![]() There is a prevailing stereotype that girls tend to be indecisive in regards to what they wear, especially when they are about to step out for a social event or just meet with friends. Here, she is basically comparing the way the addressee frequently changes their mind to the way a girl changes clothes. In verse 1 of “Hot N Cold”, Perry says this: “ You change your mind like a girl changes clothes“. For example: “ Their relationship is as solid as a rock“. More often than not, in doing the comparison, either “like” or “as” is used. SimileĪ simile is used to compare two things of different kinds that share at least a similar character. The “tik tock” in the phrase is an onomatopoeia because it is clearly imitating the ticking sound a clock makes. In the chorus, Kesha sings: “ Tick tock on the clock, but the party don’t stop“. ![]() When the rapper/singer sings: “ boom, boom, badoom, boom“, she is basically imitating the sound of the bass guitar. ![]() On “Super Bass”, Nicki Minaj sings: ” He got that super bass boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass“. Examples of Songs containing Onomatopoeia: The word “ hiss” is also another fine example. A good example of an onomatopoeia is the word “ buzz“. Onomatopoeia can be defined as the process of forming a word through the vocal imitation of the sound the word makes. In addition to making a reference to the famous comic book character Superman, he also references Kryptonite, which is Superman’s only weakness. I’ll keep you by my side with my superhuman might “If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman? ![]() This is a reference to Psalm 23 verse 4 in the Bible, which goes like this: “ though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil“, for God is with me. “ As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death” is the first line from the first verse of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”. This is what Cohen is referencing in the song. The playing of the harp would drive away the evil spirit possessing Saul and make him feel better. According to the Bible, whenever King Saul was possessed by evil spirit from God, David would reach for a harp and play it. “ David” is a reference to David in the Bible. In the first verse, Cohen sings: “I heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord” Albert Einstein (German theoretical physicist). ![]()
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