Social Relevance

Jimmy Buffet writes a lot of songs that contain Social Relevance. "Hey Good Lookin" is a great example of a hit song with Social Relevance. When Buffet sings, "I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill". This has to do with society. The "Ford" he is talking about is a brand of cars, and it makes you think of a Ford Truck. The "two-dollar bill" is American money. This is all socially relevant.

There are a few examples of Social Relevance in the song "Something Like That" by Tim McGraw. When he says "It was Labor Day weekend", it is relevant to our calendar today. It is a weekend most people know of. Another line he says "I was headed down to New Orleans to meet some friends of mine for Mardi Gras". This is an event that goes on in New Orleans every year. This is socially relevant.

"Mayberry" by Rascal Flatts contains many examples of social relevance. The line "Sunday was the day of rest" is socially relevant because it is said to be the sabath day which is the day you go to church. "Well I miss Mayberry" is relevant because Mayberry is a place. Also "Sitting on the porch drinking ice cold Cherry coke" is socially relevant because this is a drink you could purchase back in the day and still to this day. "Where everything is black & white", is socially relevant because televisions used to be black and white and that is what they are trying to get at. Another socially relevant line in this song is "To look through God's window". This is relevant because it mentions God, which is part of religion.