In the song, Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People I think that if you just listen to the video of the song you won't get what the message the band is sending.  In the video most people would probably say that this is a nice song with a good melody because they really won't listen to the lyrics to the song.  If you were to actually take time and read the lyrics to the song you will quickly realize that it is a dark and depressing song about killing others then you can tell that the kid has had a bad childhood.  The band in the video did a great job of hiding the real meaning behind the song because they play it off as just any normal song that is not depressing.  Also one thing I never really figured out after watching the video was who exactly was the audience they were trying to reach.  If I had to guess what the audience would be I would say kids with a rough childhood or parents that abuse their kids.  I like that the band with this song kind of put a major problem like abuse and the song made the public aware of this issue. 

     I liked the song for the most part and was a good song to listen to.  Foster the People made a good choice with bringing the abuse and bullying problems in the United States forward with this song.  This is a serious issue today than it was in the past because in the past most people just ignored it and pretended it never happened.  Also I think that the band was promoting the education of abuse and prevention with the making of the song.  I don't think that the artist really got their point across to the listener because its hard throughout the song to tell what exactly they want the song to mean.  Then the melody they used made it seem the opposite of what I thought they intended for the message but they may have meant to do it that way.  You could also make an argument that the kid has gone a little crazy with the way that he has been treated by his dad and others.  This is an issue that needs all the help it can get. When a band or artist chooses to help aide the cause, it often gets alittle more public limelight.

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