Breakaway (A continuation of AmericanIdle)
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The standards of pop music
- Establishing the central meaning of genre through the eyes of production
- A movement back to singularity: An intimate note for Kelly Clarkson herself
- The lyrics of 'Since You've Been Gone' demonstrate the benefits of action
- Identify with the meaning: Everyone has been seriously disappointed by a loved one
- A shift in sound and emotion: Clarkson testing the limits of the pop genre
- Does emotion automatically causes a song to depreciate in meaning
- The image of a beating heart to convey a sense of authentic emotion
- Conclusion
Abstract
To the surprise of fans and American Idol producers alike (in varying degrees of delightful glee and ghastly shock), Clarkson's second album conveyed an entirely different message than the first. Entitled breakaway, the music simply delves deeper than the playful bubbles at the surface of all pop music. But what constitutes a fan insisting that Clarkson's music has improved? What appropriate standards exist to make such a quick judgment? According to Simon Frith, the ability to implement real meaning in a song rests in the facets of the voice. Through meaningful lyrics, a song can succeed in exceeding expectations set by the pop genre. Miranda Fricker takes this notion further, attesting that different kinds of emotion as reflected in the voice affect the resonance of a song. A minor shift in voice through deepening emotion will change the expectations of the listeners altogether. Therefore, a sufficient standard in judging Clarkson's work exists in examining Frith's idea of the lyrical content balanced by Fricker's idea of sound and emotion.
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