Using chapter two as a guide, specifically the checklist on page 71, write a question-driven annotation of the lyrics that are associated with the song you are using for your visual rhetorical analysis paper.

Jidenna’s song “Bambi” focuses on the issue where Jidenna’s love of his life is moving on with someone that treats Bambi better than Jidenna ever could. Jidenna knows that he’s messed up with cheating on and lying to Bambi. The song relates to his real life and includes deep lyrics that surround his insecurities with a trap-lullaby melody; but at the end of the day, Jidenna is singing to Bambi, whoever she may be. He admits his wrongdoings; however, he says he can’t be at fault due to what he’s learned in his upbringing. It is mentioned in the song that Jidenna’s grandfather was a chief and had seven wives. He grew up watching it be okay to be with many people at one time and you should never settle for one girl. The idea of only being with one person is extremely foreign to Nigerian Chiefs. Jidenna doesn’t have the ability to commit to just one person. He believes people will see his side once they understand that he’s supposed to follow in his family’s legacy. The purpose of “Bambi,” is to entertain his audience, his fans, and ultimately reach out to Bambi and explain to her that he deserves to have her back. Jidenna is so crazy for Bambi that he will go to the furthest lengths for her. This plays on people’s emotions, appealing to pathos when the audience realizes that he’s hurting so badly inside that he crashed her wedding. This evidence proves the thesis as he genuinely wants her back and that he is willing to do whatever it takes. The lyrics are easy to understand and relate to which makes the song catchy. Jidenna uses homophones in his song a lot to help reveal deeper meanings to what he’s actually singing. Most of the references he makes in this song are easy to relate to which makes them more credible to us as the audience, and especially to Bambi. 

I disagree with the points Jidenna makes in this song. I believe that cheating is wrong and you should only be with one person. Your upbringing doesn’t change the fact that dating multiple women at once is okay for someone who prefers monogamous dating. I understand where he is coming from but I think that anyone can change if they truly want to. If Bambi wanted to be in a one-on-one relationship then Jidenna should have changed the first time around.