The 25 Songs that Tells Us Where the Music is Going (Essay Sample)

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The 25 Songs that Tells Us Where the Music is Going
The Chosen Songs are: “I’m better” by Missy Eliot, “Jolene” by Pentatonix and “We the people” by A Tribe Called Guest.
The reason for the writer’s choice the songs
The music industry has had tremendous transformations over time. The music that existed in the past and the type of music in the contemporary society defer in many dimensions. In the ancient time, there was no music genres and music was ethnic based. Today, more futuristic and educative songs have been recorded. The 25 songs by the New York Times magazine must have been chosen by the writer because they wanted to highlight the changes that have been happening in the music industry. The writers also use the songs to call for a change in the dimension of songwriting and production and used the songs since they possess the futuristic and distinctive features they would like to be incorporated in the contemporary music.
The Uniqueness of the three Songs
The songs speak to the basic emotions of human beings and more importantly, they shout important things about the people’s culture and provides a futuristic view of the society. The song “I’m better” by Missy Eliot, for instance, is described to bend the present into a future that is hopeful to the people. It is a unique song as it uses science fiction videos to envision the future. It calls for the need to save humanity from the uncertain future in an optimistic way. “Jolene” by Pentatonix is a unique song as it is a re-invention of the 1973 Jolene. It is recorded in such a great iconic anthem that has no sexual content, no bad behaviors, politics, and curses, unlike other contemporary music. It is s representation of the marginalized groups in the society due to the diversity singer’s backgrounds that create a symbolic way of informing people of the importance of unity in diversity. “We the people” on the other hand is a unique song that addresses the immigrant plight and issues affecting them in the society. It addresses current political issues with a futuristic bearing in the society. Other songs that can fit into this list include “Ubuntu” by Colby and Awu, “Different colors, one people” by Lucky Dube, and “Listen” by Red Grammer. They al...