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Critique Paper Jax Pia
Jax
An American singer-songwriter from East Brunswick, New Jersey, born on May 5, 1996,
Jackie Miskanic, aka Jax released a new song entitled “Like My Father”. It is one of her hit
songs with over 28 million views on YouTube and land the #33 position at Us Adult. It was
released on the 3rd of June 2021 and the song's length is 3 and 3 seconds, it has a 93 BPM
tempo, an F key, a major mode, a low-intensity level, and a time signature of 4 beats per bar.
She gets sentimental with her new single as it was a tribute to her parents’ lovely relationship
alongside an equally touching video companion. The music video was directed by herself and
the stars are her parents, it was written by Jax, and Wayne Wilkins. The beats and vocals
blended well, producing this masterpiece's deep representation of thoughts and emotion.
Love is not just all about colors and happiness. It is all about patience, enduring stressful
stimuli, sacrifices, trust, and faith. Even looks fade, her body changes shapes he will still say
“Oh my God, you look hot today”. The song talks about how her father loves his mom and she
wishes her future husband will be like his father. “I need a man whose patient and kind, gets out
of the car, and holds the door. I want to slow dance in the living room like we’re 18 at senior
prom and grow old with someone who makes me feel young. I need a man who loves me like,
my father loves my mom”. The song contain of 2 verses, a chorus, and a bridge. Despite the
pandemic, it did not stop her from producing such an outstanding song and presenting an
impressive record that was positive people would love.
The first verse till first chorus is the reminiscing of the past of her parents. Jax surely adore her
parents love for each other as she tells us the things his father does. What she learned from her
parents about how a man should act in front of his wife, and things he should tell to his wife.
Even when hair starts turning gray, even when the face wrinkled, skin become dull, the
sweetness, love and adoration should not be decreased but instead it should bloom more. How
love brings happiness not sadness and how fun it is to enter a sure thing relationship. However,
first verse gives a too good to be true feeling a sana all vibe that will surely question ones
relationship if when will I experience this kind of love? Or is there such thing as a true love?
Love that is full of fun, making memories, childish moments are the things Jax wants to
experience. How she want to travel with her love one, make fun memories, and have kids.
When we grow older, insecurities about physical appearance will hit you hard but the second
verse gave us hope that even when look fades, body changes there still someone who will love
you endlessly.
Every women deserves to be treated like a queen, a man should treat his wife a queen and a
princess to his daughter. The bridge part only talks about the point of view of a women, she
could include the point of view of a man of how a women should treat her husband, things to
say to her husbands, and the balance kind of love.
The meaning of each lyric was so mesmerizing and all the lyrics were carefully chosen
to blend perfectly with the instruments, scenarios, and melodies. Although it was very specific it
did not stop the song to make more magical. The music shows different scenarios wherein her
father shows how love should be, how a man should treat his wife, and how a man should act
like a man “I hope that people connect with it. I never really know because I’m always super
close to the music. So it’s hard for me to look on the outside looking in, but I do know that for me
they have set an example, and that is the ideal example of what a couple should be”. However,
that is not the case for everyone. This song hits so differently when your father was nothing
compared to hers. As a daughter who grew up in a toxic family, with a toxic father, I can’t relate
to this but it clearly gave us the message that we need to carefully choose a man that will surely
give us the assurance, care, and love that we all deserve.
Jax “like my father” get positive feedback even though many people can’t relate to the
lyrics but it is because the music as a whole really touches one solely, make eyes tear, and it
has an ineffable beauty that surely captures eyes, ears, and hearts. It teaches people to set
their standards high, don’t settle for less, and find a man who will surely treat them like royalty.
Once in blue moon, you will find a man like that but once you will find a man like her father, you
could never ask for more.
First verse and first chorus tells the listener the life of the writer wants, a life that is full of
love, full of sweet moments and a loving husband. With scenes that are flashback
Jax just tells us the good side about love, how about the bad side?