Art & Power 4 gr A

 Today we worked on a different music style, Soul music.

We started by listening to Al Green's Let's Stay Together. 

We found the song was slow and a bit repetitive, with a verse and a chorus. there was also a male singer singing in Falsetto, and backing vocals.

The first meaning is obvious, evident : it's a love song, about a man and a woman.

We got the second meaning after reading an article about a crisis that Al Green experienced in the 1970s : he became a minister (a Protestant priest), and decided that his songs were really about the love for God.

Then, after listening to Stand By Me, we also understood there was still a third meaning : it's about the struggle of African-Americans during the segregation, and the Civil Rights movement.

So, Let's Stay Together can mean : the singer loves his wife / he loves God (or God loves him) / he loves his community

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