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What messages about relationships are produced in popular music? 1) Choose a contemporary song and describe in a few sentences, quoting lyrics what you think these lyrics (and possibly music video) reflect about contemporary attitudes toward dating and relationships? Along with your brief few sentences, also post a link to the song lyrics or music video. THE EXAMPLE IS POSTED DOWN BELOW I posted an example. LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE Love the Way You Lie by Eminem and Rihanna paints a picture of an abusive relationship. We could debate whether the song glorifies domestic violence or just details the destructive way some relationships go. For example, Rihanna sings the hook Just gonna stand there And watch me burn But that's alright Because I like The way it hurts Just gonna stand there And hear me cry But that's alright Because I love The way you lie I love the way you lie Is Rihanna helping shed light on how or why some women stay in abusive relationships, or do her words romanticize abuse, especially given her own history with domestic abuse? Eminem's part is complicated. He takes us through how he feels, switching between euphoria and rage. He documents the way he feels physically I can't tell you what it really is I can only tell you what it feels like And right now it's a steel knife In my windpipe I can't breathe But I still fight While I can fight As long as the wrong feels right It's like I'm in flight High off of love Drunk from my hate It's like I'm huffing paint And I love it the more that I suffer I suffocate And right before I'm about to drown She resuscitates me She f***ing hates me And I love it Wait Where you going I'm leaving you No you ain't Come back We're running right back Here we go again It's so insane Cause when it's going good It's going great I'm Superman With the wind at his back She's Lois Lane But when it's bad It's awful I feel so ashamed I snapped Who's that dude I don't even know his name I laid hands on her I'll never stoop so low again I guess I don't know my own strength Then Eminem covers the way the relationship went from good to bad, infatuation to disgust, and moving from never wanting to hurt her to physical harm. It also show the destructive cycle of happy-abuse--promises--abuse. You ever love somebody so much You can barely breathe When you're with them You meet And neither one of you Even know what hit 'em Got that warm fuzzy feeling Yeah them chills Used to get 'em Now you're getting f***ing sick Of looking at 'em You swore you've never hit 'em Never do nothing to hurt 'em Now you're in each others face Spewing venom And these words When you spit 'em You push Pull each other's hair Scratch, claw, bit 'em Throw 'em down Pin 'em So lost in the moments When you're in 'em It's the rage that's the culprit It controls you both So they say it's best To go your separate ways Guess that they don't know ya Cause today That was yesterday Yesterday is over It's a different day Sound like broken records Playin' over But you promised her Next time you'll show restraint You don't get another chance Life is no Nintendo game But you lied again Now you get to watch her leave Out the window Guess that's why they call it window pane The final verse for him show in both his words and his voice which grows louder and angrier, that despite the talk that he is never going to stop hurting her and he will never let her leave, rather setting her on fire than watch her leave. Now I know we said things Did things That we didn't mean And we fall back Into the same patterns Same routine But your temper's just as bad As mine is You're the same as me But when it comes to love You're just as blinded Baby please come back It wasn't you Baby it was me Maybe our relationship Isn't as crazy as it seems Maybe that's what happens When a tornado meets a volcano All I know is I love you too much To walk away now Come inside Pick up your bags off the sidewalk Don't you hear sincerity In my voice when I talk Told you this is my fault Look me in the eyeball Next time I'm pissed I'll aim my fist At the dry wall Next time There will be no next time I apologize Even though I know it's lies I'm tired of the games I just want her back I know I'm a liar If she ever tries to f***ing leave again I'm a tie her to the bed And set this house on fire In Eminem's lyrics, he never fully takes responsibility for his actions, even when he admits he will not stop. The video also features an attractive couple with sexual chemistry, with no visible signs of bruises or scars marking her body. Can this song raise awareness about abuse, and/or can it normalize abuse, especially for young people who are found to be highly influenced by popular culture? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U