Fergie: "Big Girls Don't Cry"

In a lot of Fergie's songs her sound is up-beat and intense. She is known for her hip-hop style. One of her songs that became very popular and people still listen to today is "Big Girls Don't Cry."I really like this song because first, it is very different than a lot of Fergie's songs and because the meaning of the song is powerful. Fergie has written a lot of catchy songs. Some of them I don't care to listen to because I don't connect with her lyrics. The reason I picked Fergie to talk about in my blogs was because she is different then most singers, I like, but I grew up in middle school listening to her songs. Fergie is not like one of those typical pop singers. She is unique and has a sense of style to her that fits her role in pop music. She wrote "Big Girls Don't Cry" because she remembers breaking up with someone and what he were like. She explains she needs some time on her own to think about what she wants. When she sings, Big girls don't cry, she is expressing that she is a grownup now and can't spend her life wasting on a guy who has different viewpoints.

This song connects to me in my personal life, not about a breakup, but that there are some things going on in my life that make me sad and hard to think about. Although there are parts of my life that are this way, I also have some amazing times with my family and friends. I learned from this song, it's not worth thinking back to those bad memories or rough patches; it's about what I want and what makes me happy. Fergie says she won't cry anymore because she's over thinking about things in the past that aren't going to get better. Like the famous quote says, "Surround yourself with people who make you happy." This is true because in order to be happy, you have to hang around people that will make you laugh and smile. Fergie's lyrics stand out to me because she explains in order to be a "big girl" you have to be strong and be happy with yourself.


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Youtube link to Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agrXgrAgQ0U