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<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Live Your Life (Yuna)</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"></span><div id="stcpDiv"><div><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music Being Reviewed:</span></div><div>Mat Zara'ai, Y., &amp; Williams, P. (2012). Live your life [Recorded by Yuna]. On <span style="font-style: italic;">Yuna</span> [CD]. New York, NY: Fader Label.<br><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reviewer:</span></div><div>Marie Huggins<br></div><div><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Genre:</span></div><div>Cultural Popular/Top Hits Other<br></div><div><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suggested Age Range:</span></div><div>Everyone<br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Subject Headings:</span></div><div>Aging, Body image, Career, College, Communication, GLBT issues, High school, Middle school, Multicultural/cross-cultural issues, Racial/ethnic identity, Racial/ethnic politics, Sexuality, Spiritual journey, Spiritual practice, Social justice</div><div><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Review:</span></div>"Live Your Life” is a song performed by Yuna, a Malaysian singer, songwriter, and businesswoman and produced by Grammy Award winning producer Pharrell Williams. This song is off of her 2012 self-entitled album Yuna. Verse 1 of the song provides a directive for the listener to find their "light”. This line in particular invokes the listener to dig deeper to find their passion. The song then elaborates how one should avoid hiding from who they are and aspire for more. This poignant line acts as an encourager to pursue aspirations all while staying true to their identity. Verses 2 &amp; 3 of the song further explain the journey the listener is on to find something "amazing” and how their dreams seem "just so far away” up to this point but now one can actually envision themselves accomplishing their goals and it doesn’t seem impossible. The chorus repeats with "Live if you really want to” which further elaborates that we have choice to live the life we want to live and to live it to the fullest if we want to. Counselors can utilize this powerful and positive song to assist a variety of clients (adolescents, adults, GBLTQ, College Students, Multi-Cultural, etc.) as a way to empower their goals and identity. This song sheds light into uncovering their hopes and dreams and lends courage and support to those facing daily frustrations and setbacks. I enjoyed seeing her live in concert and her musical collection which is full of motivational medleys that I encourage everyone to take a listen to brighten their day and to better serve clients in the realm of counseling.</div>]]></description>
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