Title: Every time I look at you, Evil grows in me

Artist: Gore Gore Girls

Song: Where Evil Grows 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:

“I like the way you smile at me”

  • Flirtatious

Contersterotypical emotions conveyed:

“Evil grows in cracks and holes/ And lives in people’s minds”

  • Dark and heavy 
  • Aggressive

“That every time I look at you/ Evil grows in me”

  • Aggressive 
  • Forceful 

Conclusion: 

The song itself focuses on the hurt a past significant other left but also the acknowledgment and, wrongful, justification of their part in staying in the relationship.

Shared by: Zoe Green
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