How to treat pop music and write an argumentative essay?

Pop music is pop music, which is more integrated into public life than Mozart and Beethoven. It can be said that it is the mainstream music in our student life. Pop music refers to some pop songs, movie songs, pop instrumental music, jazz music and blues music. The content of pop music is close to the reality of life, with simple lyrics, vivid language, straightforward emotional expression, easy to understand and easy to accept. For example, Westlife's "You Raised Me" begins with the lyrics. Simple sentences are easy to understand, and people who know a little English can understand them. The feelings it expresses are also sincere and touching, and this gratitude for the kindness of parents has always been the most mainstream in our thoughts. Although there are great differences between Chinese and western cultures, they all treat "filial piety" the same. I think this is also the reason why this song is popular all over the world. Westlife's other albums, Coast to Coast, Home and so on, all these thoughts and feelings are teaching people to treat love, home, life and so on correctly. Then the rhythm of the song is light and natural, and the melody is simple, which is especially suitable for students to sing. In the pop music market, these are excellent works, but there are also many inferior works. In class, the teacher gave some examples. These disadvantages are mainly manifested in: the tune is too simple, even repeated for a long time, not only boring but also meaningless; The lyrics misinterpret the correct social and moral values, or violate common sense. However, these are secondary. It is important that we should be able to distinguish these works and absorb the essence of pop music.

We appreciate pop music not only because it is catchy, light, friendly and natural, but also because of its expression. Those well-made MVs let you blend into its style with the music. Sometimes its strong rhythm makes our bodies dance with it, and sometimes its softness makes us feel that someone is whispering in our ears. This is the best way to relax after busy study and work. Due to the pressure of exam-oriented education, we students always try to find spiritual liberation. Especially in middle school, we always struggled in ranking and scores, and our young hearts were branded with countless painful wounds. Fortunately, when we first came into contact with pop music, we all found catharsis in music. Pop music grew up with us, especially the singers who debuted at that time. There is really no generation gap between their music and our ideas. I really should thank pop music for accompanying me through so many difficulties. Perhaps it is a silent night, perhaps an empty classroom, listening to our own voices in music and savoring the ups and downs of life. Just like old friends, they can always catch your heart. When we all grow up, we won't forget our old friends. Just as my parents always like singers such as Jonathan Lee, Tayu Lo and Teresa Teng, they can never understand the beauty of Jay Chou's songs. There should also be a generation gap in music of different eras.

This is music. Grasp the feelings, and music will have a soul. We are familiar with blues and jazz in American pop music. Blues are commonly known as blues, and blue represents melancholy and sadness in American culture. In the early years, most immigrants came to the United States from all over the world, generally voluntarily, and they were basically willing to integrate their own culture with American culture. Except for black people. They were forced to come to this country as slaves. They "have nothing but chains, but they remember the rich traditions of African dance and music." Black slaves are not allowed to talk while working on the farm, but they can sing. They rely on labor songs and songs they don't understand to convey information and exchange feelings with each other. Through this way of expression, they vent their pain and grievances, thus gradually forming black music with black characteristics. Black music is constantly changing during its formation, including absorbing white music elements and producing blues, jazz and other forms. The original rock music was black music "rhythm and blues", and some people in the west called rock music "a form of the lower class resisting authority" About Rhythm and Blues, I found the answer on the Internet: This is a musical style evolved from Blues. At the beginning of last century, if you walk into an American pub at random, you can see a black man playing distorted notes on a small stage with a broken guitar, telling the black man's experience in America with his out-of-tune voice and superficial lyrics. This is Bruce. With the progress of the times, this kind of music has become more musical. Music that was once out of tune became rhythmic, so it was more melodic. So the early R&B (Rhythm and Blues) was formed.

It was Tao Zhe who really introduced R&B to China. Some people called him "the father of R&B in China". Although I can't tell the R&B style in his songs, we can't find the right feeling when we go to KTV to sing his songs, and it is difficult to sing, and the requirements for singers are also very high. As far as I know, R&B is the most difficult music to sing at present. Singers must skillfully use their throats and vocal cords to push and squeeze, both ambiguous and accurate. Although Tao Zhe's songs are very popular, not many people sing his songs. Due to cultural and physiological differences, American R&B is not easily accepted by China people. Until Jay Chou released his first album, we didn't understand what music it was at first, but it sang smoothly. This is the rhythm and blues with local characteristics in Jay Chou. He abandoned some American elements in R&B and interpreted Bruce more easily with local singing methods. So some people say that no matter how good Tao Zhe's previous solo album was, the appearance of Jay Chou definitely brought him great pressure.