Sia Furler- Elastic Heart

Sia Furler- Elastic Heart
By: Audrey Jordan Sia Furler- Elastic Heart

Sia’s Childhood Born December 18, 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Her father, Phil Carson and two uncles are musicians Parents divorced Her celebrity influences are Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Sting. Joined first band, Crisp, at 17 Sia Kate Isobelle Furler was born on December 18, 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Phil Carson and Leone Furler are her parents who divorced when she was ten years old. Her uncles are Kevin Colson and Colin Hay. Her father and two uncles are all musicians ranging from Broadway performer to a member of Men at Work. With all of the musicians in her family it is obvious where she got her talent. An early indication to her family that she would go into the same career was when she imitated performances of singers she found influential. Her celebrity influences are Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Sting. The first band she joined was Crisp at the age of only seventeen. She was off to a great start which has led to an even better career.

Early Career First studio album, OnlySee
Then joined the British duo, Zero 7 Released solo album, Healing is Difficult Wrote for Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera First big success in U.S. was song Breathe Me Some People Have Real Prob-lems Selling out 2000-seat theatres At the beginning of Sia’s career she came out with her first studio album OnlySee after she left the band Crisp. After this release she went on to join the band Zero 7, a British duo. She then released her first album Healing is Difficult. Later on she moved to New York City so her music would become more recognized in the United States. She instantly caught the attention of Hollywood music supervisors. She wrote for artists such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, who absolutely adore her. The public is completely dazzled by her performances on T.V. and concerts. Her first big success in the U.S. was her song Breathe Me which was on the finale of Six Feet Under, a popular show at the time. After the release of her album Some People Have Real Prob-lems she was selling out 2000-seat theatres showing that her career was advancing. All of these achievements showed that she is accepted by the public.

Mature Career 1000 Forms of Fear newest album
Does not show face at all This is Acting will have pop based songs Music now uses techno and has darker sound Uses Maddie Ziegler for performances Sia’s most important projects are her newest albums 1000 Forms of Fear and This is Acting Forms of Fear is important because it is the first album where she has not shown her face at all. She has also worked with more people for her music videos and live performances. Her unreleased album This is Acting is special because it will have more pop based songs and will be more like music she has written for other artists. Over time her music has progressed showing the change in her emotions. Her older music would be placed in the folk genre and used more instruments for her background such as woodwinds and strings. Now her music is more pop, her voice has progressed and she uses techno for her background. This has improved her music because it gives the dark tone she often uses.

Awards and Performances
ARIA Music Awards of 2009 for Best Music DVD for TV is my Parent Nominated 4 times for Chandelier at 57th Grammy Awards Sold copies of 1000 Forms of Fear Sold 1200 copies for first album OnlySee Performed on Ellen Show, 57th Grammy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Dancing with the Stars The awards she has received are the ARIA Music Awards of 2009 for Best Music DVD for TV is my Parent and was also nominated four times for Chandelier at the 57th annual Grammy awards. Her records have sold, as of January 2015, copies of 1000 Forms of Fear and 1200 copies for her first studio album, Only See. The hit Chandelier reached number eight on Billboard Hot 100. In the past two years she has performed on the Ellen Show, the 57th Grammy Awards and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Her newer music is more popular because she has progressed over time and changed her style to fit what people like.

Sia’s Phobia Sia has stage phobia Afraid of fame changing her
Fame established through writing for others and herself Can change her technique easily Sia Furler is definitely different from other songwriters and this has made people notice her even more. She wants exactly the opposite though because she is afraid of fame changing her. Her fame was established through writing songs for other singers while writing her own music. Even though she has a phobia she still sings and writes music for the public. She can even write her music in under an hour which shows that she has a true talent. Sia is an incredible artist because she has still been able to sing and write music even with her phobia. She makes the listener feel her emotions just by using her voice which adds a whole other dimension. Even though she has gone through a lot in her life she is still a very kind person. Her music is unique from other artists because she is able to change her technique when she needs too. Sia’s music deserves to be listened too and appreciated.

