NEGATIVE PROJECT

Body-image Lyrics & Discussion Questions

Project number: 2013-1-NO1-GRU06-06252 9 Performed by Britney Spears Song Piece Of Me Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FF6MpcsRw

I’m Miss American Dream since I was 17 (you want a piece of me) Don’t matter if I step on the scene I’m Mrs. ‘Most likely to get on the TV Or sneak away to the Philippines for strippin’ on the streets’ They’re still gonna put pictures of When getting the groceries, no, for real.. My derriere шin the magazine Are you kidding me? You want a piece of me? No wonder there’s panic in this industry You want a piece of me... I mean please... Do you want a piece of me? I’m Miss bad media karma Another day another drama I’m Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous Guess I can’t see the harm (You want a piece of me) In working and being a mama I’m Mrs. Oh my God that Britney’s And with a kid on my arm Shameless I’m still an exceptional earner (You want a piece of me) And you want a piece of me I’m Mrs. Extra! Extra! this just in (You want a piece of me) I’m Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous I’m Mrs. she’s too big now she’s too thin (You want a piece of me) (You want a piece of me) I’m Mrs. Oh my God That Britney’s Shameless You want a piece of me? (You want a piece of me) You want a piece of me... I’m Mrs. Extra! Extra! this just in (You want a piece of me) I’m Mrs. Oh my God that Britney’s I’m Mrs. she’s too big now she’s too thin Shameless (You want a piece of me) I’m Mrs. ‘You want a piece of me?’ I’m Mrs. Extra! Extra! this just in Tryin’ and pissin’ me off (You want a piece of me) Well get in line with the paparazzi I’m Mrs. she’s too big now she’s too thin Who’s flippin’ me off (You want a piece of me) Hopin’ I’ll resort to some havoc Oh yeah And end up settlin’ in court You want a piece of me Now are you sure You want a piece of me? Discussion questions

1. What is the song about? 2. What do you think about the singer’s criticism of how she is treated? 3. What does this say about media and society today? 4. Do you agree with the message of the song?

Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Learnmera Oy Negative Project 2 Britney Spears Performed by Saving Jane Piece Of Me Song Girl Next Door Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZEIyUT79xU

Small town homecoming queen She is the prom queen She’s the star in this scene I’m in the marching band There’s no way to deny she’s lovely She is a cheerleader Perfect skin, perfect hair I’m sitting in the stands Perfumed hearts everywhere She gets the top bunk Tell myself that inside she’s ugly I’m sleeping on the floor Maybe I’m just jealous She’s Miss America I can’t help but hate her And I’m just the girl next door Secretly I wonder If my boyfriend wants to date her Oh and I’m just the girl next door

She is the prom queen I don’t know why I’m feeling sorry for I’m in the marching band myself She is a cheerleader I spend all my time wishing that I’m sitting in the stands I was someone else She gets the top bunk I’m sleeping on the floor She is the prom queen She’s Miss America I’m in the marching band And I’m just the girl next door She is a cheerleader I’m sitting in the stands Senior class president I get a little bit, she gets a little more She must be heaven sent She’s Miss America and... She was never the last one standing She’s Miss America A backseat debutante I’m just the girl next door... Everything that you want Never too harsh or too demanding Maybe I’ll admit it I’m a little bitter Everybody loves her But I just wanna hit her

Discussion questions

1. What is the song about? 2. Do you think the song accurately reflects the feelings of a teenage girl? 3. Does the song reflect your own youth? 4. What does the song say about our society?

3 Negative Project Learnmera Oy Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Performed by Maria Mena Song Just A Little Bit Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8kYigJZf8U

Just a little bit stronger Clearly, clearly I remember Just a little bit wiser Days of useless crying Just a little less needy Almost feeling dead And maybe I’d get there. Perhaps, perhaps if I was smaller Just a little bit pretty Perhaps, I could control myself Just a little more aware Perhaps if I was Just a little bit thinner And maybe I’d get there...

Clearly, clearly I remember Hiking up my skirt Asking for your time

Clearly, clearly I remember Nervous if ever confronted And questioning myself

Perhaps, perhaps if I got better Perhaps if I challenged myself Perhaps if I was

Just a little bit stronger Just a little bit wiser Just a little less needy

Maybe I’d get there...

Clearly, clearly I remember Pulling up my shirt Staring blank ahead

Discussion questions 1. What is the song about? 2. Why does the singer feel like she should be “just a little bit” different? What does she want to achieve? 3. What does the song say about our society? 3. Do you agree with the message of the song?

Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Learnmera Oy Negative Project 4 Maria Mena Performed by Garbage Just A Little Bit Song Why Do You Love Me? Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcrv9nhH9iY

I’m no barbie doll Why do you love me I’m not your baby girl It’s driving me crazy I’ve done ugly things Why do you love me And I have made mistakes Why do you love me And I am not as pretty I get back up and I do it again As those girls in magazines I get back up and I do it again I am rotten to my core I get back up and I do it again If they’re to be believed I get back up and I do it, I do it again So what if I’m no baby bird Hanging upon your every word? I think you’re sleeping Nothing ever smells of roses With a friend of mine That rises out of mud I have no proof but I think that I’m right And you’ve still got Why do you love me The most beautiful face Why do you love me It just makes me sad most of the time Why do you love me It’s driving me crazy I get back up and I do it again I get back up and I do it again You’re not some little boy I get back up and I do it again Why you acting so surprised I get back up and I do it, I do it again You’re sick of all the rules Do it again Well I’m sick of all your lies Do it again Now I’ve held back a wealth of shit, Do it again I think I’m gonna choke I’m standing in the shadows Why do you love me With the words stuck in my throat Why do you love me Does it really come as a surprise Why do you love me, When I tell you I don’t feel good? it’s driving me crazy Nothing ever came from nothing man Oh man, ain’t that the truth Why do you love me Why do you love me Why do you love me Why do you love me Why do you love me Why do you love me Discussion questions

1. What is the song about? 2. Why does the singer wonder why her lover/boyfriend loves her? 3. What kind of a relationship do the two people in the song have? 4. Do you agree with the message of the song?

5 Negative Project Learnmera Oy Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Performed by Simple Plan Song Crazy Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyaI6EsWwt8

Tell me what’s wrong with society If you open your eyes When everywhere I look, I see You’ll see that something is wrong Young girls dying to be on TV They won’t stop Is everybody going crazy? Till they’ve reached their dreams Is everybody going crazy?

Diet pills, surgery Tell me what’s wrong with society Photoshopped pictures in magazines When everywhere I look I see Telling them how they should be Rich guys driving big SUVs It doesn’t make sense to me While kids are starving in the streets

Is everybody going crazy? No one cares Is anybody gonna save me? No one likes to share Can anybody tell me what’s going on? I guess life’s unfair Tell me what’s going on? If you open your eyes Is everybody going crazy? You’ll see that something is wrong Is anybody gonna save me? Can anybody tell me what’s going on? I guess things are not Tell me what’s going on? How they used to be If you open your eyes There’s no more normal families You’ll see that something Parents act like enemies Something is wrong Making kids feel like it’s World War III Is everybody going crazy? No one cares, no one’s there Can anybody tell me what’s going on? I guess we’re all just too damn busy Tell me what’s going on? And money’s our first priority If you open your eyes It doesn’t make sense to me You’ll see that something is wrong

Is everybody going crazy? Is anybody gonna save me? Can anybody tell me what’s going on? Tell me what’s going on? Discussion questions

1. What is the song about? 2. Who is the song criticizing? Why? 3. Why does the singer think that everybody is going crazy? 4. Do you agree with the message of the song?

Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Learnmera Oy Negative Project 6 Simple Plan Performed by Christina Aguilera Crazy Song Beautiful Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfyFTzZDMM

Don’t look at me And everywhere we go Every day is so wonderful (and everywhere we go) Then suddenly it’s hard to breathe. The sun will always shine Now and then I get insecure (the sun will always, always shine) From all the pain, I’m so ashamed. And tomorrow we might wake On the other side I am beautiful no matter what they say. Words can’t bring me down. We are beautiful no matter what they say I am beautiful in every single way. Yes, words won’t bring us down, no, no Yes, words can’t bring me down... Oh no. We are beautiful in every single way So don’t you bring me down today. Yes, words can’t bring us down, oh, no So don’t you bring me down today To all your friends you’re delirious, So consumed in all your doom. Oh, yeah, don’t you bring me down Trying hard to fill the emptiness. Today, yeah, ooh The pieces gone, left the puzzle undone Don’t you bring me down ooh... today Is that the way it is?

You are beautiful no matter What they say Words can’t bring you down....oh no You are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can’t bring you down, oh, no So don’t you bring me down today...

No matter what we do (no matter what we do) No matter what we say (no matter what we say) We’re the song inside the tune Full of beautiful mistakes

Discussion questions

1. What is the song about? 2. Whose feelings does the song describe? 2. Does the song make you feel better about yourself? 3. Do you agree with the message of the song?

