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"The World Is Too Much With Us" is a sonnet by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. In it, Wordsworth criticises the world of the First Industrial Revolution for being absorbed in materialism and distancing itself from nature.
The Philosophy of Modern Song consists of 66 short essays on popular songs, the earliest of which are Uncle Dave Macon's 1924 recording of "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy" and Alvin Youngblood Hart's 2004 recording of Stephen Foster's 1846 "Nelly Was a Lady".
The lyrics identify with materialism, with Madonna asking for a rich and affluent life, and only wanting to date men who can offer her this. Contemporary critics have frequently identified "Material Girl" along with "Like a Virgin" as the songs that established Madonna as an icon. "Material Girl" was a commercial success, reaching the top-five ...
A version of the song was used as the theme music for the Glenn Beck Program early in the 2004 presidential election season, but due to political differences with Good Charlotte, Beck was forced to replace the song with an edited version of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name".
He has authored over 120 scientific articles and book chapters on materialism, values, goals, well-being, and environmental sustainability, among other topics. His first book, The High Price of Materialism , was published in 2002 ( ISBN 978-0262611978 ); his second book (co-edited with Allen D. Kanner), Psychology and Consumer Culture , was ...
"Being Boring" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released in November 1990 by Parlophone as the second single from their fourth studio album, Behaviour (1990). The song was written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant , and produced by them with German producer Harold Faltermeyer .
The sample includes 44 songs between 1992 and 2000 on certain women artists that specifically focus on their lyrics that illustrate woman empowerment. What was found was the use of braggadocio as a theme, the emphasis on being attractive, desirable, and having a need for expensive material objects.
"Ready for the Good Life" is a song by English singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 7 November 2014 as the fourth single to promote her third studio album, A Perfect Contradiction (2014). The song was written by Faith, Klas Åhlund, Adam Baptiste, Måns Wredenberg, Linus Wiklund. Production of the song was handled by Åhlund.