Collaborations Important collaborations with Flo Rida, Maddie Ziegler, and Shia Labeouf Written music for Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna and Katy Perry Written more than 5 songs for Christina Aguilera Sia has worked with many people which is her trademark. Important collaborators who she has worked with are Flo Rida, who whom she wrote Wild Ones with, and Maddie Ziegler and Shia Labeouf, who were both in her newest music videos. She has written music for Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna and Katy Perry. Some of her songs were turned down so she would give the song to another artist. She has written more than five songs for Christina Aguilera and the artist absolutely loves her. Aguilera said in an interview with Steve Knopper “‘I fell in love with the way she looks at life. There is a bit of darkness somewhere in there, but it doesn’t come across in a frightening way.’” Sia tries to make an emotional connection with the artists for whom she writes, in order to best convey their feelings. Her music today is very famous because she releasing so many albums right now. Her phobia and all her new music is making her even more popular.

Writing Technique Wrote Rihanna’s Diamonds in 14 minutes
Wrote Titanium in 40 minutes Able to capture other artist’s emotions Saw how fame ruined other artists One of Sia’s talents that is not known to many people is how she writes her music. She talked about this with Knopper in an interview “Furler wrote Rihanna’s “Diamonds” in 14 minutes. After the D.J. David Guetta invited her to write the melody and lyrics for one of his songs, she futzed around on the Internet and pumped out “Titanium” in 40 minutes.” She is able to write all of her music under an hour. Even if the song is for another artist she is still able to capture the other artists’ emotions. While writing for all these people she has gotten to know them very well. In an interview with Chris Connelly she said that one of the reasons her phobia formed is because she has made good friends with many famous artists and she does not want the same publicity they have. Writing music is her favorite talent and hopefully if she does stop writing music for herself she will still write for others.

Musical Style Her own music has a sad tone
When writing for others her tone completely changes The listener should expect a techno background Her vocals are very strong Can make you feel any emotion Sia’s musical style would be described as having a sad tone to it. This tone makes the listener actually feel what she is conveying in her voice. When she writes for other musicians the tone completely changes and sounds like something she would never write for herself. The listener should expect to hear techno used in the background and her voice is very strong so that is the number one thing that anyone notices. Her older music is sad too but has a different feel to it as if it could be played in a coffee shop in France. Her music is worth listening too because she is able to create many different emotions. She can make the listener feel angry, happy, depressed, etc. She was able to overcome the hardships in her life through writing music. Her music is absolutely beautiful.

Fun Facts Married to documentary filmmaker, Erik Anders Lang
Working on relationship with father Milestones: Chandelier reached 8 on Billboard Hot 100 Sia is married to the documentary filmmaker, Erik Anders Lang. They were married on August 2nd, She was raised by her mother mostly after the separation. She did not at first have a very good relationship with her father but they are working on it now. She has no siblings. Some significant milestones that she achieved was Chandelier reaching 8 on Billboard Hot 100 and her songs have been on popular TV shows and movies such as Hunger Games.

Elastic Heart History Composed 2012-2013 Mature composition
Wrote song to handle breakup Used for Hunger Games: Catching Fire Collaborated with Diplo and the Weekend for Catching Fire Instrumentation: vocal, background vocals, drums, bass, synthesizer Elastic Heart by Sia is an interesting song that is different from the rest of her music. This song was composed in 2012 and 2013 for her newest album and a movie. This song would be considered to be mature because it is moving away from Sia’s older style and shows how she has advanced. Other notable compositions during this period are Chandelier and Big Girls Cry. Sia wrote this song to handle the breakup she was going through. This song was also used for the movie Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The producers of this song are Diplo and Greg Kurstin. This song was recorded at RCA, Republic, and Lionsgate. For her solo version of this song the collaborative writers were Thomas Wesley Pentz, Abel Tesfave and Andrew Swanson. For the Catching Fire version the collaborative artists were The Weekend and Diplo. Other people who played on this track were Greg Kurstin, Alex Pasco, Manny Marroquin, Chris Galland, Delbert Bowers, Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Rob Kleiner, Andrew Swanson, and Diplo. The instrumentation of this song is vocal, background vocals, bass, drums and synthesizer. This song was used for more than one purpose which made it popular with the public.

