1.\tExplore the ways in which \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNo Merci\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 (2022), by Little Simz and Inflo, explores the speaker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s experiences as a black woman working within Anglo-American popular culture. You should concentrate on roughly the first half of the song (from the opening to 2:16). In your response, you may discuss the music and performance of the song, but this is not a requirement of the task. You will not be penalised for choosing to focus solely on the lyrics, which you will find below.
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\nWho you know getting busy with the force like haha
\nI laugh cos we good that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hakuna matata
\nBet you wanna see a black woman get active
\nWhenever they chat shit I just say nada
\nFree from the BS I was carrying the weight being stuck up in the matrix it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a rat race
\nGiving them our truth and they gave us black face
\nWhy you wanna make a mockery of my pain?
\nWay too long we been carrying the shame
\nIf we knew we had magic would we put needles in our veins?
\nThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that selling us a lie shit
\nKeep us low then we get high quick
\nAnd it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t change
\nI was down and out had my bank account untamed
\nTrusting of the people billing every call made
\nEverybody here getting money off my name
\nIrony is I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the only one not getting paid
\nYou been tanning in the sun so now ima throw shade
\nI probably paid for your Balmain
\nKnow your good at selling me the n**** dream 1m might just make a night scream n**** we made it!
\nGive me equity if you about it
\nWe been here climbing these mountains
\nTrekking through the rain
\nOwnership is the only conversation we can have
\nTaking the throne back
\nYou shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t of got attached
\nNo Merci
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\nFree the birds tuppence a bag
\nHella diamonds in the stash
\nCurrency in cash
\nPut the bullshit in the trash
\nN****s riding out got the bible on the dash
\nGod do everything you can to prevent us from a crash
\nYou know that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m unapologetically black
\nI can see it make you nervous here you ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t gotta act
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a human land mine
\nI am not a human being you can gas light
\nIf the contract more than 2 page it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bad sign
\nI was convinced it was fine it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my damn time
\n16 calling America on the landline
\nThank God that my brother kept the flashlight
\nNeeded guidance through the dark I know sad times
\nI know good hearts
\nYou is badmind
\nEverything is archived I can never be stopped
\nCan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get thru to me you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see that you been blocked
\nNo Merci
\n\u00c2
\nReferencing: MHRA
\nWord Count: 1000 word critical-commentary <\/p>\n
Instructions :
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tThe commentary is not an essay.
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tIt is a close textual analysis of a given extract. All you need to comment on is the extract in front of you. If you think it pertinent, you may want to provide any important context about its position in the overall text and its relationship to the overall text. However, it can be done extremely briefly.
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tKeep your analysis pertinent to the terms of the question.
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tThe aim is not to accumulate observations or descriptions of the passage, but to consider the significance of them for responding to the question.
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tYou do not need a detailed introduction or conclusion of the kind you would use in an essay. You might want to simply frame the analysis with a couple of sentences, giving a sense of your overall response to the question.
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tYou do not need to refer to critics.
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tYou do not need footnotes for the extract
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tSuccessful commentaries will focus on how the form\/style of the extract relates to its meaning(s) and effects.
\n\t\u00e2\u0081\u0192\tThe best places to look for guidance on your analysis, and on the recommended critical terminology, are in your notes from seminars, and lectures. The close reading exercises we have done in class are targeted specifically at the sort of analysis we are asking you to undertake here. It is eminently possible to produce a first-rate commentary drawing <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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