School Project on "protest" songs

[tbb08]

Hi everyone,
I am currently doing a school project in english and it's about protest/ powerful and moving songs. I wanted to choose an Ayu song since she has some awesome lyrics but I'm not really sure which one to choose, I was thinking "a song is born" or maybe "M"....
Any ideas would be very apperciated
thanks

[Bad Wolf]

M and a song is born are good, but IMHO I think talkin' 2 myself, decision, until that Day..., I am... and evolution are a wee bit better choices. Heck, even Mirrorcle World is really good.

[Luv ~Venus~]

How about Ourselves?!

I mean, she literally said "**** you AVEX" and ripped up her A BEST poster. True classic Ayu moment.

But...I guess I'll go with M if you still want to use it!

[Mitkki]

Protest/powerful moving song? Sounds like A Song for xx to me, or any of her title tracks actually ie. I am... and (miss)understood

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

How about Ourselves?!

I mean, she literally said "**** you AVEX" and ripped up her A BEST poster. True classic Ayu moment.

That would be the PV, not the song..ourselves isn't about ripping posters and effing avex. It's a love song. :X

[CatGirl]

I like all the choices everyone's suggested so far! :3 I'm not sure if any of these songs would work for your project, but I think they might fit under protest too: POWDER SNOW, too late, End of the World, Free & Easy, Real me, my name's WOMEN, 1 LOVE, and (don't) Leave me alone

[naxxo.licious™]

I would say my name's WOMEN, Marionette and of course A Song For XX

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

How about Ourselves?!

I mean, she literally said "**** you AVEX" and ripped up her A BEST poster. True classic Ayu moment.

But...I guess I'll go with M if you still want to use it!

LOL i love that part

[tenshi no hane]

you could use my name's WOMEN since it does kinda protest against unfair treatment to women. Or 1LOVE since it's like "don't care what other people think, just do what you want". But I agree that 'a song is born' and M would work great ^.^ good luck with your project

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

How about Ourselves?!

I mean, she literally said "**** you AVEX" and ripped up her A BEST poster. True classic Ayu moment.

But...I guess I'll go with M if you still want to use it!

haha

imo , M's a good choice but hey whatever floats your boat

[AyUta]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

you could use my name's WOMEN since it does kinda protest against unfair treatment to women. Or 1LOVE since it's like "don't care what other people think, just do what you want". But I agree that 'a song is born' and M would work great ^.^ good luck with your project

my name's WOMEN

[tbb08]

Wow thanks for all the help everyone, sooo many awesome suggestions!!
I agree that "a song is born" would be perfect considering it was inspired by the 9/11 attacks...but I have to present it to a class of "non- jpop listeners" so I dont want a song that might make them fall asleep since they dont know the lyrics
So yeah a song with energy would probably work better.
I like the sounds of evolution, decision and mirrorcle world....but I'm not sure what they are actually protesting, is it relationships maybe...??

[Chibi_Venus]

Originally Posted by tbb08

So yeah a song with energy would probably work better.
I like the sounds of evolution, decision and mirrorcle world....but I'm not sure what they are actually protesting, is it relationships maybe...??

Out of the three you mentioned, I'd say that the one that closely goes with relationships would be "decision," and that's just barely. It seems that "evolution" could also work with friendship (as well as relationships). "Mirrorcle World" seems more like an independent or personal kind of song.

I like the choices of "decision," "evolution," "until that Day...," and "Mirrorcle World." That's just me.

[alternarist]

A Song for XX!

[ayumisrael]

NEVER EVER, ourselves and alterna are the 3 ultimate protest songs, I highly recommend ^_^.

[greggerz189]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

NEVER EVER, ourselves and alterna are the 3 ultimate protest songs, I highly recommend ^_^.

I agree. You might also consider until that Day... and Real Me.

[sugarbasil]

I think Marionette's extremely powerful. Personally, I would use that.

[Chiharo]

Well...most of Ayu song rock for that.
But I don't know...talkin' 2 myself?
until that Day...?

[ImpactBreaker]

M is a protest song?

[AyumiBest]

I think Because of You would work great.

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

M is a protest song?

HAHA!!! Now that I think of it its silly singing that song while protesting...or is it?

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by AyumiBest

HAHA!!! Now that I think of it its silly singing that song while protesting...or is it?

I think the lyrics of M talk about a person's expectations and insecurities over a relationship. In this case, ayu's looking at the fact the curtain has risen for some today (they've met and fell in love with each other) and fallen for others (they used to be in love but are now breaking up), and how relationships can be quite unstable, so she prays (for Virgin Mary) that the love she has found will actually be the last one in her life (the curtain will only rise but never fall), so that it will fnally last forever until death...

I don't think there's a protest in the lyrics. Just a contemplation about how relationships can be, and a wish for spiritual enlightment.

[ownsarai]

my name's WOMEN definitely.