Tonight, I’m gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world I’ll turn it inside out, yeah
And floating around in ecstasy
So don’t stop me now don’t stop me
‘Cause I’m having a good time, having a good time

1.

– This song is about how the artist’s life is going so fast. He can’t seem to gain stability in his life, he is racing through and seems like he can’t control the unexpected events that happen. He lavish, rockstar lifestyle allows him to live an irregular life. He seems okay with the fast-paced lifestyle, though seems a bit panicked.

– This song addresses a social expectation that rockstars living a fast-paced lifestyle and they have to be okay with it. Though he seems uneasy about the lifestyle and it might not be the right lifestyle for him.

2.

– The speaker is an artist known as Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen

– Freddie is speaking to anyone that gets in his path. He is extremely out of control and can’t gain any stability because his career at that time was so out of control.

– He is in a setting where people in his life seem to come and go, and he is constantly moving around the world performing.

3.

– Word: Ecstacy, denotation: A euphoric state, a delightful state. Connotation: A crazy state where it’s unpredictable, scary and unknown.

– Ecstasy: Abstract, a feeling.

– Cliche: “I’m having a ball” (I’m having fun), “I’m traveling at the speed of light” (I’m traveling very quickly).

– The diction or word choice of the lyrics convey originality. The extreme use of simile and metaphors make listeners feel like they’re listening to something new and exciting. Freddie Mercury has been praised for his influences in music.

4.

– There are very contemplative lyrics. Freddie expresses his feelings on his lifestyle in a very expressive way, that display his emotions and feelings.

– Words like: Ecstacy, rocket, atom bomb. These words show the fast-paced lifestyle of Freddie. He’s shown no sign of slowing down from the typical rockstar partying.

– These words paired with upbeat music makes the listener feel excited. It demonstrates the fast-paced intensity that his life was.

5.

– The line length is 1-12 words per line.

– The line length is 5-9 lines per stanza.

– There is occasional end rhyme but it isn’t completely constant throughout the song.

– The song follows a closed form, as it is abstract.

6.

– There is one apparent allusion; when he said “like Lady Godiva”

– There is assonance, there is no apparant onomatapia, there is no apparent alliteration

– There is an absense of punctuation.

– I feel like the title of the song is fitting the tone and lyrics to the song.

7.

– Mercury did a great job recreating his experiences through the song.

– I intensely know the tough journey Mercury is going through when I listen to the song.

– The intensity that is displayed makes the listener understand the extreme pace of his life.