Without Me- Eminem

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eminem/withoutme.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RScYA_fBqKY

Top Ten:

1. Without Me- Eminem

1. Positive song, can't be sad and listen to it
2. Humorous
3. anyone could enjoy this song
4. outrageous statements towards the fcc and vice president
5. Released after Marshall Mathers LP.
6.It was released as the lead single from his fourth studio album titled The Eminem Show in 2002, and re-released on his greatest-hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits in 2005. "Without Me" is one of Eminem's most successful singles, reaching #2 in the U.S. and #1 in many countries worldwide.
7. #1 in europe, uk and australia


2. Mr. Jones-Counting Crowes
3. Let it be- The beatles
4.What's Love-Ashanti
5. You and Me- Life House
6.Here Without you- Three Doors Down
7. What's My Age Again- Blink 182
8. Last Dance- Tom Petty
9. TNT- AC/DC
10. Trouble-Taylor Swift

Song Analysis 10/15/12

Last Dance With Mary Jane

Tom Petty

Through out the song "Last Dance With Mary Jane, Tom Petty painfully expresses ones mental addiction to the drug, Marijuanna, known on the streets as, Mary Jane. Although many other meanings of the song have been depicted, the true meaning behind the song remains controversial. But from my understanding of the song, there truly is no doubt in my mind that this song is indeed about Marijuanna.

"She Grew up in an Indianna town, had a good looking mama, who never was around, but she grew up tall and she grew upright, with them indiana boys on them indiana nights". While this line could simply be about a young neglected woman, I believe it is about the growth and harvest of the plant. While in the chorus, Petty sings, "Last dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the pain./I feel summer creepin' in and I'm tired of this town again". He is having what he wants to be, his last encounter with the drug, until the reality of his town seeps in and he begins to crave the drug once again. Petty also states "I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of goin' down," He's tired of doing the wrong thing, and he is tired of the after effects of the drug, known as being "burnt out."

 

Declaration

In Poetry of song, I will be using my blog to analyze the struggles shown in Rock music. Since the beginning of music, artists have used their songs to express their feelings. Rock music is known for expressing struggle, whether it be in love, lifestyle, or even politics. Throughout the Semester, I will be using the theme of "Struggle" to anaylze and complete assignments about my genre of Rock Music.