I'm Clifford Stumme, and I use literary analysis and research to explain the deeper meanings of pop songs. Feel free to leave a comment or to email me at clifford@popsongprofessor.com with questions or ideas!
Coldplay is back after 4 years with a very emotional and real song and music video; “Orphans” is not only about a young girl from Damascus and her father, it’s about much more.
Taylor Swift did a great job at being woke in her music, talking about the political scene in America, without being obnoxious; she didn’t mention politics in the lyrics at all though, instead, she told us her high school story, with her heartbreak prince.
Yungblud is hitting us in the feels with his new music video for his song “Hope For The Underrated Youth“. The song itself was emotional, but with this music video it got 100 times more emotional.
It’s about freedom of speech, being yourself, and trying to see a fix for the generations’ gap.
NF has just released a music video for his song “Time”; and it’s beautiful. It’s about his wife, his mental health, love, and life; and of course, needing a bit of time.
“Guiltless” is a new song by dodie, she talks about this person who’ve hurt her feelings, yet they are unaware of it. I am sure that most of you reading this can relate to this story; which makes this song even more beautiful.
It’s about sadness, bitterness, and forgiveness… A relatable topic, a great clean simple melody, and a cool music video; so lets talk about it.
Is the old Halsey back? Yes! And she is being angry about how she's treated as a woman, how she treats herself as a woman. So don’t tell her “Come on, little lady, give us a smile", or she’s going to be your nightmare. So let’s talk about this.
“Chlorine” is the fifth song in the album Trench by twenty one pilots, it is a beautiful song yet a confusing one, so let’s start breaking this one a bit, maybe we’ll get to know what is going on with Tyler Joseph, and Ned… Haven’t you seen Ned?!
“My Blood” is the forth song in the album Trench, it’s about family; such a beautiful and catchy song, and it’s probably the most repetitive song in the album, but it works well, so let’s talk about this.
