Please use your own opinion Question #1. Selected Musical Perspectives on “Girl

Please use your own opinion
Question #1. Selected Musical Perspectives on “Girls” (25 pts.)
Depending on its context, the term “girl” can come across as empowering, demeaning, or as a combination of both. As such, “girl” is a word that can be difficult to assess and address.
Choose two of the following songs.
Duran Duran, “Girls on Film” (1981)
Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)
Mötley Crüe, “Girls, Girls, Girls” (1987)
Martina McBride, “This One’s for the Girls” (1993)
No Doubt “Just a Girl” (1995),
Ani DiFranco, “Not a Pretty Girl” (1995)
Madonna, “What It Feels Like for a Girl” (2000)
Carefully listen to the two songs that you have chosen with lyrics in hand.
Carefully watch the official music videos for both songs that you have chosen. Compare and contrast how (in your opinion) the idea of “girl” is addressed and presented in each video that you have chosen.
Length: minimum of two paragraphs per song.
Question #2. Marilyn Monroe and Madonna (25 pts.)
Watch Marilyn Monroe’s famous performance of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
Next, watch Madonna’s video for the song “Material Girl” from her album Like a Virgin (1984).
Compare and contrast these two numbers, considering all of the following: basic musical style, lyrics, visual performances, and relationship to the stereotype of the so-called Gold Digger.
Length: minimum of two paragraphs for the question.