A few weeks ago I heard the song “Money” by Pink Floyd on the radio. This song literally has money in the title, but the song as the whole is about how money rules our world, and the consequences of living in a capitalistic society. A lot of Pink Floyd’s songs are critiques of capitalism, but it’s ironic since they have profited off the society their songs are critiquing.
Engagement: I think that a rhetorical analysis of a song could be achieved in a lot of ways. If I were analyzing Pink Floyd’s song “Money”, I would start by taking a look at the lyrics, and how diction is used to develop an anti-capitalist message. This would be more of a textual analysis than a rhetorical analysis. In this case, I might focus on deliberative rhetoric, since this song seems to be a warning about the dangers of capitalism and greed, with the intent to change views surrounding our country’s economic structure. However, I think it would also be important to add contextual analysis, perhaps by looking at the time period in which the song was written, and maybe even the experiences of the band members, and how those experiences would have influenced their music.
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Great ideas! could be interesting to think about this song in relation to other references to capitalism in their other tracks, and in relation to other similar bands during that time period. Maybe anti-capitalist rock song is its own genre from that particular time? People always talk about how this song has a unique time signature, so I wonder if there is a connection between that form and the message.
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