7 Negative Project Learnmera Oy Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Performed by DHT Song At Seventeen Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyaI6EsWwt8

I learned the truth at seventeen Remember those who win the game That love was meant for beauty queens Lose the love they sought to gain And high school girls In debentures of quality With clear skinned smiles And dubious integrity Who married young and then retired Their small town eyes will gape at you The valentines I never knew In dull surprise when payment due The Friday night charades of youth Exceeds accounts received at seventeen Were spent on one more beautiful At seventeen I learned the truth To those of us who knew the pain Of valentines that never came And those of us with ravaged faces And those whose names Lacking in the social graces Were never called Desperately remained at home When choosing sides for basketball Inventing lovers on the phone It was long ago and far away Who called to say - come dance with me The world was younger than today And murmured vague obscenities When dreams were all they gave for free It isn’t all it seems at seventeen To ugly duckling girls like me

A brown eyed girl in hand me downs We all play the game, and when we dare Whose name I never could pronounce To cheat ourselves at solitaire Said-pity please the ones who serve Inventing lovers on the phone They only get what they deserve Repenting other lives unknown

The rich relationed hometown queen Who call and say - come dance with me Marries into what she needs And murmur vague obscenities With a guarantee of company To ugly girls like me, at seventeen. And haven for the elderly

Discussion questions

1. What is the song about? 2. Do you think the song describes accurately the angst of teenage girls? 3. How does the song make you feel? 3. Do you agree with the message of the song?

Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Learnmera Oy Negative Project 8 DHT Performed by Green Day At Seventeen Song Fashion Victim Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix_7H_VROMQ

He’s a victim of his own time (You the Crew) In his “vintage suit” and tie He’s casualty dressed to the teeth You auctioned off your life In the latest genocide For the “most” expensive price Going once... The new seasons come and go Going twice... At the dog and pony show Now it’s gone Gonna sit and beg and fetch the names And fallow your dress codes What’s in a name, hey? WHAT’S IN A NAME?...HEY! What’s in a name, hey? What’s in a name? She’s a scented magazine Looking sharp and living clean Living well and dressed to kill But she looks like hell to me

So when you’re dancing Through your wardrobe Do the anorex - a go-go Cloaked with style For pedophiles As the credit card explodes

You auctioned off your life For the “most” expensive price Going once... Going twice... Now it’s gone

Discussion questions 1. What is the song about? 2. Who does the song criticize? 3. Why do you think they say “you auctioned off your life...”? What was the “most expensive price”? 4. Do you agree with the message of the song?

9 Negative Project Learnmera Oy Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Performed by Evanescence Song Breathe No More Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjX81xl8dzg

I’ve been looking in the mirror I just can’t help but to wonder, For so long. Which of us do you love. That I’ve come to believe My soul’s on the other side. So I bleed, I bleed, All the little pieces falling, shatter. And I breathe, I breathe no... Shards of me, Too sharp to put back together. Bleed, Too small to matter, I bleed, But big enough to cut me And I breathe, Into so many little pieces. I breathe, If I try to touch her, I breathe And I bleed, I breathe no more I bleed, And I breathe, I breathe no more.

Take a breath and I try to draw From my spirits well. Yet again you refuse to drink Like a stubborn child.

Lie to me, Convince me that I’ve been sick forever.

And all of this, Will make sense when I get better.

But I know the difference, Between myself and my reflection.

Discussion questions

1. What is the signer feeling? 2. Why does the singer feel the way she does? 3. Do you think this song reflects young people with depression or self-esteem issues? 4. How does the song make you feel?

Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions Learnmera Oy Negative Project 10 Evanescence Performed by Neurosonic Breathe No More Song So Many People Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iXrhjiebR0

Everything under the sun going to hell Apologize to the world In an episode of SNL And admit that you were wrong Busted on the TV, Who’s dick did you have to suck You ugly girl, you cannot sing, To get that number one song? Can’t even lip sync So what would you know about how your song goes? Apparently money can even buy Just let that tape roll. You dignity Everyone will forget in a couple of days So many faces of so many people It doesn’t matter what they say in the Are covered in stupid press, I guess. And all they wanna do is get in I know that your parents Am I the only one feeling the itch, Are brother and sister Because they’re giving away the bill- It’s idiot season, let the hunting begin board awards to some phony little Let the hunting begin! (gasp) Well who’s this little cow So what would you know Who’s got my elbow in her mouth About how your song goes? To keep the sound from coming out? Just let that tape roll. I’m sure your daddy’s really proud But he knows what we all know. So many faces of so many people Are covered in stupid So many faces of so many people And all they wanna do is get in Are covered in stupid I know that your parents And all they wanna do is get in Are brother and sister I know that your parents It’s idiot season, let the hunting begin Are brother and sister Let the hunting begin! It’s idiot season, let the hunting begin

Since practice wasn’t on the list, Clearly, talent doesn’t exist. Maybe Joe can buy you A set of bigger tits Discussion questions

1. What is the song about? 2. Who are the people called stupid in the song? Why? 3. What does the song say about our society? 4. Do you agree with the message of the song?

11 Negative Project Learnmera Oy Body-image Lyrics and Discussion Questions