Friday, January 23, 2009

Hidden In Lupe Fiasco's Gold Watch Lyrics Is A Life Of Luxury

By Ferda Shinsky

While driving in your car Lupe Fiasco's song "Gold Watch" plays on the radio and you cannot help but speculate as to the song's meaning? Are the lyrics meaningless or are they more profound? Does their deeper meaning relate to a particular set of life experiences? Or do they describe how to live a life adorned in luxury and splendor?

While the answers to those questions are debatable at best and may never have a clear answer, what does have a clear answer is that the Gold Watch lyrics give us a glimpse into the class society that is ever so present in the United States of America.

The items Lupe lists in the his song are undeniably ones of luxury. Whatever your opinion is of gold chains, fancy cars, diamonds rings, and most importantly gold watches, it is clear that they symbolize status in the eyes of society.

Whether it is a shiny new gold Seiko watch or the latest offering from Movado, we covet the luxury that Lupe sings about because we feel we need them to keep up and fit in with what society currently values.

It is certainly difficult to determine what luxury items that will maximize society's perception of you as a high status individual. Especially since what society deems to value and deem fashionable can change along with the trade winds. Nevertheless, there are ways to detect patterns in what luxury items are optimal.

Perhaps the best way in keeping up with the latest fashionable trends is to spend some time at a local mall. This is not to say that it is always the smartest to "do what everyone else is doing". In fact this is usually not the best way to go.

Your local mall is ideal because it will showcase styles from people at all different levels in society. This will give you broad exposure to many different styles, from which you can pick and choose those that are the most appealing.

So, next time you have your radio on in your car and you hear the Gold Watch lyrics come on, ask yourself what type of luxury is best for you. Whether itas a new watch, a fancy car, or a diamond ring, chances are there is something out there to suit your style. - 14915

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