Musical Analysis #2 - I am Woman by Emmy Meli

 

Information:

'I am Woman' was written by Emily Catherine Lomeli. Performed by Emmy Meli same person. The song was released on November 18, 2021. The song falls into a couple different genre categories like Funk, Electro-Pop, Disco, Reggae, Dance Pop, East Coast Hip-Hop, Classical Rock and Punk. 'I am a Woman' became viral hit on TikTok after singer/songwriter posted the chorus on the app. It received over 22 million views and became a trend with the song for women all over the world to post with videos or photos them with this song playing as being an empowering woman. According to Film Feed Article, Emmy Meli says she wrote the song to, 'empower women' and called seeing the song resonate with listeners ‘the most amazing and beautiful thing’ she has experienced.

Lyrics

I am woman, I am fearless
I am sexy, I'm divine
I'm unbeatable, I'm creative
Honey, you can get in line
I am feminine, I am masculine
I am anything I want
I can teach you, I can love you
If you got it goin' on

- This song makes me feel powerful, makes me gain this confidence for being a woman and speaks volume for how powerful it makes me feel. This song was made for all different kinds of women that are feminine, masculine, that are sexy, creative that probably don't feel that way at all. I love how it's for a specific audience yet all different kinds of women can relate to this song which makes it a really great song. Emmy Meli has influential artist that she listen to like Amy Winehouse and I do think this song does match the same vibe that Amy Winehouse did explore in her musical genre. 

-When I listen to this song, I can hear the Drums starting the Beat to the song and I could also hear the Guitar bass creating the melody to the song. I think this song is a very sexy yet powerful song that has a very good vocal aspect that really brings it together. I feel free, I feel powerful, I feel confident, I feel absolutely beautiful when I listen to this song as I am getting ready for anything it is a very great confidence booster. This song really brings out something in me that keeps me in a positive mood with myself. It does bring me joy that other women can listen to this song and feel their confidence boost or feel some sort of amusement to this song in themselves.

Elements: 

- I think it's important to note that Emmy Meli wrote a few words to describe herself and then added a beat with a melody. I really like that she came up with really the chorus first and then contributed music afterwards to make the melody fit the words to the song. The Beat really brings into the mood of this song of it being slow but impactful. The Tempo I think also really adds to the speed of the song which makes the song not too fast for the lyrics and makes the song slow enough that you can hear the words to the song that's expressing a theme. The theme being all women can feel many different things that should make them feel powerful as a Woman. The song also has rhythm that just sways with the lyrics. When I listen to the rhythm of the song I sway my head front and back as the drums hit the cymbals. I think it does add to the mood of the music and the tone of it for how it gives off a hip-hop genre and also a mix of different types of genres. The Texture of the song relating to Rhythm, Melody and Harmony each of the musical element impacts the song by adding to an emphasis to the song. The drums hitting a cymbal does add emphasis to the next line of the lyric. I also think the guitar makes a big emphasis that you can hear the instrument playing. I also think it makes the song very distinctive that if someone plays the background music they would be able to state what song it is. 

Video:

- The link below is the video, if you want to skip the introduction please skip to 1:09. 

(Please watch the entire video just to get an inside look from the artist herself explaining her vision and getting feed back from the background dancers of what they like about the song and how the song impacted them)

I am Woman by Emmy Meli

Reference

Emmy Meli: Biography, age, height, facts, trivia, birthday, photos, family and more. FilmiFeed Stars. (2024, February 19). https://stars.filmifeed.com/bio/emmy-meli/ 

Musical Analysis #1 - Can't Help Falling in Love with You

History

The song I picked for my first musical analysis is a song sung by Haley Reinhart 'Can't Help Falling in Love with you.' The original recorded artist for this song is Elvis Presley. He is also the published artist for the song in the Blue Hawaii 1961 album. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The Genre of this song falls under Pop. The song was also featured in the movie Blue Hawaii 1961. It is seen as one of the greatest songs by 'Rolling Stone' in 2012. The song is the most popular choice for couples as the song for the first dance at their wedding.

Interesting Facts

The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour," sung by Andrea Brocelli. The song was originally written for a female singer because the original title was 'Can't help Falling in Love with Him.' In the First and Third end of the line, it says 'in' and 'sin' to rhyme with 'Him' instead of words that rhyme with 'You.' The song is played in the Key D Major. Below is a link for you to see the Chords of the song being played and the bridge of the song as well.

Chords and Melody

Musical Elements

I fell in love with this song because of the Melody and the Lyrics. This song gives a very soothing mood to the audience and it is a very romantic song. I love how this song can be easily play by a musical instrument or be sung. It is a very famous song and I love that many artist have sung this song as a cover. This song is used a lot in weddings and the moment you play the melody of the song, the audience can recognize how famous it is. When I close my eyes and listen to this song it just makes me feel like I am falling in love. It feels soft like what love should feel like and it has this sense of comfort in how smooth the melody is. It is very favorable to the audience because it does give a very vintage taste of melody that many current songs don't have. I really enjoy the different variety of instruments it can be play off from, like the ukulele, or the piano. Below are links to two audio videos of the song, the original America Song Artist Elvis Presley, and my personal Favorite Haley Reinhart.

Youtube/Can'tHelpFallinginLovewithYou/ElvisPresley

Youtube/Can'thelpFallinginLovewithYou/HaleyReinhart

My First Blog Post!

 Hi! My name is Emely and Welcome to My Blog! I really want to share with you how much music means to me and the kind of music I love to listen to. I also am into exploring different kinds of music, especially music I never heard of before. I really started to get into music when I was 7 years old. My Parents threw big Christmas parties and we always had Bachata, Reggaeton, or Merengue playing. I began to love the sound of the instruments and the power they had over people dancing. I now listen to all kinds of genres English and in Spanish. I really love instrumental covers that artist play, and I absolutely love how music makes me feel. I use to play the Flute when I was in middle school and I still can recall a couple of keys. I sadly had to stop playing because I have a pitched nerve that makes my hand tremble and when I get nervous, they tremble a lot. It was much of a challenge to continue to play so I decided to quit after three years but I sometimes wonder where I would be at if I did continue. How much different my life would have turned out if I did continue to play. My condition didn't stop my love for music, musicals and singing. I do love going to musicals especially Musical Ballet performances, like the Nutcracker is one of my personal favorites. I do have on my Bucket list to attend an Opera in Europe someday. 😊