Social Relevance

I Kisses a Girl- Katy Perry

I Kissed a Girl is about a woman who experiments with her sexuality. The song relates to society today because many more people are experimenting with their sexuality than ever before. The song is filled with imagery that allows the listener to picture now this girl's night has been going. Basically, a woman is out at a bar or club and is slightly drunk, she sees a beautiful girl and decides to go flirt with her because she is curious as to if she likes women or not. The two kiss, even though she has a boyfriend and she comes to the conclusion that she enjoys women but may not definitely like them. Katy Perry says, "it felt so wrong, it felt so right, don't mean I'm in love tonight". It feels wrong because society says being gay is wrong, but it also feels right because she enjoys being with women. But just because she enjoys it, does not mean she is in love or going to be with the girl. Many women can relate to this song today because it is common for girls to get drunk at parties and then make out with their friends. When this song came out, everyone loved it and was singing it. This furthered social acceptance of gay people and, in some ways, made being gay seem "cool".

Poker Face- Lady Gaga

When I first heard Poker Face I thought it was an amazing song. The opening hook of "Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma" is truly captivating. There's something about the beat that makes anyone want to get up and dance. But moreover Poker Face has an underlying metaphor similar to "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry. Poker is a story about a woman who thinks of other women while she sleeps with her boyfriend. It is common today for men and women to experiment with their sexuality and to even have a polygamous relationships. Gaga disguises this meaning in the lyrics by comparing sexuality to a game of poker. Gaga isn't using her "Poker Face" to hide what cards she has, she is using it to hide her feelings for women and her emotions. Thus she "bluffing with her muffin".


Dear Mr. President- P!nk/ Indigo Girls

This song deals with the singers opinion of President Bush. President Bush was not considered to be the greatest of Presidents and he had one of the lowest approval ratings of any president. The song makes many allusions to his presidency and his failures. When P!nk says "rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away" she is referring to familys in Iraq whose houses have been destroyed by the war. And when she says "what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she was gay" she is referring to the vice president's daughter and her relationship with her father.