This week I chose an article from the Washington Post. However, it still has to do with the entertainment Industry. My article, Mandy Moore gets back to basics on new CD, is about the good girl image of Mandy Moore and how accurate that image really is. Most of her songs are targeted toward tweens, but the article shows some hidden meanings in the lyrics that suggest her songs are not all flowers and bunny rabbits. For example in the song “I Could Break Your Heart Every Day of the Week,” there are lyrics talking about squeezing the life out of someone. This shows that people don’t really listen to songs for the lyrics, but mostly for the music. However, Moore is perfectly happy to keep her good girl label. She takes it as a compliment that people think she is good. However, she does have lyrics and songs that are a little edgier. She says none of it is meant to be taken seriously. She just let out a little of her more sassy side. Her newest album takes inspiration from Joni Mitchell and Paul and Lunda McCartney. She claims it is a kind of folk-pop-rock fusion. In conclusion Many Moore talked about one other influence that affected her album. She recently married Ryan Adams, a indie singer-wongwriter, and, although he didn’t directly contribute to the album, she claims he influenced her by just being around her.
I picked this article because I had no idea Mandy Moore even sang. I always thought she was just an actress, so I figured I would find out a little more about her singing career. It turns out I didn’t know about it because her main audience is young teens and preteens, or tweens, as the press has started calling them. Anyway, the article was mildly interesting, but I think I was perfectly happy to remain in the dark about Mandy Moore’s life outside acting.
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