"Tell Her" by Jesse McCartney lyrics

I know how it feels

To wake up without her

Lying here all alone

Just thinking about her

I can't believe

Her hold on me

It's something indescribable

I know she knows

But won't you please

[Chorus:]

If you see my girl

Just tell her I miss her smile

Tell her I'm counting the minutes

Gonna see her in a little while

I know when she

Holds on to me

She's the one thing that I could never live without

Oh, oh, oh, oh

And tell her I love her

Oh yeah, just tell her I love her

The way that she moves

You know what it does to me

And when I catch her eye

I can hardly breathe

Still can't believe

Her hold on me

She's just so indescribable

I know she knows

But won't you please, please

[Chorus]

Every time that I'm around her

I just go to pieces crashing tumbling to the ground

I'm so glad I found her

I know how it feels

[Chorus]

Oh yeah, just tell her I love her

"Little Green" Analysis

Shifting point of view throughout “Little Green”, Joni Mitchell utilizes naturalistic imagery, revealing characterization, and earthy personification to reveal the underlying idea that life can be filled with joyful moments, but “sometimes there’ll be sorrow”.

Incorporating vivid descriptions within the song creates a clear naturalistic image. Mitchell begins with strong imagery in “Born with the moon in Cancer” which is meant to describe the astronomical time when a baby was born, but also contains prominent nature based imagery. Comforting imagery is also found toward the end of the song referencing thoughts of childhood and happiness like in the line “there’ll be icicles and birthday clothes”, which are typically joyful memories from one’s childhood.

Characterization of the child’s father in the song is important to the development of the universal idea that “sometimes there’ll be sorrow”. “He went to California, Hearing everything’s warmer there” and left his child before she was even born. The mother of the child had no way of taking care of her daughter and gives her up for adoption. The progression of this characterization of the father helps support the story within the song.

Personifying earthy elements consistently throughout “Little Green” enhances the feeling of the naturalistic imagery. Both devices play off one another to create an intense connection to nature in the song, which also ties into the birth of the child, “born with the moon in Cancer”. The personification of seasons and the Northern Lights also strengthen the nature feel in the song. By utilizing many instances of nature being personified, the focus of the song is put on the connection between the beauty of nature and the beauty of the child.

Joni Mitchell’s use of naturalistic imagery, earthy personification, and revealing characterization reveal the idea that throughout one’s life, there will be enjoyable moments and there will be unpleasant moments. “Little Green” tells the story of a mother who has no choice but to give her daughter up for adoption, and the song is meant to convey to the child that although she will encounter many difficult things in life, she is blessed and her life can be very successful.

Popular Music as a Reflection of Culture

Shifting from the theme of relationships in the songs “One More Night” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” to the theme of longing for an identity in the song “Some Nights”, the top three songs in the country all utilize upbeat music, similar uses of onomatopoeia, and common shifts within the music to appeal to our modern American culture.

            The three most popular songs in the country at the moment all contain an upbeat music style. The musical aspect of the songs is important because it is the first things you most often hear when the song begins. Having a cheerful melody selection makes the song appealing to many audiences, which attracts a large profit. With the help of an appealing tune, a song can become very popular and successful in American culture.

            Incorporating the use of onomatopoeia in a song can also add to its attractiveness to large audiences. All three songs utilize, in one way or another, the sound “oooh”, which is also appealing to listen to. It is a simple element of the songs that links them together even though they are generally different.

            Tempo changes in the music of a song affect the mood of the song. The top three songs of the American culture all develop changes in the music. This allows the audience to easily identify a shift in the song as well as create a distinction between lines or verses of the song. The songs utilize the change in music to draw attention to the shift and add depth to the song.

            American culture is largely based on our popular music. The top three songs right now are “One More Night”, by Maroon 5; “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, by Taylor Swift; and “Some Nights”, by Fun. Although these songs are not all similar in terms of theme and mood, they all utilize comparable devices to attract listeners. Their use of similar tempo shifts, language, and melody are contributing factors to their great success in the music media industry.

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Theme-Genre Declaration

I chose the theme of love in the genres country and popular music. The main reason I chose this is because of my bestfriend, Brianna DelSanto. Almost any music I listen to is because of her. She is a huge influence on my music decisions because we will often listen to music together. She will play random songs that I've never heard of and I end up loving them. For example, I used to hate listening to country music, but once she played country music for me I learned to love it. So most of my favorite songs I share in common with her, which gives us something to bond over. I chose the theme of love because I find love songs not only enjoyable but they're inspiring to me. I love listening to cute love stories, and love songs are even better.