Poem Analysis- We Are The World
‘We are The World’ was originally written by the ‘king of pop’ Michael Jackson. In 2010 a team of produces joined together to make a remix of the song. Famous celebrity singers joined together and recorded this song to commemorate those lives lost during the earthquake in Haiti. The song is about hanging the world ad making a difference. The song was re-written and dedicated to those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. It is also dedicated to less economically developed countries and how people should 0lend a hand to those in need. It also talks about everyone coming together; uniting. The message of the lyrics is mainly that we can make a change. The producers are trying to communicate through the lyrics saying “we can’t go on, pretending day by day that” there aren’t people out there suffering. There comes a time, when you hear a call for help, and that time is now. A theme this is portrayed in the song is love. Love for not only the people round us, but also for those who are less fortunate and are in crisis. Anther theme illustrated in the lyrics is determination, the determination to make a change and also not giving up. Its overall message is that even though life throws us with hard obstacles one after another, not matter how tough things may seem, we should never give up. The emotion that the lyrics are creating is empathy and love. The lyrics creates a sense of empathy and not sympathy because instead of pitying those people in Haiti. We should try putting ourselves in their shoes and by doing so we can try to understand how critical their situation is and instead of just pitying them, we make a change. I believe that this is the emotion the producers of the song were trying to communicate to the public. The language technique that the composer has used is repetition. The repetition of ‘We are the world’ is used to emphasis that we are what makes the world. We have the ability to change and fix things. The composer has also used the pronoun ‘we’ repeatedly throughout the song. He did this to include everyone and say that ‘we’ can make a change. By using ‘we’ it makes the listeners think and reflect on themselves and think of ways they can help. My personal opinion for this song is that it’s very meaningful. It also makes you think and want to make a difference in this world. To change and help those that is in major crisis. It is a cry for help to the public. By Noratisha Abdullah |
"We Are The World 25 For Haiti"
[Justin Bieber:] There comes a time When we heed a certain call [Nicole Scherzinger & Jennifer Hudson & Justin Bieber:] When the world must come together as one [Jennifer Hudson:] There are people dying [Jennifer Nettles:] And it's time to lend a hand to life [Jennifer Nettles & Josh Groban:] The greatest gift of all [Josh Groban:] We can't go on Pretending day by day [Tony Bennett:] That someone, somehow will soon make a change [Mary J Blige:] We are all a part of God's great big family And the truth, you know love is all we need [Chorus:] [Michael Jackson:] We are the world We are the children [Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson:] We are the ones who make a brighter day So let's start giving [Barbra Streisand:] There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day Just you and me |