Artist: The 5.6.7.8’s
Song: The Barracuda Lyrics
Overview:
This analysis explores female-fronted punk/alternative rock bands and how their top song expresses emotions. I will be using The Sex-Role Perspective to examine what it means to be a woman according to women in a male-dominated genre. To best explore the Sex-Role Perspective, my analysis will consist of highlighting emotions that fall under stereotypically female and counter-stereotypical emotions pulled from Hyde (1995, p. 134).
Stereotypical emotions conveyed:
Contersterotypical emotions conveyed:
Conclusion:
This song is genuinely just talking about doing a dance, and as their most famous song on apple music, it holds little ground in this study but must be included to keep the integrity of the study.
Shared by: Zoe Green
Image Credit: https://www.ish.org.uk/the-5-6-7-8s-are-coming-to-229-the-japanese-all-girl-rock-trio-with-the-kill-bill-connection/