You pick music which fulfils your needs.

Punk, as an underground music in the world, usually serves as an index of rejecting association with majority, rebellious thoughts or behaviors of youths, distinctive styles of clothing and adornments, as well as a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies. When it comes to music, Punk will be the least kind of music I would like to listen. In my and other peers’ stereotype, punk is a low-class and negative type of music for its furious and loud rhythms, crass and discourteous lyrics and punk musicians’ exaggerated and obtrusive clothing or dressing. However, I didn’t realize it until today that: Everything exists for reasons, music included. The distinction between Punk and classical music is that there is no hierarchy or individuality for Punk. It’s accessible and easy to compose and understand for any ordinary people and it doesn’t matter what class you belong to.

Punk can be a representative of participatory music. The singers and audience all scream and shout and do crazy dance together. There’s no clear and insuperable boundary between performers and audience. The punk concert is like a sweaty-melting pot that brings and holds everybody there into it. Today’s movie completely blew my mind and changed my opinion about Punk. In terms of punk’s offensive songs and noticeable clothes, I interpret it as a will to have freedom and release themselves from religious and social restrains; to ask for more attention and care from outsides; to find an identity, which differs from high classes, to define them and fit in; but I prefer to say that it is this kind of will that shapes their identity.        

I used to treat punk as a superficial and non-mainstream music but I was wrong because punk music does contain thoughts in it. The majority of Punks are underdogs all suffering from miserable life and they put their hopes, feelings and thoughts into it. I was surprised that the Brazil girl even saw punk as a protest against Capitalism and Globalization. That’s a function that I would never expect from Punk. What the Punk do is to seek for a refuge where they can get rid of troubles from life, liberate souls and do whatever they really want to do. Punk is exactly the refuge. Punk may be depraved for people who know little about it like me; it may also be a silver lining for people like Dolly. He was poor and undertook a plenty of responsibilities. Only Punk can turn him from a lamentable and mopey guy into a relaxed youngster. Owing to his passion for punk and the Pig Band, he worked hard to make money and get their records; he enjoyed making patches for his punk idols. These were kind of a fuel and stimulation in life to push him forward. Not only Punk itself, but also people’s enthusiasm to it, has become a hope of those who appreciate it.

I really love the notion professor said today that “You pick the music that fulfill your needs.” It gave me a lot to think about. Indeed, every one has needs and can be or need to be fulfilled by certain ways. I surprised to admit that music does meet my needs while I never noticed this point before. When I am happy and have things to do with willingness, I hardly feel like listening to music, except for dancing. Because I am alright, I don’t need “remedy” at all. When I feel down, to control my moods I usually turn on my players and drown myself into a secure world: music! Soft music is my first option to listen while I am studying or working for it makes me feel calm and attentive to keep on studying; what I need is an undisturbed state. I will play hip-hop loud to excite myself if I am working out. Even though it’s a quite simple way to explain the notion I am still glad to find that there are always examples to demonstrate this word. One thing interesting is that learning about one’s taste and option in music will help you learnt the person more. I was thinking about all the music I usually listen to and find out that they mostly give me positive pictures of life and make me feel safe, calm and confident. For Dolly, Punk offers him a space to be himself, to be rebellious and be able to complain about the unfairness and injustice in the world. Every one has struggling times and things they are fighting for; we are all under a certain level of tolerance, try to live up with these sufferance and, ultimately, either compromise or accept it. What I have in common with people in the movie is that we all count on music as a sort of self liberation.

Globalization brings people closer and makes us more connected but it also makes the rich and the poor two extremes in the world. Resources and labors in developing countries are exploited by developed countries with low cost, and products are sold back to these developing areas with high prices. That’s how the gap between the First World and the Third World grows larger. Although I don't regard the trends of globalization as a postive tendency, I can't deny that I am under the influence of globalization and can't get rid off it. Food I eat, clothes I wear, music I listen and movie I watch, are all the international products of globalization.


Punk has been a cultural sign other than a type of music. It belongs with an important group of people that are living an undesirable life. Based on the Cannikin Law,  how much water a bucket can contain is determined by the shortest board rather than the tallest board. Likewise, it is those people who live in the bottom of the world or society determines how far can human civilization go.