Monday, March 26, 2012

Shinedown - Bully


Bully by Shinedown has an obvious meaning. It contributes to the fight against bullying in a strong way, and according to Zack Myers, guitarist of the band, they didn't feel ashamed of the way they expressed the message.
The video has many things that caught my attention, for example they show scenes of bullying itself and how it affects family and friends of the affected. We can also see Brent Smith being more "passionate" while "singing". The song was written by Brent Smith, Zack Myers, and David Basset, and has really strong lyrics... such as "No one's gonna cry on the very day you die, you're a bully"

The song and the video can be seen as "too strong and violent" but in my opinion that's exactly what's required in this kind of message. Why? Because bullies don't think about the way the bullied could feel, so... why should we care about how they feel with the message?

And so... at the end of the video, we can see the objective of the message, that the underdog can beat the bully once and for all.

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