Blog: Favorite Song

Lyrics:http://www.lyricstop.com/i/iamnotmyhair-india.arie.html
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5y9A4DKmjM
[Chorus]
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no no
I am not my hair
I ma not this skin
I am a soul that lives within

[Talking:]
What'd she do to her hair? I don't know it look crazy
I like it. I might do that.
Umm I wouldn't go that far. I know .. ha ha ha ha

[Verse 2]
Good hair means curls and waves
Bad hair means you look like a slave
At the turn of the century
Its time for us to redefine who we be
You can shave it off
Like a South African beauty
Or get in on lock
Like Bob Marley
You can rock it straight
Like Oprah Winfrey
If its not what's on your head
Its what's underneath and say HEY....


I have to say that I am a big fan of India Arie because does not just write a whole lot of none sense songs like most artists do today. She sings about real things; her life, who she is, what the world is like ad the people in it. This song is about her and her style and how her hair does not define who she is. It is what is inside her that makes her who she is. In the video she comes out with many different hair styles and different outfits that seem like they would match the hair. The video is very simple and energetic at the same time. The layout of this video makes the message very clear and understanding.

I feel that this relates to our discussion of Black culture because we did talk a little bit about how style has been a big influence on some of the popular artists out there. A lot of artists do have that style "swag" that people like to follow which makes them bigger in the industry. It's almost like if you don't have that look that people like then you will not be liked.