Filipino Cry: The Social Issues in OPM Songs Essay

IntroductionThis wallpaper forget attempt to set off the theme of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) that appeals the ordinary concern of the government. This will boast two selected songs , Upuan (2009), and Walang Natira (2010) by Gloc9. These songs were selected according to their similarities in terms of the social issues of the Filipino to the government such as poverty, unemployment, corruption and oppression.The paper seeks to prove that these songs cast similar theme that Filipino composers integrate in a harmony/song to convoke the attention of the government officials.Statement of the ProblemThis paper answers the following questions1. What are the images depicted in the lyrics of the songs?2. What are the social issues of the public depicted in the songs? 3. What are the common theme and its implication to its meeter?ObjectivesGenerally, this paper aims to catch the themes of some OPM Songs.Specifically, this aims to1. identify the images found in the lyrics of the son gs2. determine how these images portray social issues of the mass to the government and 3. discuss the implications of the theme to the listener. methodologyAn interpretational analysis of the theme of OPM songs, specifically the songs of Gloc9 that has a cryptic meaning underlies in the lyrics of the songs. Enabling to identify the images within it that helps to completely understand the theme of the song. This will also use marxism as a frameworkof the study.ReferencesOnline Sourceshttp//www.johndanielcastillo.myotd.com/Blog.php/46http//glocdash9.com/well-nigh/http//www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/216918/lifestyle/people/gloc-9-a-pinoy-rapper-and-his-painful-truths