Liberation

Up on the roof- James Taylor
http://youtu.be/15Qqnl3_QrU

Soar- Christina Aguilera
http://youtu.be/a68At4jVM9I

someone like you-Adele
http://youtu.be/7AW9C3-qWug

An innocent Man- Billy Joel
http://youtu.be/PThPI1kLGU8

Sail Away- Randy Newman

Success

one love/People get ready- Bob Marley

http://youtu.be/-Jy9mq7Cyu0

Imagine- Beatles

http://youtu.be/OoC86l3SQL4

Can't hold us down- Christina Aguilera

http://youtu.be/dg8QgUIKXHw

Two worlds- Phil collins
http://youtu.be/cJlyoDbm5YA

We are the world- USA of Africa

I feel that the most prevalent aim was success. A lot of the music that I listen to has almost everything to do with being successful. Success in the pop culture is something that every artist aims to achieve and they try to tie it with the everyday lives of their audience. Everyone can relate to this in a sense, whether its college students and even children are taught success at a young age. Being a student athlete, success is defined in everything that we do. We are pushed to achieve success from our coaches and our teammates. Not only is it basketball that we have to be successful in but we have an obligation as student as well. Success is the most important thing when dealing with these two.  Some observations I made while dealing with success and liberation was that liberation was the most challenging to come up with songs. I feel as if the music that I listen to does not go that much into depth about liberation. Most liberation songs in pop culture have a lot to do with being delivered from something that helped them achieve success. From time to time you hear songs about being delivered from tragic past events like rape.  The culture of pop music is about wealth, fame, power, cars, clothes and etc. I believe in a sense that pop music and the understanding of the Hindu aims are related. The concept of Hinduism is wealth, fame, and power. I think that success is defined by how much power you have and if you succeed in your occupation. Achieving your goals makes you successful. Liberation on the other hand is different than that of Hinduism. In Hinduism liberation is defines as being liberated from a crucial event, slavery and things of that sort. Liberation in the pop culture varies from being freed from college, parents, and even crucial events. Liberation does not really mean being freed from something neither major nor minor. It is about being delivered from anything no matter what it is. Thinking about these two aims was really enjoyable and overall these aims are a great way to live life.

community service

Arms of an angel- Sara Mclaughlin
http://youtu.be/jVbkz_3lO3c

You've got a friend in me- Randy Newman
http://youtu.be/fIxigAck8mI

Earth Day Everyday- John denver
http://youtu.be/uQjpL9KEEjI

Hey Jude- Beatles
http://youtu.be/CfTrthOpKCA

Lean on me- Bill Withers

 I feel that the most prevalent aim was pleasure versus community service. Pleasure can be defined in many ways. You can find pleasure any many things that you do daily whether it associates with the physical, mental or emotional aspect of life. Relaxing, exercising, smoking, drinking or anything that you find enjoyable can be defined as something pleasurable which varies from person to person. Thinking of songs that brought the feeling of pleasure did not take me very long. On the other hand, I found it very difficult to think of songs that dealt with community service. Most songs in the pop culture today talk about things such as things that a lot of people find pleasurable sex, money, drugs, and things of that sort. Almost all songs that I listen to have to deal with partying and having fun. Also, many songs deal with life in general. They talk about things that give us pleasure such as love. But according to the Hindu culture they seek pleasure in a more intelligent moral way. They find pleasure in the essence of life. In the American pop culture it’s a different story. They seek pleasure with alcohol, drugs, sex, and many other ways. Rather than thinking rational about things like those that practice the Hindu culture, the American pop culture makes decisions spontaneously. With community service I feel in a sense they are the same. Thinking of others before themselves, going out of the way to help others that are in need and caring for the less fortunate. These two aims have helped me realize a lot about myself in general. I tend to seek pleasure in ways that are not morally correct. If I were to even practice even a small portion of the Hindu culture maybe I could find pleasure in other things that I would not normally. Also the community service aim helped me realize that sometimes I tend to be selfish and not think of others before myself. Although it is difficult for me to do that in a sense practicing this aim could help me break out of my selfish ways.