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The Masterpiece Behind

“The Man Who Can’t Be Moved”

Music is something all of us listen to, whether


were feeling happy, sad, motivated, bored, and other more. The
hit song “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” created by the Irish
band The Script is still beloved by many to this day despite it
being released 14 years ago, In this essay we will be diving on
the meaning behind the song and on why this song is still a hit to
this day.

The hit song “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved”


was released on July 25, 2008, the meaning behind this song
according to song writer Danny O’Doghue was on how people
can buy back people to win their love and what about people
who don’t have money or anything to win their love back, so
what they will do is to wait on a place not knowing what will
happened next just hoping her friends sees him and hopefully
they alert her that he still loves him.

The reasons on why this song is beloved by many


is firstly the relatabilty of the lyric’s composition, the way they
rhyme words like “you” and “move” in the end of the first and
second line of the song, the exaggerated lyric writing like the
line “Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I'm not gonna move” to
express his dedication for her love, and lastly the similar
experiences people had experienced. The second reason is the
instrumental of the song, this song is categorized as pop rock
which is quite a popular genre because it is the most accessible
genre to a wide audience, the use of drums to have an upbeat
feeling, the use of guitar to have a romantic vibe, and the
layering or echoing of the voice makes this song an ear candy.
The last reason on why this song is beloved by man is the
cinematography of the music video, This music video was
released on October 25, 2009 and has an impressive 300
million+ views and 1.5 million likes which proves on why this
song is a masterpiece and beloved by many, the facial
expression and gestures helps convey his emotion, The brilliant
camera angles and the setting of the place helps the viewer
understand the situation, and lastly the genius use of time lapse
to tell the time on how long he was waiting makes this music
video perfect.

In conclusion The Script has truly made a one of a kind


masterpiece and gave us a valuable lesson that we
shouldn't
tandem love with materialistic things like money rather we
should tandem it with trust, bonds and care, and also this song
also gives another lesson that if someone you love doesn't loves
you anymore after all the effort you did then you have to move
on and find the one who truly loves you.

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