Lyrical Analysis

These are the lyrics to the Muse song ‘House of the rising sun’

‘There is a house in New Orleans

They call the Rising Sun

Well its been the ruin of many a poor boy

And god, I know, I’m one

Well mother, tell your children

Not to do what I have done

Or you’ll spend your life in sin and misery

In the house of the rising sun

Well there is a house in New Orleans

They call the Rising Sun

Well its bee the ruin of many a poor boy

And god, I know I’m one ‘

Although there are only three verses (two the same) we feel this song suited our message with the sound anguish in Matt Bellamy’s grain of voice (Barthes) depicting a whore house or a brothel in New Orleans at the time the song was written. Although the Muse cover isn’t the full song, it’s foremost a story of warning, about a young boy who has made past mistakes and is spreading the word to others to not make the same mistakes he did. He is regretting being pulled in by the allure of drink and debauchery, and wishes people to heed his warning.

We have applied this to our message about how small Indie acts are lured by fame and the wonder of the modern music industry. But they are controlled and forced to be commercially appealing rather than keeping their individual music style. 

Although were obviously being marked on our music video, we made sure we chose a song with lyrics that suited our idea but wasnt too literal or obvious making it cheesy and cheap looking.

Posted by MaD