Independent Song Project

Meghan PowerENG 2P9

the importance of family love

5 Key Facts Each family situation is unique. Often girls look to their mothers as role

models, which can be good or bad depending on the nature of the relationship.

Children's natural selfishness leads to rivalry among siblings.

A daughter’s relationship with her father is usually her first male- female connection.

Kids learn about family love or marriage from watching mom and dad. If parents treat each other well, this becomes the expectation.

Song one

How “Daughters” Relates To My Topic

• The relation of Daughters to my topic is:

the songwriter is pointing out how the lack of family love makes it almost impossible for the girl in the song to love him back

Lyrics 1Lyrics 1 I know a girlI know a girl

She puts the color She puts the color inside of my worldinside of my worldBut she's just like a But she's just like a mazemazeWhere all of the walls Where all of the walls are continually changeare continually changeAnd I've done all I canAnd I've done all I canTo stand on her steps To stand on her steps with my heart in my with my heart in my handshandsNow I'm starting to seeNow I'm starting to seeMaybe it's got nothing Maybe it's got nothing to do with me to do with me

My interpretation My interpretation of this verse is: she of this verse is: she lights up his life but lights up his life but her way of loving is her way of loving is as complicated as a as complicated as a maze that keeps maze that keeps changing as you go changing as you go along. So she just along. So she just doesn’t know where doesn’t know where she stands. He she stands. He shows her love in shows her love in every way he every way he knows how but he knows how but he realizes that it’s realizes that it’s beyond him. beyond him.

Lyrics 2Lyrics 2 Oh, you see that Oh, you see that

skin?skin?It's the same she's It's the same she's been standing inbeen standing inSince the day she Since the day she saw him walking saw him walking awayawayNow she's leftNow she's leftCleaning up the Cleaning up the mess he made mess he made

in this verse he's in this verse he's explaining that the explaining that the father leaving his father leaving his family has messed family has messed up her life in ways up her life in ways that people can’t that people can’t fix.fix.

Lyrics 3Lyrics 3 Fathers, be good to Fathers, be good to

your daughters,your daughters,Daughters will love Daughters will love like you dolike you doGirls become lovers Girls become lovers who turn into motherswho turn into mothersSo mothers, be good So mothers, be good to your daughters tooto your daughters too

in the chorus he in the chorus he tells fathers it’s tells fathers it’s important to love your important to love your daughter because she daughter because she will show love like you will show love like you do. She needs to grow do. She needs to grow up and be a good up and be a good lover so she can lover so she can become a good become a good mother. It’s important mother. It’s important for mothers to be for mothers to be good to their good to their daughters (and sons) daughters (and sons) too. It’s like a circle too. It’s like a circle

About John Mayer Birth name: John Clayton Mayer.

Born: October 16, 1977 (age 32)

Bridgeport, Connecticut USA

won 7 Grammy awards.

Collaborated with blues artists such as B.B King, Eric Clapton, and Buddy Guy

He has dated Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Love-Hewitt and Minka Kelly

Three Symbols

Song two

How “Someone's Watching Over Me” Relates To My

Topic

• The relation between this song and my topic is: the singer sings about how a family member’s love inspires her to push herself to be the best she can be, even though that person has passed on.

Lyrics 1Lyrics 1 Found myself todayFound myself today

Oh I found myself and Oh I found myself and ran awayran awaySomething pulled me Something pulled me backbackThe voice of reason I The voice of reason I forgot I hadforgot I hadAll I know is you're not All I know is you're not here to sayhere to sayWhat you always used What you always used to sayto sayBut it's written in the But it's written in the sky tonight sky tonight

This verse tells of This verse tells of a person who was a person who was on the wrong path on the wrong path and lost within her and lost within her self. A sad memory self. A sad memory which she had which she had ignored because of ignored because of heart ache, heart ache, suddenly became suddenly became an inspirationan inspiration

Lyrics 2Lyrics 2 Seen that ray of lightSeen that ray of light

And it's shining on my And it's shining on my destinydestinyShining all the timeShining all the timeAnd I won’t be afraidAnd I won’t be afraidTo follow everywhere To follow everywhere it's taking meit's taking meAll I know is yesterday All I know is yesterday is goneis goneAnd right now I belongAnd right now I belongTo this moment to my To this moment to my dreamsdreams

The memory of The memory of that person’s love that person’s love and belief in her and belief in her gives her the gives her the strength to carry strength to carry on and follow her on and follow her dreamsdreams

Lyrics 3Lyrics 3 So I won't give upSo I won't give up

No I won't break downNo I won't break downSooner than it seems Sooner than it seems life turns aroundlife turns aroundAnd I will be strongAnd I will be strongEven if it all goes wrongEven if it all goes wrongWhen I'm standing in When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believethe dark I'll still believeSomeone's watching Someone's watching over meover me

She wont let She wont let sadness keep her sadness keep her back anymore, even back anymore, even though life keeps though life keeps changing and things changing and things go wrong or seem go wrong or seem dark; she’ll still dark; she’ll still believe because she believe because she knows he’s watching knows he’s watching over herover her

About Hillary Duff Birth name: Hillary Erhard DuffBirth name: Hillary Erhard Duff Born: September 28, 1987 (age 22)Born: September 28, 1987 (age 22) Houston , Texas, USAHouston , Texas, USA Started her career in Disney playing Started her career in Disney playing Lizzie McGuireLizzie McGuire Starred in 15 movies to dateStarred in 15 movies to date Dated Aaron Carter and the lead singerDated Aaron Carter and the lead singer from Good Charlotte, Joel Maddenfrom Good Charlotte, Joel Madden

Three symbols

CONCLUSION

Similarities • They highlight the importance of family

love

DifferencesThe difference in the songs is: • One shows how lack of love in

childhood leaves the person confused and is ruining an adult relationship.

• One shows how lots of love in childhood made the person strong and able to believe in herself.

Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayer

• Google images

• http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/hilaryduff/someoneswatchingoverme.html

• http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnmayer/daughters.html