Aim #2: Success (Warning: Explicit Lyrics)
1. Beyonce --> Hollywood, R&B, 2007
2. Rick Ross ft. P. Diddy --> Another one , Hip Hop, 2010
3. Ne yo --> Champayne Life , R&B, 2010
4. Mary mary --> God in Me , Gospel , 2008
5. Mase, Notorious B.I.G., and Puff --> I been around the world , Hip Hop,
Aim #4: Liberation
1. Lauryn Hill --> I gotta find peace of mind , R&B, 2007
2. India Arie ft. Akon --> I am not my hair , R&B,
3. Lauryn Hill --> Zion , R&B, 1998
4. Pink --> F**kin Perfect , Pop, 2010
5. Christina Aguilera --> Beautiful , Pop, 2003
Of the two aims, Success was more prevalent. As for why, there are many reasons for that. Success is, and has been, the ultimate goal for most people in life. It starts as a child, your parents encourage you to do things that will help promote your success in the future world. This success can mean education, money, a career, a status, etc. depending on how the individual percieves the success they wish to acquire. Music and Media help to influence individuals perception on success by providing them with pictures and stories about the success of others, which can have negative or positive effects on the rationality of how individual's think successful people decide to use resources. I noticed that I had to analyze the lyrics of the songs that i chose to use for liberation. I aimed for those songs which revealed some self discovery. The western view of these aims are different from that of Hinduism because the understanding of success and liberation are deeper, therefore meaning more the individual than the materialistic success constantly displayed here. The success aimed by Hinduism includes wealth, fame and power, and achievements are considered to be temporary conditions. This is almost opposite of here because just being wealthy is a sign of success whether you have the power and fame or not. Also, achievements are usually crucial to the development of an individual's success and often used to tell one's legacy, so they are definitely not thought of as temporary. The conception of Liberation in Hinduism means infinite being, infinite awareness, and infinite joy which is why i chose songs that aimed for self discovery.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Blog #1: Hinduism Aim #1 and Aim #3
Hinduism Aim #1: PLEASURE
1. Musiq Soulchild "Love"
2. Beyonce "Speechless"
3. Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl"
4. Tweet "Oops oh my"
5. Trey Songz "Love faces"
Hinduism Aim #3: COMMUNITY SERVICE
1. John Legend "Wake up"
2. T.I. ft Chris Brown "Get back up"
3. Andy Grammer "Keep your head up"
4. Bill Withers "Lean on me"
5. "Whats going on?" artist collaboration
Overall Response: I would say that the pleasure aim seems to be more prevalent. Love is one type of pleasure common to just about everyone, and love doesn't just have to pertain to a direct relationship with another human being. It was much easier for me to think and find songs about pleasure because one can take pleasure doing many things and/or obtain pleasure in the process. What surprised me was how hard it was to find songs I felt would coincide with the concept of community service. Overall, I aimed for the positive and influential lyrics within the content of the songs in hopes of grasping the idea of community service. Because the American pop music has a variety of people with different backgrounds and religious preferences, the understanding of the Hindus Four Aims of Life becomes different from that of the artist of American pop music. The Hindus understanding of the Four Aims of Life is of a much simpler, although complex, range than that of American pop music.
1. Musiq Soulchild "Love"
2. Beyonce "Speechless"
3. Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl"
4. Tweet "Oops oh my"
5. Trey Songz "Love faces"
Hinduism Aim #3: COMMUNITY SERVICE
1. John Legend "Wake up"
2. T.I. ft Chris Brown "Get back up"
3. Andy Grammer "Keep your head up"
4. Bill Withers "Lean on me"
5. "Whats going on?" artist collaboration
Overall Response: I would say that the pleasure aim seems to be more prevalent. Love is one type of pleasure common to just about everyone, and love doesn't just have to pertain to a direct relationship with another human being. It was much easier for me to think and find songs about pleasure because one can take pleasure doing many things and/or obtain pleasure in the process. What surprised me was how hard it was to find songs I felt would coincide with the concept of community service. Overall, I aimed for the positive and influential lyrics within the content of the songs in hopes of grasping the idea of community service. Because the American pop music has a variety of people with different backgrounds and religious preferences, the understanding of the Hindus Four Aims of Life becomes different from that of the artist of American pop music. The Hindus understanding of the Four Aims of Life is of a much simpler, although complex, range than that of American pop music.
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