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Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley

Meaning- Material things are very important in society

History- Carl Perkins first wrote the original song, however Johnny cash’s memory of German, military

regulation air shoes (blue suede shoes) worn by someone he met, was his inspiration. At a dance he

heard someone say “Uh-uh, don’t step on my suede's” which also helped the song. Later, Elvis

preformed a cover of this song on national television 3 times, and therefore he is famous for it.

History events- a war was going on and Johnny was enrolled in the military, where he first laid eyes on blue suede shoes.

Message- Material things are important

Types of people- (in its day) younger people like teens and 20’s, possibly 30’s, because it was a new kind of music,

most social classes listened to it with an exception of the very wealthy/ traditional because they are “stuck” in their

ways

Category- Pop/Rock Country (in its day)

Says about culture- that people do and should value their belongings

Royals by LordeMeaning- Being wealthy isn’t everything

History- her real name is Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor, and is from New Zealand. She saw the

word royals on a baseball jersey in national geographic and penned the song around that

word. Ella, as a history/ past royalty lover, factored into the song.

Historic events- Past royalty shaped the idea and lyrics in this song, and obviously her personal opinion. Also, it

was released in march 2013, so it is somewhat going along with the less-is-more movement

Message- You shouldn’t be ashamed of who you are

Types of people- this song is aimed more towards teens and twenties, lower social class, both genders and all

ethnicities

Category- minimal and pop

Says about culture- Your belongings don’t matter as much as your character

Values of Yesterday and Today

The expectations, values et cetera, have changed from the 50’s to 2013. Back then, there was so much more pressure to have a perfect family with children, a house in a suburb and a white picket fence. If you did not have that you were not good enough

however, todays society has embraced a new outlook on life which accepts all sorts of people and traditions.

Overall,the changes in culture and expectations shape the content put within the music.

Impact of Blue Suede Shoes

The release of this song had altered the big swing music era to pop and this alteration changed the course of musical history and influenced todays music as well. In addition,society, mostly younger people, became accustomed to the values within the song and became to value material things rather than looking at the content of someones character.

Impact of Royals

In songs a couple years beforehand, all you would hear is talk about money, and fame and parties. This song changed everyones view about the values we have; this song taught us that even though a person may not have the best paying job in the world, or not the most expensive house on their street, does not mean anything. Character is what is most important nothing else. This song influenced many other artists to create songs that made a vision that showed that people are people are people.

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