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September 18, 2014

Journey to Freedom, Week 5: Time

1.  “Time” by Mary J. Blige is essentially about the flaws of the world and how counterproductively people use their time.  Mary

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September 26, 2014

I Wanna Be Your Babydoll: The longings of a Butterfly

In the video for “Butterfly,” Mariah Carey emulated the imagery and storyline of Tennessee Williams’ Baby Doll.  However, the inspiration didn’t stop there.  On the album Butterfly, she included a song titled “Babydoll” as well.  Perhaps the best example of  her yearning for the intangible on Butterfly, “Babydoll” is a song where Mariah longs for intimacy. “Babydoll” is one of many great examples of Mariah the lyricist going beyond the typical expectations of a song by telling a story with enough detail that it could be transformed

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