Music Analysis: Go On Girl

by Denise

Is music causing younger generations to stereotype against women? We've all been exposed to it but have said nothing just to be "cool". If your riding in your car and listening to your radio and happen to come across a song that stereotypes women, all you have to do is change the station. Most people don't however, because the lyrics seem secondary to the beat and the style. But if you really pay attention to the lyrics they are very extreme when it comes to stereotyping women.

A certain song that caught my attention Go On Girl by Ne-Yo. When you're listening to the song you think it's a really sad song but when you read the lyrics you can pin point some stereotyping. In the song women are portrayed as unfaithful. That women can't have a relationship without thinking of other men. He makes it sound as if men are always the faithful ones in a relationship, when it could always be both people not just only women. In the song they state that women don't know exactly how to act in a relationship and that men or more sensitive then women, but in my opinion i think how people feel is how they grew up and see things in their perspective and exactly what goes on between them.

In the song it makes people think that when a women that's in a relationship says that she's going to go out with her friends, it more likely that she'll be at a bar or riding other men's cars. And that when she's in bars she'll be more likely be getting drinks from other guys. The song makes it sound like women always make up stories saying their going with their friends and they end up going to a bar which not true. Not every women makes up excuses like the song makes it sound. Women are more honest then what they're credited for.

In my opinion, I think that when he quotes "Please don't worry bout be fine" it feels sarcastic in a way. As if women won't care what happens to men after the relationship.It sounds as if while she's in bars with other men she thought of him the whole time and how it would affect him. As if she knew that what she was doing was all for him when in a way it makes him feel that women act for themselves. When in reality women can think of others then themselves the same is for men but it just depends on the issue.The way he makes it sound is as all women are like that.

Go On Girl was just one song that is less offensive towards women then others .Their are other songs that portray women as nothing . This isn't the first song the artist has singed where he makes it sound like all women are the same in a relationship. It's not the first where it sounds like all men are very strong that they'll move on and they won't be depressed of a break up