Comparing American and Israeli Songs
...ry liberal, sexual, and jovial tone that would not necessarily be appropriate or welcome in other parts of the world. The Broza song is much more serious tone and it contains more symbolism and historical context. This song includes diction such as war, army, hatred, murder, peace, government, sadness, prayer, etc. These words are would not be fitting in a song such as the Blink song since the latter has a targeted audience and does not include historical or political context. In general, given the political and territorial stability of the United States, musicians and artists are not inclined to address the issues that Broza is expressing in his music. The situation in Israel necessitates that people express their feelings about the situation in means such as music and lyrics. I realize that this is a vast generalization, but my experiences with Israeli and American music has allowed me to come to this conclusion. Whats My Age Again? I took her out, it was a Friday night I wore cologne to get the feeling right We started makin' out and she took off my pants But then, I turned on the TV And that's about the time she walked away from me Nobody likes you when you're 23 And are still more amused by TV shows What the hell is ADD, my friends say I should act my age What's my age again? What's my age again? Then later on, on the drive home I called her mom from a pay phone I said I was the cops and your husband's in jail This state looks down on sodomy ...