Toni Woodard Blog Post #2

                                      Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Na4j8AVgA

        The Weeknd 's new song called "STAR BOY", is about him becoming a new person. In the video and in this picture posted above  you can see that he cut off his hair. The Weekend's hair was a big part of his brand. For him to cut it off means that he taking a big step to  reinvent himself.

     In the begging of the video,The Weeknd was sitting across the table from a man wearing a ski mask. The man in the ski mask then kills The Weeknd. The man in the ski mask is revealed to be The Weeknd with his new haircut. This symbolizes the killing of his old self. After he kills his old self  he picks up a giant red cross and starts to smash his awards and posters. He is also wearing a cross necklace. The cross represents rebirth. Jesus died on the cross, but was resurrected three days later. In context to the song , this means that the old him is dead, and he has been reborn. Another thing that goes along with the theme of rebirth, is the black cat that turns into a black panther in the video.One of the things that a black panther symbolizes in some cultures is death and rebirth.

     The chorus to this song says"Look what you've done, I'm a mother fuckin star boy". By this he means that ,because of us he is now this wealthy star. The majority of the song is him saying  how rich  and successful he is." I come alive in the fall time" is a line in the song to get you prepared for his album ,which comes out in the fall on November 25, 2016. The Weeknd says that this album ,entitled "STAR BOY" as well, is his best sounding album. The line "switch up my style I take any lane" is him showing us that he is versatile. Just because he changed his style doesn't mean that he will not generate success and profit.