“Beautiful” sung by Christina Aguilera was recorded on December 24, 2002 and was officially written by Linda Perry who hadn’t shared it until a couple years after it was written. To Linda Perry it is a very dear and personal song to her. This piece of music discusses the beauty of people in general and by watching the music video you can feel the acceptance of all diversities. This song reached number one in many countries (Canada and the UK) and placed number two in the United States. The song also won a Grammy award and ranked fifty-four in rolling stones as top 100 songs of the decade. This song has a very great impact on people when it comes to having insecurities. “Beautiful” helps people realize that they’re not alone in the world and that everyone is looking for acceptance. Typical stereotypes are shown through out the video and it is reflecting the dominant ideology of beauty.
“Don’t look at me” mumbles Christina Aguilera at the beginning of the video. Insecurities from all kinds of people are shown through out the music video, such as an anorexic girl looking into a mirror still unsatisfied with her appearance. But what’s even more amazing is that the video also shows people getting over their insecurities and just being happy for who they are. For instance a gay couple makes out on a city bench while people stare and pass by on the busy sidewalk. The music video shows many different scenarios of people going through difficult obstacles just because they are being themselves. Even though these obstacles can cause people to have insecurities, at the end of the day they are really just happy to be who they truly are. The music video and song is trying to tell us that beauty has nothing to do with our appearances and or the importance of what we think others might believe beauty is. Beauty is someone who stays true to who they are, what they do and what they believe in.
The song “Beautiful” basically talks about the beauty of all types of people. It enforces that a person is beautiful in every single way (own way) this which makes them a unique individual. “I am beautiful in every single way, words can’t bring me down.” It also argues that people shouldn’t be brought down for being themselves. “ Words wont bring me down, so don’t you bring me down today.” Individuality is a beautiful thing. “We’re the song that’s out of tune, full of beautiful mistakes."
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfyFTzZDMM&ob=av2e
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/beautiful-lyrics-christina-aguilera.html
website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_(Christina_Aguilera_song)
Alxea Vilkins
6 comments:
I think this song is very inspirational. I believe everyone has something that they dont accept about themselves and always tend to hide this or pretend to be someone they are not. I totally agree that beauty is someone who stays true to who they are because everyone has some good and bad traits and we all just have to accept that we are perfect just the way we are and changing things about ourselves will just make it worst.
This song is such an inspiration for many girls out there. Sometimes we feel like we're not good enough for anything, or anyone. But what we need to know deep inside that every one is beautiful in their own way.
This Song is so inspirational and gives the right messege to all the people who feel insicure about themselves. Its telling everyone that being themselves is the best anyone can do to make themselves feel good about themselves>
This song is very ispirational to many people like you said. It helps people who dont feel so confident about themselves to see that they ARE beautiful just they way they are and that no one has the right to bring them down.
I love this song so much. Whenever I feel down, this song is something that would definitely help me. Its very inspirational to many people. All you have to do is be yourself, and don't let anyone try to change you. You are beautiful just the way you are. This song should be a symbol to all the girls out there.
This song was "beautiful", I love the melody and I agry in the inspiration it provides to girls.I agree it helps to push on and not to call your self ugly, your beautiful no matter what they say.....
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