Tupac sang a song called “Dear Mama” and in this song he shows his regret towards the way he acted towards his mother and also thanks her for everything she ever did for him.
Meaning
He also had a lot of trouble in his younger years because he messed around a lot and never listened to his mother. he says this between 0.00 and 0.12 minutes.
He regrets acting badly towards his mother and realizes his mistakes when he gets kicked out in his later teen years and later thinks to have the best mother ever and no one can replace her. He says this between 0.13 and 0.19 minutes.
He also says he was a fool because he grew up with the wrong people and made a mess of his life. he says this between 0.20 and 0.26 minutes.
He then says that whenever there used to be trouble they would blame their mother at 0.39 seconds.
From 0.40 minutes to 1.00 minutes he talks about getting involved in serious crimes when he was in elementary and when he would get home his mama would tell him off and hit him.
From 1.00 minutes to 1.16 minutes he says that he never knew how hard it was to raise them but know understands.
From 1.18 minutes to 1.50 minutes he expresses his feelings towards his father negatively because his father had left him and his family at a young age and says he felt like a stranger.
From 2.00 minutes to 2.15 minutes he talks about facing the hard life and living off the drugs and thug life.
From 2.16 minutes 2.42 minutes he says that he saw the difficulty his mama had when she got home from work trying to feed them. He also says that his mother cared for him that much that she would never leave him alone. He also says that him and his sister were bad kids which made it harder for her.
From 3.00 minutes 3.20 minutes he talks about his mother having his back when he uses to get in trouble and when he used to feel a bit lost she would help him out to get him back on top. And when he used to feel sick his mother would help him with all her abilities and would never stop.
From 3.21 minutes to 3.43 minutes he talks about sharing his memories with his mother and says all of them have her in it and also says that words cannot explain how much he loves his mother. he says that he thanks god for his mother giving birth to him. Hos mother never hid anything from him and appreciates the extra love she gave him.
From 3.44 minutes 3.54 minutes he says that he wish he never caused you pain because her life would've better but they all had struggles but they dealt with it. For the rest of the song he just sings the chorus which is about him showing hes telling his mother that he loves her and appreciates everything she did for him an can't thank her enough.
Instrumental
From 0.00 to 0.12 minutes there are no drums just a background piano.
From 0.14 to 0.46 minutes the rhythm is slow paced and calm as the drums are light beats.
From 0.47 to the piano starts to kick in a bit and becomes the main instrument.
From 1.30 minutes the piano fades out and becomes a new rhythm.
From 2.00 minutes the piano kicks in again.
Until 4.20 minutes the song is coming to an end and the instruments fade out.
Visual
0:13 to 0:22 2pac and his mum have a fight, 2pac start fighting with his mum
0:23 to 0:47 2pac starts stealing from the shop, 2pac mum's opens a book, while 2pac and his sister are sat together outside in the night and 2pac tries to comfort his sister and also 2pac's mum is in jail.
0:48 to 1:13 2pac gets caught stealing by the police, his mum wasn’t proud of him, his mum did drugs as well.
1:14 to 1:19 2pac mum is teaching 2pac how to read and she’s also having fun with him
1:20 to 1:38 2pac's on television his mum is watching him she’s really proud of him, a choir kicks in with 2pac rapping
1:39 to 1:40 the choir stops
1:40 to 1:54 2pac’s dad dies he doesn’t cry because he didn’t know him properly
2:20 to 2:44 when 2pac and his sister were sad his mum comes to comfort him and makes something for him to eat.
2:45 to 3:00 2pac.s mum is looking at a newspaper which shows what she had done bad.
3:01 to 3:14 2pac throws his school books away and runs away and then later in the night his mum finds the books and tells him of for it.
3.15 to 3:25 2pac becomes ill and his mum reads a book to him and gives him his medicine and puts him to sleep.
3:26 to 3:42 2pac appears on T.V and his mum feels proud of him while looking at a picture of him, she also remembers when him and his sister were little kids and she was walking with each of them walking by her side.
3:43 to 4:14 2pac is with some people and is coming out of a place but then gets mugged by a gang of men and is getting beaten up and a gun is raised to his head.
4:15 to 4:34 2pac reappears on T.V and then after that his mum is sitting on a chair alone and then 2pac appears on the chair opposite.
Meaning
He also had a lot of trouble in his younger years because he messed around a lot and never listened to his mother. he says this between 0.00 and 0.12 minutes.
