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Black Eyed peas  Where is the love?

 



__**I will talk about:**__

 * A brief introduction to the song and to the band.
 * Where is the love? ( meaning)
 * lyrics.
 * Lyrics analysis.
 * Task (word gap)

__**BLACK EYED PEAS**__ Black eyed peas is not my favorite band. However, I like hearing the meaning of the lyrics.The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip-hop music group that formed in East Los Angeles, California in 1995. Band members:
 * Will.i.am
 * apl.de.ap
 * Taboo
 * Fergie

__**WHERE IS THE LOVE**__ The song was written by Will.I.Am, Taboo, apl.de.ap, Ron Fair, P. Board, G. Pajon Jr, M. Fratantuno, and J. Curtis, and co-produced by will.i.am and Ron Fair. In this anti-war pacifist anthem, The Black Eyed Peas lament on various worldwide problems. Many issues are discussed, which include but are not limited to terrorism, U.S. government hypocrisy, racism, war, intolerance and greed. Early on, the Peas had been a trio, then before Fergie they had featured Kim Hill in two of their albums. From my point of view, I see this song as an anthem against the War on terror and the 2003 invasion of Iraq since it was released shortly after the invasion began.

__**LYRICS**__

What's wrong with the world mama? People living like aint got no mamas I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama Only attracted to the things that bring you trauma Overseas yeah we tryin to stop terrorism But we still got terrorists here livin In the USA the big CIA the Bloodz and the Crips and the KKK But if you only have love for your own race Then you only leave space to discriminate And to discriminate only generates hate And if you hatin you're bound to get irate Yeah madness is what you demonstrate And that's exactly how anger works and operates You gotta have love just to set it straight Take control of your mind and meditate Let your soul gravitate to the love y'all

People killing people dying Children hurtin you hear them crying Can you practice what you preach Would you turn the other cheek? Father Father Father help us Send some guidance from above Cause people got me got me questioning Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the love2x)

It just ain't the same all ways have changed New days are strange is the world the insane? If love and peace so strong Why are there pieces of love that don't belong Nations dropping bombs Chemical gases filling lungs of little ones With ongoing suffering As the youth die young So ask yourself is the loving really strong? So I can ask myself really what is going wrong With this world that we living in People keep on giving in Makin wrong decisions Only visions of them livin and Not respecting each other Deny thy brother The wars' going on but the reasons' undercover The truth is kept secret Swept under the rug If you never know truth Then you never know love Where's the love y'all?(I don't know) Where's the truth y'all?(I don't know) Where's the love y'all?

People killing people dying Children hurtin you hear them crying Can practice what you preach Would you turn the other cheek? Father father father help us Send some guidance from above Cause people got me got me questioning Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the lovex2)

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder As I'm getting older y'all people get colder Most of us only care about money makin Selfishness got us followin the wrong direction Wrong information always shown by the media Negative images is the main criteria Infecting their young minds faster than bacteria Kids wanna act like what the see in the cinema Whatever happened to the values of humanity Whatever happened to the fairness and equality Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found

People killing people dying Children hurtin you hear them crying Can you practice what you preach Would you turn the other cheek? Father Father Father help us Send some guidance from above Cause people got me got me questioning Where is the love?(fade)


 * __LYRICAL INTERPRETATION__**

The first lines of the opening verse, ‘what’s wrong with the world mama people livin’ like they ain’t got no mamas’ both refer to a child or adolescent asking their parents why people are acting badly. This is followed by ‘I think the whole world addicted to the drama, only attracting the things that’ll bring the trauma’ is the child justifying his question by stating the bad things. ‘Overseas yeah we try to stop terrorism’ is an "activist"*(*correct?)in the street complaining to the government that they’re spending too much time in other countries. Then the lines ‘But we still got terrorists here livin’ implies that they need to spend more time and money into making their country safe. The next two lines list, to what he believes to be ‘terrorists’ but in our view we see them as gangs, mobs or the mafia. ‘But if you only have love for your own race then you only leave space to discriminate’ is a citizen complaining for the public to have love for everyone and everything. The next line ‘and to discriminate only generates hate’ is starting to explain the effects and results of discrimination. For the rest of the verse the citizen is explaining the contribution to hate when you discriminate or don’t care for others.

