| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 中國文學系碩士班 === 106 === Mayday, since its debut in 1999 with their unique yet veracious music creation style, has been recognised as one of Taiwan''s most iconic rock band. The rock band''s strong belief in rock music and its influence to effect changes has led them to creating positive and inspirational works, aimed at spreading the notion of "never-give-up" and encouraging listeners to continue their tough individual journeys towards each dreams.
By virtue of their passion towards music, persistence in fulfilling their dream and learning from failures, Mayday has since conquered the hearts of listeners from all over the world. In their 20 years from an unknown Taiwanese band to a renowned band, crossing language and country barriers, Mayday has proven themselves as the most successful band in the Chinese music industry with glorious achievements such as 4 of Taiwan''s Golden Melody Best Band Awards, best-selling albums, highest number of concertgoers, not to mention being dubbed by media as the Beatles of Asia.
This study observed that the arguments on whether Mayday is a rock band and whether their music is inclined towards commercialization remains controversial. As such, with reference to relevant literature, this study attempts to clarify the style of Mayday''s music creation process through organising the history of Taiwan''s (popular) music industry with the origin and definition of rock music. The approaches used in this study are targeted at analyzing Mayday''s lyrical creation process. Through textual analysis of its language competency and rhetoric portrayal, along with the examination on the themes of the lyrics and the albums'' achievements, this study aims to achieve classifying Mayday''s lyrical works, the societal and cultural association, and their influence on the current generation through their music.
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