Social Relevance

Courtesy Of The Red White & Blue by: Toby Keith

The song "Courtesy of The Red White & Blue" by Toby Keith is about September 11. Toby starts out by telling the listener how his daddy served in the army to keep his mother, brother, sister, and him all safe. He also tells us how while he served in the army, he lost his right eye and altough this was a tragedy, it was all to keep his family safe and stay in the "land of the free." The part of this song that clearly tells us he is talking about the attack of September 11th is in the second stanza. He first says "Now this nation that I love is falling under attack." This refers to the terrorists that had decided to attack our nation. The next line then talks about a "sucker punch right in the back." This line refers to the surprise attack its self because nobody knew that this was going to happen of course and when it did happen, the whole world was chaos. Toby then talks about how when it did happen, everybody was so upset that anyone could ever think of doing this.


Fifteen by: Taylor Swift

The song Fifteen by Taylor Swift can relate to really any teenage girl who has really had her heart broken. I think this can range through the ages of thirteen to eighteen. This song immediately talks about a teenage girls first day of highschool, how she talks to her friends she hasnt "seen in a while." Taylor then talks about how it is the freshman year and how every girl has one of those rivalries she wants to avoid yet can't wait for her to leave highschool so she doesnt have to deal with her. But then Taylor talks about how every girl also hopes to have a senior boy notice her, and all of a sudden she feels "special." Most people say that most guys will just tell you anything you want to hear, and in one sense this is true but not all guys are this way. Girls don't listen to these people becuase most of us are stubborn and want to learn from our own mistakes. But, "when you are fifteen and somebody tells you they love you, youre gonna believe them." This statement is very true. At this age, most of us don't know what we should believe and who to trust. This song is a very good example of social relevance.


Where Were You by: Alan Jackson

This song shows socail relevance towards September eleventh also. The first hint you get is when he says "Did you stand there in shock at the site of That black smoke rising against that blue sky." When the planes crashed into the twin towers, there must have been a lot of smoke. This songs also seems as though it is dedicated to a certain person. Maybe a family member that was not around at the time of this day. Alan puts many questions in his song asking him where he was during this time, how he felt, what he did, etc.