Public Reception Like song but find music video to be sexual for Maddie Song favored by critics Performed on Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Voice UK, Dancing with the Stars and The Voice USA 270 million YouTube views Peaked 17 on Billboard Hot 100 US Hot Dance Club Songs peaked 1 The song was received well by the public. They did not like the music video because they believe it is too sexual for a child making it harder for this piece to be accepted. This song was favored by critics. This song was used in the movie Catching Fire before Sia made a solo version. It was performed on Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Voice UK, and the Voice USA. It has 270 million YouTube views. On Billboard Hot 100 this song peaked at seventeen. On US Hot Dance Club Songs it peaked at number one. By Recorded Music New Zealand Elastic Heart was Certified Gold. With this song having two versions it made it more popular.

Meaning of Lyrics For the movie: Conflict of the Hunger Games and not being broken by corruption of the government Solo version: Why her relationship die, she saw all the bad signs but kept the relationship, she is not broken but building herself back up The lyrics mean different things for the movie and the solo version. For the movie it is about the conflict in the Hunger Games world and about not being broken by the corruption of the government. This song is perfect for this movie because it fits it in with the plot. For the solo version the lyrics are about why her relationship died. It goes on to talk about how she saw all of the bad signs but kept going on with a relationship because she wanted it so bad. She than says that she is not broken but building herself back up to be whole again. This song was a way of Sia showing that she could not be broken by her failed relationship.

Selection of Elastic Heart
The instrumentation is different It is a series of three Like the meaning of the song I chose this song because it is my favorite song from Sia right now. This song has instrumentation like none other which makes it an amazing song. I also like how on Sia’s newest album this song is one of three which are a series. I like the meaning of this song because she does not easily break and will get back up even after a traumatic event. Elastic Heart is one of Sia’s best songs.

Elastic Heart Set-up Key is minor Meter is duple simple
Texture is homophonic with vocals being main melody This song was written in a certain pattern to attract an audience. It goes intro, verse, pre-chorus, bridge, chorus, bridge, verse, pre-chorus, bridge, chorus, bridge, chorus and outro. The key of this song is minor. The meter is duple single meter. The texture is homophonic with the vocals being the main melody.

Listening Guide Time Text Musical Elements Instrumentation 0:07
Intro- Starts the song off No vocals from Sia just background vocals Background vocals Synthesizer Drums 0:17 And another one bites the dust Oh why can I not conquer love? And I might have thought that we were one Wanted to fight this war without weapons Verse- Vocals from Sia come in Background vocals still in Brings the music together Vocals Bass 0:32 And I wanted it, I wanted it bad But there were so many red flags Now another one bites the dust Verse- Same instrumentation Different lyrics The song starts out with just background vocals. When vocals come in it brings balance to the song. So far the intro and the verse. 0:07 Intro- Starts the song off. No vocals from Sia just background vocals. Background vocals Drums Synthesizer 0:17 And another one bites the dust Oh why can I not conquer love? And I might have thought that we were one Wanted to fight this war without weapons Verse- Vocals from Sia come in Background vocals still in Brings the music together Vocals Bass 0:32 And I wanted it, I wanted it bad But there were so many red flags Now another one bites the dust Verse- Same instrumentation Different lyrics

