Haydee Ramirez
27 February 2020
English Comp 1 Sec 11
Professor Harris
Critical Analysis
"Stand by Me” was
originally from Ben E. King roughly in 1960. Since then, the song has blown up
in almost every part in the world. Even after fifty-five years this song was
written... the song still wields the kind of emotion heft that can reduce
people to tears. The famous songs’ gives the message that as any problem shall
erupt and that special someone stands by you; you will be okay. In the video
“Playing for a Change: Stand by Me”, we see that the song is being played and
sung all around the world. There are many diverse cultures performing the same
catchy loving tone that is Stand by Me. In my opinion , I believe the person
and or people who put together this meaningful video attempted to show their
audience that no matter who you are or where you are , we all need someone to
stand by us . This indicates that although we are all different, we feel the
same way. As humans, we endure emotions.
The video beautifully used the Written Element
in their video by providing the location points in every clip that the
performers were located. This helped the audience understand that any culture
from any part of the world can relate to the song. The Oral element found in
this video showed the singers vocals as well as any and all the instruments
used to produce noise that we hear. Rhythms were blended from different vocals
and different instruments, although they sound different they were put together
and sounded well, complimenting the message of the video. The visual elements
can be seen in the diverse backgrounds of each of the part of the world. From
the beautiful clay floors in Africa to the busy happy streets of Louisiana. The
video also provided a father and his daughter dancing as they were amused by
the street performer. This helped us connect emotionally to Stand by Me , as we
sympathize .Also, the visual cue of an airplane , lets the audience understand
the song has left common ground aka : The United States of America and off to
another part of the world like Russia , The Congo, Brazil, etc.Because, the video
was found on YouTube … we can conclude that the Electronic element was met.
This lets anyone from any part of the world to view and retain the message the
video intends to give. We also see the use of electronic equipment like
headphones and speakers. Some nonverbal elements include: eye contact, body
movements, facial expressions and gestures that mimicked the rhythm.. These
were seen from the performers as they sang and danced with passion and feeling,
so the audience could engage more due to the emotion they gave off.
The article, “What are the benefits of Music
Therapy “helps readers understand how music plays apart in our emotions. The
article says Music can affect a client’s attention, emotion, cognition,
behavior, and communication. I believe this video compliments the previous fact
very well. As the elements of WOVEN helped the audience connect their emotions
to the message. The article Also states, “Functional neuroimaging studies have
shown that listening to music can have effects on the core structures of
emotional processing (the limbic and paralimbic structures) in both musicians
and ‘non-musicians ‘Listening”. Which we may say, that whether you are
listening to this video presentation or the singer. We still manage to hear and
feel the message in the same exact way. This Stand by Me performance helps
develop social skills and interaction by just being aware of other cultures
there are in parts of the world we may not know of . It helped us perceive that
all of us on earth are one big happy diverse community. Even with different
backgrounds and history , together we can make something beautiful. Reading the
article helps connect these interesting facts to the Play For Change video.
Overall, the artists and people behind Play
for Change presented their message beautifully by using the Standby Me song. It
was a clear and happy message to the world. I Would certainly recommend the
video by Play for a Change to everyone! I am positive that any human will
expression emotion and hear the message out loud!
“What Are the Benefits of Music Therapy?” PositivePsychology.Com, 20 Mar. 2019, https://positivepsychology.com/music-therapy-benefits/.
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