Artist: The Donnas
Song: Take It Off 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:
“Go on and take it off (Take it off)/You got to shake it off baby for me/Come on and break me off (Break me off)/’Cause I get what I want and I like what I see”
- Aggressive
“Need your love-one, two, three/Stop starin’ at my d-cup”
- Aggressive
Conclusion:
This song is an incredibly aggressive song that highlights that the desire the singer has for the person she is singing to. Women being sexually aggressive towards someone is something that is seen as taboo and not desirable for a partner. Men usually feel threatened when a woman shows interest in a way they think is a more masculine way.
Shared by: Zoe Green
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