The Three Stages of Encouragement Songs

[MessengerOfDreams]

Earlier this year, there was a chilling streak of suicides commited by young gay people. Whether it was coincidence or a brutal twist of fate, most people know suicide is not the answer. Hollywood was not naive to this and decided to help out as well. From all forms of entertainment encouragement was spread out in ways that other people not directly related to the subject at hand could be encouraged and lifted up by as well. Possibly the best achievement was from the music industry, who sent out three of the best singles of the year from 3 of the most unique artists of the year that both encouraged and entertained. These three, Firework by Katy Perry, Raise Your Glass by P!nk, and We R Who We R by Ke$ha, represented three stages of encouragement, and this is what I came to talk about and critique.

Katy Perry-Firework

This song represents the stage of "Letting You Know You're One In A Million." This song is pure, undisguised encouragement set to beautiful orchestrated pop that also encourages. Katy Perry compares people to Fireworks, who blast into the sky with their own unique way and legacy. And her voice is amazing. Some of the strongest vocals I've heard this year, which really establishes her as more than generic bubble-gum pop and as a real pop artist. Those who know me know that I really don't like Katy Perry's music, so it was a surprise when I first heard it and fell for its Giant-Hug charms. Sometimes the encouragement seems a bit overwhelming but with a beautiful score and amazing vocals and a message that only a sadist could dislike, this song is definitely a strong gift to pop music.

Overall, I give this song a B+.

P!nk-Raise Your Glass.

This song represents the stage of "Letting you enjoy being One In A Million." This song is a song you can tell is P!nk, and is not a change to her personality or music style. And boy is this song fun. Probably my favorite of the three, cause it has a great balance to encouragement and fun. The song basically says "Hey, you're different? Oh cool, so are we! Come hang with us! Cause different people are the bomb!" The video is extremely clever and fun in itself, with people that are so weird it's just so cool! The beat is really good too, with actual instruments which always earns my kudos. And while not the key strength of the song, P!nk's vocals are strong too. This song is a party song, a dance song, and an encouraging song that's still badass, and it earns serious Kudos.

Overall, this song is an A-. Please, no Asian Father jokes.

Ke$ha-We R Who We R.

This song represents the stage of "Letting Everyone know you're One in a Million." This song isn't very outright encouraging, but it's visible once you look a bit. It's typical Ke$ha, the lyrics being exactly what she'd be into. The song kind of loses points from me cause I don't really like Ke$ha's style too much, but technically it's a solid song. I very much like that her lyrics, although not my thing, are very original, and the beat, while being my occasional pet peeve of no real instruments, is an extremely catchy beat, making me think a bit 8-bit. Her vocals aren't exactly the best, but hey, the main reason we listen to Ke$ha is because of her half-rapping verses, which I actually kinda like. This a Ke$ha song that doesn't compromise itself at all but is still fun and encouraging depending on who you are.

Overall, this song is a B-.

The music industry turned one of the year's worst tragedies into a good thing, which is a great feat to do. Because sympathy is a good thing, but making good out of it is a sign of triumph. And a sign that some day at least this chapter of discrimination will die out.

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Isn't this review so beautiful, guys?

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I can't stand Ke$ha....but Pink and Katy are good.