smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddamn Lyrically really really strong
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Janet Jackson - The Knowledge I always liked the message of this, classic
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Jorja Smith - Blue Lights Pleasant listen, a little bit boring at times, but I did like it overall.
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Halsey - Nightmare Probably her best song ever. Perfectly portrays her message
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On Definitely a classic :shook: Good choice, still holds up today
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Madonna - God Control I don't like the starting part where she's kind of mumbling? It turning into a disco bop was a cool concept though.
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 M.I.A. - Paper Planes Controversial opinion time... I don't like this that much. Maybe i've heard it too often? Idk, but its good for this round, just not a personal fave.
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Solange - Almeda Another unpopular opinion? This album is my favourite of hers. I like how it looks inward and conveys message of self-love and healing. This is a PERFECT example of it, and possibly my #1 of the round.
smholiv Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Interesting selection of songs, good overall! I'm glad to see my critiques too
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 The Fear: I live for this song, and while I definitely think it's social commentary, I'm not sure if it is necessarily political or protest oriented.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Born Free: I'm willing to admit that maybe my taste just isn't that great, but I really just didn't care for this song sonically.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Follow Your Arrow: I found this song to be cute, though I think it lacks the strong punch that some of the other songs have (both in terms of lyrical content and melodically)
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 What About Us: I kinda like this song, but it would be an uphill battle to convince me that this is political in any meaningful sense of the word.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Chained to the Rhythm: People are gonna drag me for this, but I love it. Obviously there's a discussion to be had about whether this actually fits the definition of "purposeful pop," but ironically, this song is more on theme than a lot of entries.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Headphone Season: I really don't vibe with the sound, and it feels lyrically clunky. I get what you were going for though.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God): This song is amazing, but it definitely requires me to do some of the legwork for you to view this as a political song (though I understand that a case could be made for this being about gender discrimination/differences) Edited June 8, 2020 by Rotunda
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Timor: I hated this on first listen, but this was kinda enjoyable on second listen? I'm not sure exactly where this will fall for me.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Mississippi Goddam: I thought about sending this at one point, and it probably would have been the better choice.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Janet Jackson: The song is fine, I feel like I would have gone for a song with a stronger message.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Blue Lights: I didn't pay attention to the lyrics the first time I heard this months ago, but this was a good entry.
Rotunda Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 What's Going On: A good choice, but it didn't leave as strong of an impression on me as other songs in this lineup
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