1-800-273-8255 by Logic Ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid by https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r en-us 2017-12-09 00:14:37 UTC 2023-04-21 05:21:35 UTC hello@padlet.com National Suicide Prevention Lifeline rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214672628 This song was made to let suicidal people know there is help for them. The song is called "1-800-273-8255" . It was written by Logic featuring 2 other artists Alessia Cara and Khalid. This song was made in partenership with NSPL which he displays in his music video. Logic has a scene where a young suicidal man wants to kill himself but he calls the suicidal prevention line and decides that isnt what he actually wants. The young man sees that there is light at the end of the tunnel and he can actually live an amazing life. ]]> 2017-12-09 00:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214672628 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673007 2017-12-09 00:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673007 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673083 2017-12-09 00:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673083 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673127 2017-12-09 00:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673127 Logic rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673360 The artist of this song is named "Logic"  which is his stage name his real name is Sir Robert Bryson Hall II.  He's 27 and known for being an American rapper. He grew up with a broken family and left home at 17 years old to escape from his abusive mother.  Logic was surrounded with a bad crowd of people and chose to express his feelings through his music. This song, "1-800-273-8255" was released this year from Logic's album, Everybody and he is glad that he has made such a huge impact on peoples lives through this sog. ]]> 2017-12-09 00:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214673360 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214674134 2017-12-09 01:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214674134 Alessia Cara rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214674376 Alessia Caracciolo is a 21 year old Canadian RnB singer. She was really into poetry and acting and then got in to music. She taught herself how to play the guitar and she posted music vocal videos on youtube at 13 years old and then shortly after got to sign a contract with EP entertainment. ]]> 2017-12-09 01:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214674376 Khalid rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214674876 Khalid Amhearst Robinson is a 19 yearold American RnB singer.  He grew up in many diffferent places due to his parents serving in the U.S military. In high school he studied singing and musical theatre. His first inspiration to persue music was from his mother singing 90's RnB.  He started to make msuic in 2015 and has come out with multiple hits since then. ]]> 2017-12-09 01:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214674876 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214675326 This song is directed towards anyone feeling alone and broken and needing help moving forward in life. Logic wants to encourage people to seek the help that they need. Specifically this video it is about a young "gay" boy in high school. He expresses that he's gay and has a gay experience and doesn't have an accepting father. His family expresses homophobia and like many others, he gets bullied at school as well.]]> 2017-12-09 01:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214675326 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214675388  During this time he feel extremely alone and starts havng dark thoughts.These lyrics are repeatedly sung in this song "I feel like I'm out of my mind / It feel like my life ain't mine I don't wanna be alive / I just wanna die" expressing how this young man feels in his current life situation and that he feels hopeless like his life will only get worse. Mid-way through the video he finds a gun in his home and seriously debates ending his life. He can no longer take the pain that he is going through and he would just much rather be dead. He holds the gun to his head and decides not to do it. Later on he chooses to seek help instead of assuming it can't be fixed. He calls the suicide line and the lyrics change  with the suicide lines reply "I want you to be alive/ You don't gotta die today."]]> 2017-12-09 01:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214675388 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214675400  In the end of the video the 2 men grow up and end up getting happily married showing everyone that life can get better and to hold on and seek help. It shows that there's people here for you. At the end of the song there's a part that says "But you gotta live right now, you got everything to give right now"  showing that there's so much more for you to live for no matter what you are going through. In the very last verse it mentions "Pain don't hurt the same, I know 
The lane I travel feels alone
But I'm moving 'til my legs give out
And I see my tears melt in the snow
But I don't wanna cry
I don't wanna cry anymore
I wanna feel alive"
This is after the main character chose to call the suicide line, he shows a different attitude about how he is feeling and that he doesn't want to give up any more. His marriage at the end is to show hope for others and that the pain will be tolerable later on and that you will end up happy. ]]> 2017-12-09 01:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214675400 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214676655 This is a link where Logic explains what this song means to him and why he wrote it.  Personally I think there is a weakness in the beggining of this song. At the beginning of the song it just sounds really depressing and like a bad situation. I  feel it can make you feel worse repeatedly hearing " I dont wanna be alive, I just wanna die". It's not clear to the audience that the song gets better at the end. In the video the suicide number isn't released until the end which could potencially be too late. I think it should have been more clear that there are people there for you and that you can get help from the very beginning. Logic just should have been 100% clear from the beginning. One other thing that was a weakness to me was that there are so many different people who feel suicidal and like they need help. I think they should have used more then one situation example in the video. If they were to use 3 different situations it could have potentially meant even more to other people visually and even more relatable. I am aware that even if there was 3 different situations, there still may have been people who didn't relate to all 3 but at least they would have been able to reach out to a bigger crowd of people. ]]> 2017-12-09 02:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214676655 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677252 2017-12-09 02:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677252 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677281 2017-12-09 02:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677281 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677314 2017-12-09 02:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677314 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677404 Overall I think this piece was very effective in its purpose. The main meaning was to let people know they aren't alone and that there is help for them. The song explains that there are people for you to talk to and walk with you through this struggle. Plenty of people have responded to this video and explained that it has helped them through they're struggle. They truly can relate to the lyrics. Logic decided to be raw with the lyrics and show that you can't sugar coat suicide. He just had to get straight to the point which helps suicidal people. They can clearly see that these thoughts are not a fun thing to go through but that there are so many people around the world feeling the same way and even people they may be looking up to such as logic have felt this way as well. The lyrics are truly relatable and the music video that goes a long with the lyrics plays a big part as well. The music video provides hope for people. They can visually see it's not the end and that there is something happy to look forward to.  After this video the NSPL has expressed that the calls have went up 33% more in 2017 and they had100,000 more visitors on their website as well.  They have also mentioned that the day this song came out was the 2nd most calls they have ever got in a day. This proves that this song is truly relatable and is making a change for people around the world. I hope that there are more movements like this in the future and that from listening to this song people learn that everyone struggles through different things. ]]> 2017-12-09 02:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214677404 rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214678283 This song having the main example be the story about 2 gay men has made an emotional impact on many people especially in the gay community. They feel that this video is really relatable and that it is a major issue that people struggle with and can lead to feeling along and all of these unfortunate feelings. This is a video about 2 gay men who relate to this video and find it emotionally moving. ]]> 2017-12-09 03:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214678283 References rebekah_miller1 https://padlet.com/rebekah_miller1/g762n22n9r6r/wish/214678536 Phares, Heather. “Khalid | Biography & History.” AllMusic, www.allmusic.com/artist/khalid-mn0000095880/biography.
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