By Ashlie Feldman
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Beautiful Soul, a song by the artist Jesse McCartney was released on January 1st, 2004. The song was a part of McCartney’s first solo endeavor, the album Beautiful Soul, after splitting with his boy band Dream Street in 2002. During that time, Jesse signed with Hollywood Records and his debut single went on to become a worldwide hit and is still known very well today.
MUSICAL ANALYSIS
Beautiful Soul has a really great message about romantic love, acceptance and support, and emotional connections, as well as positive vibes. This song is great for people to realize a multitude of things; you can have someone who loves you with a genuine connection to each other, and who will support you in all your endeavors. Love is such a special thing, and this song proves it thoroughly. Jesse has a great mind, and his songs are uplifting and vibey. This romantic love song can help people who are not great at explaining how they feel, and this song can really get deep into the feelings that the person is experiencing for the other. The music is really nice too, it blends seamlessly with each verse and chorus, and the transition to certain parts are really well put together and thought out. The musicality is timeless as well. With the song turning 20 this year, it still holds up well.
LYRIC ANALYSIS
The song’s lyrics are well put together and well thought out. The lyrics tell a story about how the singer feels about the person they are singing about. This song really gets the mind thinking as well about what the other person could be thinking about. It also makes you feel like you have to put yourself in the position of either the singer or the person who the song is about, and it puts you into a whole different reality and gets you emotionally invested in the song. The lyrics are complimentative, emotional, and loving. This creates a good storyline especially, in regards to the music video. The lyrics flow from verse to chorus to bridge as well.
LEGACY
Beautiful Soul has a long lasting legacy from when it was first released in 2004. 20 years after its release, you can still hear the song being played on radio stations everywhere. As mentioned before, the song is timeless and will have an impact on today’s generation, just as it did when it came out all those years ago. The song will definitely be remembered for years to come, and hopefully still have the same effect as it does today in 2024.
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