Genre: Country
Explanation: This song addresses the issues faced with renewable energy. It discusses various different methods such as solar and wind power. It briefly mentions the battle over the cost of implementation, but concludes that at this point, cost cannot be an issue when we are facing an energy crisis several years from now.
Song Title: "We're Workin'"
Genre: Hip Hop
Explanation: This song is sung by an all-women hip hop group. It addresses the issues many women face when entering the workforce. It discusses the issues women have had to overcome (Suffrage, female income compared to male income) and concludes that women have benefited the workforce, offering new perspectives and fresh ideas. It supports the claim that women, like men, deserve the right to choose whether to work or not, and need to be paid comparatively.
Song Title: "One Stupid Night"
Genre: Country
Explanation: This song addresses the issue of driving while intoxicated. Rather than just explaining facts, this song will tell a story. It would have sound bytes of screeching tires, and at the end, a crash.
Song Title: "A Family Torn Apart"
Genre: Rock
Explanation: This song addresses the negative side of narcotic legalization. It is a story told from a child's point of view, and the negative affects narcotics have had on their family.
Song Title: "My Hero"
Genre: Rock
Explanation: This song addresses the topic of sports and drugs, particularly steriods. It explores the notion that athletes are looked up to by children. Unfortunately children hear about incidents in which an athlete is exposed as using performance enhancing drugs. This song takes the stance that athletes, when in the public eye, need to consider their young audience and the affects of their choices.
Song Lyrics for "My Hero":
"I was a young boy watching
my future life in front of me
On a plasma tv screen
When the cops busted him
My future looked too bleak
How was I expected to compete
Against men like him?
Album Title: Issues of the 21st Century
