Billboard 100

#3 Need You Know: Lady Antebellum
The song Need You Know by Lady Antebellum is sung in first person. The song is mainly about a girl wanting her boyfriend back. She’s drunk and needs him and realizes she wants to be back with him. The song is mainly straight forward about what its about, for example in the line “I said I wouldn't call but I'm a little drunk and I need you now”. This song is easy for people to relate to because it is about someone wanting there ex back and needing them. I think this song is on the top Billboard because a lot of people like the beat of the song and it is popular. The song is country, but is still played on all of the other popular radio stations, which makes it even more popular.
#4 TiK ToK: Ke$ha
The song TiK ToK is basically all about having fun. It’s about going out with your friends and having a good time and not caring about anything else. It is sung in first person. Throughout the song, Ke$ha describes her day and how she’s going to a party and going to do what ever she wants and have fun. In the line “Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy”, she is comparing waking up to P Diddy by using a simile. She uses P Diddy as a way to say she feels like a star in the morning. There are many poetic devices I this song, such as alliteration in the title, Tik Tok. I think this is #4 on the Billboard because the song has an upbeat tone that is catchy and most people enjoy. The song is fun and makes you want to dance, so people download it to listen to and it is played on the radio frequently, so it is popular.
#10 In my Head: Jason Derulo
In my head, is from the first person perspective. It’s about a girl in a club and how everyone is looking for love and that’s why they go to clubs. To the singer, in his head, he can see the girl with him. He thinks he is better than the other guys, because he knows what the girl wants. The song is also about the singer showing the girl a different kind of love, which he states in the lyrics: “You'll see a side of love you’ve never known.” The song does not really have much poetic devices in it, showing that music today is more about just writing about anything and singing it, rather than putting thought and a story behind the lyrics. I think this song made the Billboard top 100 because people are attracted more to the beat of the song rather than the actual meaning of it.