The chorus is very repetitive in stating both the horrible things in the world and asking for help from the ‘Father’(in this case Jesus christ). It starts with ‘people killin’ people dyin’, children hurt and hear them cryin’(chorus) is referring to the government invading other countries and hurting many of the countries population. The next line ‘can you practice what you preach?’ is the public asking George W. Bush, the president of the United States, if he actually wants to stop war and he wants people to share all things then he should do so himself. The lines ‘Father, Father, Father help us’ and ‘send some guidance from above’ is someone begging god to help the earth achieve world peace. The chorus is then ended by the question of the song ‘where is the love’ is repeated 6 times and echoed on each. The chorus is sung after each verse.

The 2nd verse begins with ‘it just ain’t the same, old ways are changed’. This represents a grandparent recalling to the grandchild about “the old days” when he was young and how different it is today. The grandparent backs this up with ‘new days are strange, is the world insane’. The three lines in this verse ‘Nations dropping bombs’, ‘chemical gases fillin’ lungs of little ones’ and ‘with ongoin’ sufferin’ as the youth die young’ are all examples of the destruction that wars and poverty create. The following five lines indicate someone telling people to question the amount of love in the world. The last three lines of the verse are commenting and questioning on why the United Nations were acting in the Vietnam War.

‘I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder’ refers to someone thinking that he must help the entire world. Continued by ‘as I’m getting older y’all, people gets colder’ meaning that as he is geting older ages the rest of the world becomes more power hungry, greedy and selfish. ‘Selfishness got us following the wrong direction’ shows the significance of people choosing to have no feeling for others. ‘Wrong information always shown by the media, negative images is the main criteria’ is talking about the role of the media: Instead of pointing out the good things, they make the bad things more important and exaggerate them so they can achieve higher ratings. The following two lines talk about impressionable behaviour that encourages children to act in certain ways. ‘Whatever happened to the values of humanity, whatever happened to the fairness in equality’ gives reference to the homeless and why some of them aren’t receiving help nor having their values and rights respected. ‘Instead of spreading of love we spreading animosity, Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity’ shows meaning towards people being intolerant and racist because aren’t educated about that particular culture. In the final four lines of the verse, the artist is saying that the world is making him feel depressed.

The song concludes by repeating the chorus and repeating the title of the song six times.

People killing people dying Children hurtin you hear them crying Can practice what you preach Would you turn the other cheek? Father father father help us Send some guidance from above Cause people got me got me questioning Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the lovex2) ﻿  __**TASK **__  media type="youtube" key="WpYeekQkAdc?fs=1" height="385" width="640" align="center" __Exercise: Word gap__ **What's wrong with the world mama? People living like I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama Only attracted to the things that bring you trauma Overseas yeah we tryin to stop terrorism But we still got terrorists here livin In the USA the big CIA the Bloodz and the But if you only have love for your own race Then you only leave space And to discriminate only generates hate And if you hatin you're bound to get irate Yeah madness is what you demonstrate And that's exactly how anger works and operates You gotta have love just to set it straight Take control of your mind and meditate Let your soul gravitate to the love y'all

People killing people dying Children hurtin you hear them crying Can you practice Would you turn the other cheek? Father Father Father help us Send some guidance from above Cause people got me got me questioning Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the love2x)

It just ain't the same all ways have changed New days are strange ? If love and peace so strong Why are there pieces of love that don't belong Nations dropping bombs Chemical gases With ongoing suffering As the youth die young So ask yourself is the loving really strong? So I can ask myself really what is going wrong With this world that we living in People keep on giving in Makin wrong decisions Only visions of them livin and Not respecting each other Deny thy brother The wars' going on but the reasons' undercover The truth is kept secret Swept under the rug If you never know truth Then you never know love Where's the love y'all?(I don't know) Where's the truth y'all?(I don't know) Where's the love y'all?

People killing people dying Children hurtin you hear them crying Can practice what you preach Would you turn the other cheek? Father father father help us Send some guidance from above Cause people got me got me questioning Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the lovex2)

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder As I'm getting older y'all people get colder Most of us only care Selfishness got us followin the wrong direction Wrong information always shown by the media Negative images is the main criteria Infecting their young minds faster than bacteria Kids wanna act like what the see in the cinema Whatever happened to the Whatever happened to the Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found

People killing people dying Children hurtin you hear them crying Can you practice what you preach Would you turn the other cheek? Father Father Father help us Send some guidance from above Cause people got me got me questioning Where is the love?(fade) **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">