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Top story today surrounds a rising band called Hollywood Undead. From the bands earlier singles Undead and No. 5, fans got to see a more party oriented band singing about having a good time and overall living. Then the band's third major single from thier first album Swan Songs was released.
The song titled Young was very different from what Hollywood Undead fans had come to expect from the band. The song and video can be seen at the following link as I could not find a version that would allow me to embed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO-gtb_YLe8
So just what is Hollywood Undead's message to its audiences in Young? Young is a commentary on the condition of todays youth in America. The melodic chorus says:
So we march to the drums
of the damned as we come
watch it burn in the sun-we are numb
we are young
but we have heart
born in this world as it all falls apart
we are strong
but we dont belong
born in this world as it all falls apart
In a recent youtube interview, Hollywood Undead front man Johnny 3 Tears gave fans an insight into the message of the song. He said thier intention was to send out the message that no one is alone and life is a group effort.
Through my reading of the song, It is safe to say Hollywood Undead is protesting this societies treatment of youth it sees as deviant or "abnormal". Hollywood Undead protests conformity and sends out the message of liberation from what society wants one to believe.
A similar attempt at commentary on the state of American youth was made a few years ago by christian band POD. The song was called Youth Of the Nation but existed in stark contrast to the message of Hollywood Undead. Youth of the Nation only sought to focus on the negatives of what was going on in todays world and not on the causes or on the solution. It is my opinion that Hollywood Undead did a much better job of achieving the same end that POD failed to do. The metal chords and rap vocals of Hollywood Undead only serve to strengthen thier message and rally the listener to seriously consider the message of the song.
Thats all for today. I'm Joey Macasieb and remember whether you live on the east, west or gulf coast
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I do remember the Youth of the Nation song and I do agree that Hollywood Undead did a better job in talking about today's youth. I like how in the interview, the front man was saying that life is a group effort. He is very positive about the youth while POD wasn't. The sound also makes the song more effective too, like you noted. POD just had a regular rock sound, while Hollywood Undead brought in the rap and metal elements to provide a more hard impact.
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