SONG IN ENGLISH

MATERIAL
March 08. 2021
 Targetted Study
Who knows ???
DEFINITION
SOCIAL FUNCTION
GENERAL STRUCTURE
IDENTIFY
LANGUAGE FEATURES
Definition
• A song is a single (and often standalone) work of music intended to be
sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns
using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the
repetition of sections.
Social Function
• To entertain the listeners.
• To teach moral value through the lyrics of the songs.
• To provide a way of managing the realitionship between our public
and private emotional life.
• To express personal feeling and cultural values.
• To give someone to not only shares their emotions with others, but
also to have an emotional connection that just can’t be experienced
in any other way.
Generic Structure
The general structure of a song consists of verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus. It is better
for us to learn more about the complete structure of songs.
a. Intro
The introduction establishes melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic related
to the main body of song.
b. Verse
It is the section of the song structure that tells the story. This is the
exposition, describing the scene or the person, or an emotion. There are
usually two or three verses in a row that have the same musical structure,
the same rhyme and poetic meter, but different words. The second verse
builds on the picture painted in the first verse, etc.
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c. Chorus of Refrain
• A chorus is the most repeated section, so it’s the easiest remembered. A chorus is the
summary of the song’s story. All the verses have been leading up to the chorus, and is
usually the part of the song people sing along with. A chorus can come at the
beginning of the song structure; it can also start in the middle, or come at the end. In
fact, some songs don’t have choruses at all. Some people are usually confused to
differentiate between choruses and refrain. A refrain is any line that repeats in the
song lyric, while a chorus is any group of lines that repeat.
• d. Break
• A break is actually a brief “rest” or “pause” for the core melody within a song used to
add further dimension and excitement. It may include a quick instrumental solo or
drum interlude or it may be a brief moment of silence, or acombination of each of
these elements.
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e. Bridge
This is the part of the song that shifts. It can suddenly change tempo, or
volume, or instrumentation. The bridge is the section that gives the
audience time to reflect on the story, or gives them the “climax” or conclusion of
the story through verses and chorus. Bridges can be used to give the singer a
break.
f. Outro or Coda
This is the end of the road for the song. It can repeat the intro, chorus or a refrain
as an outro, or a bridge with an instrumental solo.
Below Are Some Forms of Song’s Structure
Intro-verse-verse-chorus-break-verse-verse-break-bridge-break-out
Verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus.
Identifying song
Earth Song
Michael Jackson
Verse 1
What about sunrise
What about rain
What about all the things that you said
We were to gain
What about killing fields
Is there a time
What about all the things
That you said were yours and mine
Chorus
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we’ve shed before
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores
Aah, ooh
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Verse 2
What have we done to the world
Look what we’ve done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son
What about flowering fields
Is there a time
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine
Chorus
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying earth, these weeping shores
Aah, ooh
Aah, ooh
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Verse 3
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don’t know where we are
Although I know we’ve drifted far
Aah, ooh
Aah, ooh
Aah, ooh
Aah, ooh
Bridge
Hey, what about yesterday
(What about us)
What about the seas
(What about us)
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The heavens are falling down
(What about us)
I can’t even breathe
(What about us)
What about apathy
(What about us)
Drowning in the seas
(What about us)
What about the promised land
Preachin’ what I believe
(What about us)
What about the holy land
(What about it)
What about the greed
(What about us)
Where did we go wrong
Someone tell me why
(What about us)
What about baby boy
(What about him)
What about the days
(What about us)
What about all their joy
Do we give a damn
Aah, ooh
LANGUAGE FEATURES OF SONGS

Song lyrics can appeal to emotions, and they should also appeal to the
ear. It can be assumed that different genres of songs will exhibit
different styles of lyrics. The verse of songs contains the details of the
song: the story, the events, images, and emotions that the writer
wishes to express. Song are not always composed of simple sentence
structure or grammar. Lyrics are characterized by the use of rhythms,
conversational speech, and poetic expressions. The following are the
language features of songs.
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1. Lyrics are written in first, second, or third person given on the specific
perspective you choose. Often time point of views change in lyrics, but
only when needed.
2. They use rhyming words. Usually songs use a familiar catchy tune
and rhyme. A rhyme is a linguistic style, based on consonance or similar
sound of two or more syllables or whole words at the end of one line;
rhymes are most commonly used in poetry and songs.
3. They use alliteration. It is a stylistic device in which a number of
words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in
a series, for example: A big bully beats a baby boy.
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4. Some songs use poetic devices, such as figure of speech and imagery. While songs
can paint a vivid picture since they are longer mediums, imagery can be found in just
a single sentences as well. Imagery is vivid descriptive language that appeals to one
or more of the senses (sight, hearing, touch,smell, and taste) for example : Her blue
eyes were as bright as the sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk. A figure of speech is a
word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning.

5. Some songs use amusing word play and slang language. A word play is the
manipulation of language (in particular, the sounds, and meanings of words) with the
intent to amuse; verbal wit. Salng is kind of language consisting of very informal
words and phrases. Slang is more common in speech than in writing, for example:
gonna, wanna, ain’t, etc.
Oh, That’s all
Task
1. The thing you have to do is only trying to summarize
this lesson into one piece paper
2. You must also submit your English favorite song
Identify the name of singer and title of the song { old
songs is preferred
3. If you wish to sing on video is much better. Can you do that ?
Of course .. why not ?
4. I do wait your response no later than 05.05 P.M ya

thank you
Assignment
• You are obliged to sing your favorite song. Old songs are preferred.
• As an option, you may choose one of old songs
1. Wonderful Night
2. I can’t help falling in love with you
3. Heal the world
4. Mother, how are you today>
5. Rain and Tears
7. Unchained Melody
8. Mam, I am coming home
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I will be waiting for your assignment at 4 P.M
You may sing a song using a video or voice note