Artist: Red Aunts
Song: Bullet Train 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:
“Hold me uptight”
- tender/affectionate
Contersterotypical emotions conveyed:
“I will meet you there/Then we will die”
- Aggressive
- forward
Conclusion:
While this song doesn’t necessarily have much lyrically, the heavy guitar and rhythm lead perfectly to the contersterotypical nature of feminine songs. The lyrics themselves are very death-focused which tends to be a more masculine subject for songs of this genre.
Shared by: Zoe Green
Image Credit: https://www.epitaph.com/artists/red-aunts/release/saltbox/track/bullet-train