He regrets acting badly towards his mother and realizes his mistakes when he gets kicked out in his later teen years and later thinks to have the best mother ever and no one can replace her. He says this between 0.13 and 0.19 minutes.
He also says he was a fool because he grew up with the wrong people and made a mess of his life. he says this between 0.20 and 0.26 minutes.
He then says that whenever there used to be trouble they would blame their mother at 0.39 seconds.
From 0.40 minutes to 1.00 minutes he talks about getting involved in serious crimes when he was in elementary and when he would get home his mama would tell him off and hit him.
From 1.00 minutes to 1.16 minutes he says that he never knew how hard it was to raise them but know understands.
From 1.18 minutes to 1.50 minutes he expresses his feelings towards his father negatively because his father had left him and his family at a young age and says he felt like a stranger.
From 2.00 minutes to 2.15 minutes he talks about facing the hard life and living off the drugs and thug life.
From 2.16 minutes 2.42 minutes he says that he saw the difficulty his mama had when she got home from work trying to feed them. He also says that his mother cared for him that much that she would never leave him alone. He also says that him and his sister were bad kids which made it harder for her.
From 3.00 minutes 3.20 minutes he talks about his mother having his back when he uses to get in trouble and when he used to feel a bit lost she would help him out to get him back on top. And when he used to feel sick his mother would help him with all her abilities and would never stop.
From 3.21 minutes to 3.43 minutes he talks about sharing his memories with his mother and says all of them have her in it and also says that words cannot explain how much he loves his mother. he says that he thanks god for his mother giving birth to him. Hos mother never hid anything from him and appreciates the extra love she gave him.
From 3.44 minutes 3.54 minutes he says that he wish he never caused you pain because her life would've better but they all had struggles but they dealt with it. For the rest of the song he just sings the chorus which is about him showing hes telling his mother that he loves her and appreciates everything she did for him an can't thank her enough.
Instrumental
From 0.00 to 0.12 minutes there are no drums just a background piano.
From 0.14 to 0.46 minutes the rhythm is slow paced and calm as the drums are light beats.
From 0.47 to the piano starts to kick in a bit and becomes the main instrument.
From 1.30 minutes the piano fades out and becomes a new rhythm.
From 2.00 minutes the piano kicks in again.
Until 4.20 minutes the song is coming to an end and the instruments fade out.
Visual
0:00 to 0:12 2pac’s mum talks when she’s in prison after the beats kicks in
0:13 to 0:22 2pac and his mum have a fight, 2pac start fighting with his mum
0:23 to 0:47 2pac starts stealing from the shop, 2pac mum's opens a book, while 2pac and his sister are sat together outside in the night and 2pac tries to comfort his sister and also 2pac's mum is in jail.
0:48 to 1:13 2pac gets caught stealing by the police, his mum wasn’t proud of him, his mum did drugs as well.
1:14 to 1:19 2pac mum is teaching 2pac how to read and she’s also having fun with him
1:20 to 1:38 2pac's on television his mum is watching him she’s really proud of him, a choir kicks in with 2pac rapping
1:39 to 1:40 the choir stops
1:40 to 1:54 2pac’s dad dies he doesn’t cry because he didn’t know him properly
1:55 to 2:19 2pac doing drugs because he needs money, after he get money he gives some of it to his mum, his mum is looking at his album, 2pac appears on tv.
2:20 to 2:44 when 2pac and his sister were sad his mum comes to comfort him and makes something for him to eat.
2:45 to 3:00 2pac.s mum is looking at a newspaper which shows what she had done bad.
3:01 to 3:14 2pac throws his school books away and runs away and then later in the night his mum finds the books and tells him of for it.
3.15 to 3:25 2pac becomes ill and his mum reads a book to him and gives him his medicine and puts him to sleep.
3:26 to 3:42 2pac appears on T.V and his mum feels proud of him while looking at a picture of him, she also remembers when him and his sister were little kids and she was walking with each of them walking by her side.
3:43 to 4:14 2pac is with some people and is coming out of a place but then gets mugged by a gang of men and is getting beaten up and a gun is raised to his head.
4:15 to 4:34 2pac reappears on T.V and then after that his mum is sitting on a chair alone and then 2pac appears on the chair opposite.
Some good lyrical analysis here Mashud, next you need to get some more detail down on the backing music in each section.
ReplyDeleteFollowing this, your group needs to work out what you are going to film in each section.