "Drive” (For Daddy Gene) in 2002. Jackson sang this gratifying song as an honor to his father, Eugene Jackson, who passed away in 2000. His lyrics are well arranged to memories the moments they had together with the father, and he later shared those memories with the daughters. Jackson wrote the song lyrics by himself to express his emotions of his father's memories to appreciate his contribution to his life. He recalls specific instances with the father with particular lines of the song, “I can't replace the way it made me feel," to show how vivid the moments remain to him (Lychner 2008, p.27). Jackson's words in the lyrics do not only show his personal feelings; they express what occurs in the hearts and minds of Americans after a tragedy.
The “Drive” by Jackson is a country music genre. The song’s genre has origins in Southeast parts of America. It has roots in the folk music in the region with a mixture of vocalized cowboy music. Country type of music has simple form in presentation and coordination. It is characterized by romantic and mournful ballads in audibility accompaniment (Malone and Laird 2018, p 36). We may not be aware of the details of the relation of Jackson to his father. However, the song “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” defines what kind of experience they had and their connection level. The song exposes how immaculate the father was to Jackson. It shows