Monday, 9 November 2015

Lyric Analysis


  • 'Across the world' women unite together, work, girl power
  • 'Recruits' strong women, be a team
  • 'Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps or lace up your boots' links to costume reference in the above line.
  • 'Killer heels' challenging stereotypes visual element for audience of conventions challenged
  • 'Sneakers, pumps or lace up your boots' trying to appeal for a wide audience and lots of different types of women.
  • 'Representing all the women, salute, salute' reinforcing the unify and power the women are showing.
  • 'It's who we are
We don't need no camouflage' possible references to make up and not wanting to hind behind make up to please men- independent women
  • 'Federal' usual/ stereotypical links to men- showing equality and women are as powerful 
  • 'And we are taking off' women want the right for to fight for their rights and freedom 
  • 'Women' girl power throughout
  • 'Ladies all across the world
Listen up, we're looking for recruits
If you with me, lemme see your hands
Stand up and salute
Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps or lace up your boots
Representing all the women, salute, salute
Attention (salute)
Attention (salute)
Attention (huh) ' Repetition shows the persistent efforts at the women fighting for equal rights
  • 'Sisters' coming together 
  • 'Warriors' related to men, fighting 
  • 'Your country needs you' direct address, making the individual believe that this is concept is reaching out from a wider audience 
  • 'If you ready ladies, better keep steady                                                                                         Ready, aim, shoot it' women ready to fight
  • 'Don't need ammunition, on a mission' Ammunition is what you out in a fun, women aren't stereotyped to us guns. It also links with fighting which links with mission 
  • 'Divas, Queens, we don't need no man' famine names, proving they can cope without men
  • 'Sisters we are everywhere
Warriors, your country needs you
If you ready ladies, better keep steady
Ready, aim, shoot it
Don't need ammunition. On a mission
And we'll hit you with the truth
Representing all the women, salute, salute!
It's who we are
We don't need no camouflage
It's the female federal
And we're taking off
If you with me, women lemme hear you say
Ladies all across the world
Listen up, we're looking for recruits
If you with me, lemme see your hands
Stand up and salute
Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps or lace up your boots
Representing all the women, salute, salute
Attention (salute)
Attention (salute)
Attention (huh)
Representing all the women, salute, salute' Repetition shows emphasis 
  • 'Representing all the women, salute, salute' all women are equal
  • 'Just pretty things' labelled stereotypes 
  • 'You couldn't be more wrong
(We standing strong, we carry on)' Proving everyone wrong
  • 'Attention
Attention' taking control and repetition which emphasis the point of women's rights
  • 'Individual
  • Originals' one person who is independent
  • 'Lemme hear you say' getting the point across
  • 'Ladies all across the world
Listen up, we're looking for recruits                                                                                                                                    If you with me, lemme see your hands
Stand up and salute
Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps or lace up your boots
Representing all the women, salute, salute' repetition emphasis on the point
  • 'Attention (salute)
Attention (salute)
Attention (salute)' repetition
  • 'the time has come' right for rights
  • 'War' connotation link with men
  • 'Let us stand together' unite together 
  • 'men fight great' women can do anything men can
  • 'but women are greater fighters' women can do anything men can

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