Leslie Feist: Role Model, Talented Musician, Guest on Sesame Street

 So this is an essay I wrote for english class. I was going to post it last week, but I forgot and posted it on facebook instead. so here it is now.
enjoy. :)   



     Feist is the best musical artist of the twenty first century. She works very hard on her songs, her music videos are amazing, and her music can change your point of view. She is one of my favourite artists.

      First of all, the way she puts her songs together is genius. Her voice makes Susan Boyle sound like a cat being strangled. Feist never uses auto-tuning or synthesizing to make her music “sound better”, and she definitely doesn't need to. The lyrics of her songs are as masterful as Robert Frost's poetry. She plays the guitar and the piano, and adds violin or fiddle music to her songs occasionally. She puts a lot of thought and effort into her songs, and not one is ever hastily shoved together just to help fill up an album.

     Feist is one artist who I will always willingly watch the music videos of. Unlike most popular artists of this century, who feel the need to put sexual images, drug references, and alcoholic drinks into their music videos, Feist's music videos are always innocent and beautiful. For instance, the music video she made for her song “Mushaboom” features her singing along to her own song, and then flying out the window to chase after her toast that flew out the window ,minutes before. She then goes on to play her guitar while hovering and having people dance behind her. It is a really cute music video that is suitable for all ages, unlike most pop or rap artists' videos.

     Feist's music can change you mood or even your point of view. Many times when I'm feeling upset or depressed, all I have to do is turn on Feist's song, “I Feel It All” and I'll be singing and dancing before very long. When my friend, Curtis, went to a Feist concert, he told it had been, “Like a religious experience. It was so amazing!” Feist's combination of genius lyrics, amazing vocals, and great melodies can change not only your mood, but even your entire attitude about life.

Feist is an “anti-folk” music artist. While many indie bands write songs with whispered vocals and the occasional synthesizing and auto-tuning thrown in to be “ironic”, Feist uses instruments to create an entire new world of images and thoughts. As if all of this wasn't ebough to prove how awesome she is, she's Canadian and appeared on Sesame Street. This is exactly why she is -by far- the greatest artist of our time.