Yeah, let's be clear, I'll trust no one Verse- Vocals bring climax Leading to the chorus Vocals Synthesizer Bass Drums 0:46 You did not break me I'm still fighting for peace Pre-chorus- Repeated every time before chorus Vocals drop to lower range Background Vocals 0:57 Bridge- Transitions to main chorus The verse continues becoming climatic. The pre-chorus comes in. There is a bridge leading from the pre-chorus to the chorus. 0:43 Yeah, let's be clear, I'll trust no one Verse- Vocals bring climax Leading to the chorus Vocals Synthesizer Bass Drums 0:46 You did not break me I'm still fighting for peace Pre-chorus- Repeated every time before chorus Vocals drop to lower range Background Vocals 0:57 Bridge- Transitions to main chorus

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart, But your blade - it might be too sharp I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard, Yeah, I may snap and I move fast Chorus- Climax of song Vocals are overpowering Vocals Background vocals- softer Drums Synthesizer Bass 1:15 But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart Chorus- Background vocals blend with vocals Background vocals 1:28 Bridge- Smoothly transitions back to verse The chorus is the climax of the song and is louder. The bridge transitions to the verse from the chorus. 1:00 Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart, But your blade - it might be too sharp I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard, Yeah, I may snap and I move fast Chorus- Climax of song Vocals are overpowering Vocals Background vocals- softer Drums Synthesizer Bass 1:15 But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart Chorus- Background vocals blend with vocals Background vocals 1:28 Bridge- Smoothly transitions back to verse

I've got an elastic heart Yeah, I've got an elastic heart Verse- Vocals become softer and slower Vocals Background vocals Synthesizer Drums Bass 1:41 Bridge- Transitions to slower vocals 1:47 And I will stay up through the night Let's be clear, won't close my eyes And I know that I can survive I'll walk through fire to save my life Verse- Without background vocals The verse is softer and slower than the part before. The bridge transitions to an even slower verse. 1:30 I've got an elastic heart Yeah, I've got an elastic heart Verse- Vocals become softer and slower Vocals Background vocals Synthesizer Drums Bass 1:41 Bridge- Transitions to slower vocals 1:47 And I will stay up through the night Let's be clear, won't close my eyes And I know that I can survive I'll walk through fire to save my life Verse- Without background vocals

And I want it, I want my life so bad I'm doing everything I can Then another one bites the dust It's hard to lose a chosen one Verse- Can tell that chorus is coming Climatic Her voice drops Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 2:15 You did not break me I'm still fighting for peace Pre-chorus- Same as first time 2:25 Bridge- Same as first bridge from pre-chorus to chorus The verse is climatic again suggesting that the chorus is coming. The pre-chorus is the same as the first time. Bridge is the same as the first one. 2:01 And I want it, I want my life so bad I'm doing everything I can Then another one bites the dust It's hard to lose a chosen one Verse- Can tell that chorus is coming Climatic Her voice drops Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 2:15 You did not break me I'm still fighting for peace Pre-chorus- Same as first time 2:25 Bridge- Same as first bridge from pre-chorus to chorus

I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubberband until you pull too hard I may snap and I move fast Chorus- Same as first time Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 2:55 But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart 3:14 Bridge- Longer than others The chorus is the same as the first time. The bridge is longer than the others. 2:29 I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubberband until you pull too hard I may snap and I move fast Chorus- Same as first time Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 2:44 But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart 2:55 Bridge- Longer than others

I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubberband until you pull too hard I may snap and I move fast Chorus- Same as other times Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 3:28 But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart Chorus- Background vocals is louder 3:43 The chorus is the same as the other times. This time it is longer and repeats again. 3:14 I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubberband until you pull too hard I may snap and I move fast Chorus- Same as other times Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 3:28 But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart Chorus- Background vocals is louder 3:43

But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart Chorus- Same as other times Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 4:02 Bridge- Same as other times 4:13 I've got an elastic heart Outro- Becomes softer Concludes the song The chorus is the same as the other times. The bridge leads from the chorus to the outro. The outro becomes slower and softer and concludes the song. 3:58 But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart Chorus- Same as other times Vocals Background vocals Drums Synthesizer Bass 4:02 Bridge- Same as other times 4:13 I've got an elastic heart Outro- Becomes softer Concludes the song

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