Recently, there has been an explosion of artist standing up for the rights of individuals to be themselves regardless of their race, color, creed, gender, or sexuality. Thus, in 2011, I wanted to take a look back at three songs that all recently reached #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and targetted similar issues.
First up, Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" is an electro-pop song that states that "you know we're superstars, we are who we are!" Although, obviously not a very serious-sounding tune, the track definitely relays that being yourself includes living life to the fullest, whatever that means for you.
Up next, P!nk's "Raise Your Glass" notes that we may be "wrong in all the right ways" but as "underdogs" we will never be "anything but loud!" Notably, the mood on this track is a little more serious; however, it also personifies enjoying everything that this world has to offer.
Lastly, Katy Perry takes the ideology to its highlest level with "Firework." The song opens with the notably analogy "do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?" If so, Katy encourages you to "show them what you're worth...you're going to leave them all in awe."
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