English with Lisa Biskup on verbling.con: Listening to song The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?

We listened to this song in the Lisa's class in the online school verbling.com

This genre, rap music, is challenging for understanding.

Let's try to explore the first verse.

1.)

"What's wrong with the world, mama

People livin' like they ain't got no mamas

I think the whole world addicted to the drama

Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism

But we still got terrorists here livin'

In the USA, the big CIA

The Bloods and The Crips and the Ku Klux Klan"

The author wanted to attract attention of the audience to domestic problems of the USA, saying that terrorism is here and it is a racial discrimination. The statement that the world addicted to the drama has being proved by the fact domination of bad news on TV.

2.)

"But if you only have love for your own race

Then you only leave space to discriminate

And to discriminate only generates hate

And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah

Badness is what you demonstrate

And that's exactly how anger works and operates

Nigga, you gotta have love just to set it straight

Take control of your mind and meditate

Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all"

Here is the analyze the reasons which generate hates. His is crying "take control and meditate", where is the love, he asks.

3.)

"I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder

As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder

Most of us only care about money makin'

Selfishness got us followin' in the wrong direction

Wrong information always shown by the media

Negative images is the main criteria

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria

Kids act like what they see in the cinema"

The author shows his responsibility for society. It reminds me the line from one of the most famous Beatles song "Hey Jude":

"And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain

Don't carry the world upon your shoulders"

This song presents a very different attitude to the world.

I like English classes for possibility of receiving new knowledges about other cultures. This class was an excellent example of it thanks our online school verbling.com and great teacher Lisa!

Here is the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc&feature=youtu.be

Anatoly