Lyric Analysis

Diva - Beyonce is a song about women gaining dominance and power, implying that men who believe they're superior aren't what they think they are. The alter ego in the song proclaims she is the 'number one diva in the game'. The alter ego is money orientated in the song. The lyric 'if you ain't gettin' money, then you ain't got nothing fo' me' puts an emphasis on her money orientated mind, she must stick to power and money portrays most power. She then goes on to say 'where yo' boss at?' again referring back to the power she is striving for. She clearly shows that she has no time for those who aren't in power. The constant repetition of the chorus is to emphasise the female power that is portrayed through this song, its to make it sound catchy and remind people that she is the greatest at 'the game' which in this case can be seen as the music industry. The lyric 'since 15 in my stilettos, been strutting in this game' implies how she has realised at a young age that she wanted to strive for power and dressing up to portray that power.

The lyrics link to my ideas sufficiently. Our idea is to create choreography that illustrates the lyrics well, for example where it says 'getting money, divas getting money' we have an idea of using the prop of stacks of money being used as a fan. A further idea we have for the lyric 'the one that they call me Queen' we'll have the star of the video to wear a prop of a crown and a big coat to emphasise royalty and have a spotlight shone on her.