Alcohol And Drug Advertisement In Sia's Song 'Chandelier'

Sia’s song, ‘Chandelier’ is about the pain and emptiness she felt during a time in her life when she had an alcohol and drug addiction and her struggle to overcome this. This is an important topic to bring up as it was such a huge part of her life and is currently a huge part in our society and culture in New Zealand.

Throughout the chorus Sia talks about ‘swinging from a chandelier’ which can be a metaphor for having a wild party and to ‘live like tomorrow doesn't exist’ by drinking and partying with no cares about what the future could bring. It could also have a darker approach and be related to suicidal thoughts. As a chandelier is obviously very delicate it would not hold the weight of an adult resulting in some form of injury therefore her ‘holding on for dear life’ to say she is …show more content…
This could be because of the normality of alcohol and it being made into a social expectation. Alcohol is also New Zealand's most commonly used drug. This could be due to it being so accessible and easy to get or due to the amount of advertising it gets. Advertisement is a huge part in showing off a product and alcohol is used very much so to do this. We see ads for alcohol everywhere we look from billboards to sports teams wearing their logos, seeing these advertisements everywhere puts into our mind that alcohol is just such a great everyday thing. By putting ads on people like sports teams like the all blacks with a large audience watching it gives everyone exposure to the drink and often isn't seen as a drug that could do you damage. Alcohol is available to buy at any time of the day and almost anywhere in places like supermarkets or a bar and restaurant it makes it easy to get our hands on. In our current society, people meet up have a few drinks and then continue to repeat this weekly or even daily. For us drinking is a social thing and isn't seen as bad, it's just the