Song: All the Good Girls Go to Hell -- Billie Eilish
Chong Tsz Yen Hayley 3035805497
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"All the Good Girls Go to Hell” is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and was released on September 6, 2019. The song portrays a conversation between God and the Devil, asking each other questions like “What is going on? Why did humans do all this”. The music video serves as an endorsement of Greta Thunberg’s Climate Strike. At the beginning of the music video, Eilish sprouts a pair of white wings. Instead of flying around, she falls down from the sky and lands on the ground into an oil spill. The fallen angel represents an angel who rebelled against God and was exiled from heaven, just like how humans destroyed the once beautiful nature and now has to live in a world where it is polluted and devastated. She tries to break free, but it's a major struggle. She can barely walk out of the oil spill, let alone fly. Just like birds that are trapped in oil spills, their feathers lose their natural buoyancy, making them sink and drown in polluted water. When the music starts, she manages to emerge, still covered in the sludge. Her once-white wings are soaked in the black oil. Eilish's surroundings continuing to burn down around her, seemingly as a metaphor for the future of our planet if climate change is not accurately addressed and remedied. All The Good Girls Go to Hell is part of the pop music genre, in the key of A♭ minor and consists of Em, C, Am and B7 chords. The tempo of this song is at 185 bpm, a relatively fast-paced song lasting only 2 minutes and 49 seconds. For the instrumental of the song, it features plinked piano, blinked piano, off-the-wall synths, drums and bass, giving the song a lively beat. A voice filter is also used to distort Eilish’s voice at times to create a dark tone to the song. The message on climate change and the severity of the ecological issues it brings is clearly conveyed in the lyrics of the song. “Hills burn in California” represents the wildfire in LA that was caused by climate change. California has been experiencing warmer temperatures and drier seasons, bringing on longer and more intense drought seasons as a result of the changing climate. It follows with the lyrics “My turn to ignore ya, don’t say I didn’t warn ya”, as if it is God telling humans that they made this mess themselves and it is out of god’s hands to save the planet. There were many warnings mother nature gave humans about the severity of climate change, such as, as mentioned in the lyrics “ once the water starts to rise”. The melting of icebergs due to a hotter climate is now causing the rise in sea level, increasing the probability of floods in low-lying areas. The last verse ends with “Man is such a fool, why are we saving him? Poisoning themselves now, Begging for our help, wow”. Echoing back to the conversation between God and the Devil. Everything that is happening to the environment right now and all the natural disasters mankind brought on to themselves will lead our planet into the state of a living hell. This is why “all the good girls”, meaning everyone would go to hell if we do not solve climate change actively and in time.
Assignment 1 - Commercial Soundscapes Law Vanessa Lok Tung 3035825095 In the afternoon of 18 th September, I went to the China Hong Kong City and the Harbor City to experience the commercial soundscape of Tsim Sha Tsui. There was no background music playing in both shopping malls. Once I entered the China Hong Kong City, I was attracted by a store called ‘Kids Kids Cars’ because there were loud and recognizable children’s songs. It pops out in a quiet environment, and thus constructs a clear separation of space between the store and the mall. It also creates a space enclosing an existing recreational activity, that is, car racing, and shapes a livelier vibe in the mall since most shops were closed. I noticed that the music was broadcasted from the floor standing speakers in the front of the store, and the speakers from the ceiling. It is believed that the reason for playing at such high volume can not only attract the attention of pedestrians and children, but also make it
MUSI3042 assignment 1 On a bright Wednesday morning, I visited the area of Causeway Bay that I often refer to as my second home - yes, the road leading to Windsor House and H&M. No part of Hong Kong is ever not crowded, so a crush of people milled about even though it was nearing noon on a weekday. Above the rhythmic noises of construction, traffic signals and people’s voices, I focused on what was important. With the voice memos app open on my iPhone, I was ready to observe the different kinds of music being played in various stores around me. The first place I entered was, of course, H&M , one of the most popular clothing brands targeted especially towards youth. I walked in expecting to hear one of today’s most overplayed hits, but surprisingly couldn’t recognise the song. The lyrics were half-English, half-French, and it sounded relaxing, almost lazy. I like to think I keep up with current music, and since I hadn’t heard this song or the one that played after it (al
This blog is a space for us to consolidate and share our writing, our audiovisuals, and our ongoing research for MUSI3041. Please be positive and supportive, and let's make an effort to contribute in the spirit of scholarly and intellectual pursuit. Your contributions are never wrong, so don't let your inhibitions stop you from exploring ideas or asking tough questions. And don't let your anxieties over language or writing style keep you from having your voice heard! To start things off, let's kick off the blog with a well worn piece of "environmental music," perhaps the quintessential example in the Western art music tradition: Looking forward to a productive and stimulating semester! -- JV Neglia
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