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Mychaela‌‌Janzow‌  ‌

Nathan‌‌Hellmers‌  ‌

ENG‌‌1201‌  ‌

3‌‌October‌‌2021‌  ‌

Two‌‌Versions‌‌“See‌‌You‌‌Again”‌‌by‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌  ‌

The‌‌wildly‌‌famous‌‌song‌‌“See‌‌You‌‌Again”‌‌by‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌made‌‌a‌‌huge‌‌impression‌‌on‌‌
 

listeners‌‌when‌‌it‌‌came‌‌out‌‌in‌‌Fast‌‌and‌‌Furious‌‌7.‌‌The‌‌song‌‌describes‌‌the‌‌loss‌‌of‌‌a‌‌loved‌‌one,‌‌but‌‌
 

gives‌‌hope‌‌that‌‌one‌‌day‌‌the‌‌audience‌‌will‌‌see‌‌that‌‌loved‌‌one‌‌again.‌‌The‌‌song‌‌“See‌‌You‌‌Again”‌‌has‌‌
 

been‌‌recreated‌‌by‌‌many‌‌other‌‌artists,‌‌including‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love.‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love‌‌beautifully‌‌
 

recreated‌‌the‌‌song‌‌with‌‌a‌‌much‌‌different‌‌delivery‌‌while‌‌still‌‌relaying‌‌the‌‌same‌‌message.‌‌Although‌‌
 

both‌‌versions‌‌of‌‌the‌‌song‌‌"See‌‌You‌‌Again"‌‌by‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌and‌‌Charlie‌‌Puth‌‌both‌‌share‌‌the‌‌same‌‌
 

theme‌‌that‌‌it's‌‌important‌‌to‌‌live‌‌life‌‌after‌‌the‌‌loss‌‌of‌‌a‌‌loved‌‌one‌‌as‌‌it's‌‌not‌‌really‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
 

relationship,‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love's‌‌cover‌‌gives‌‌a‌‌more‌‌intimate‌‌delivery‌‌that‌‌evokes‌‌more‌‌emotion‌‌
 

in‌‌the‌‌audience.‌‌
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The‌‌delivery‌‌of‌‌“See‌‌You‌‌Again”‌‌in‌‌each‌‌music‌‌video‌‌is‌‌radically‌‌different.‌‌In‌‌Wiz‌‌
 

Khalifa’s‌‌version‌‌with‌‌Charlie‌‌Puth,‌‌the‌‌song‌‌is‌‌in‌‌a‌‌pop/hip‌‌hop‌‌style.‌‌However,‌‌in‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌
 

Love’s‌‌version,‌‌it‌‌is‌‌more‌‌like‌‌a‌‌country‌‌song.‌‌This‌‌radically‌‌affects‌‌the‌‌target‌‌audience‌‌of‌‌each‌‌
 

video.‌‌In‌‌the‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌version,‌‌it‌‌was‌‌originally‌‌played‌‌in‌‌Fast‌‌and‌‌Furious‌‌7.‌‌The‌‌audience‌‌for‌‌
 

this‌‌version‌‌was‌‌people‌‌who‌‌have‌‌lost‌‌a‌‌loved‌‌one‌‌in‌‌an‌‌unexpected‌‌traumatic‌‌event.‌‌In‌‌Fast‌‌and‌‌
 

Furious‌‌7,‌‌the‌‌crew‌‌member,‌‌Paul‌‌Walker,‌‌to‌‌a‌‌car‌‌accident.‌‌The‌‌song‌‌acts‌‌as‌‌a‌‌tribute‌‌to‌‌Paul‌‌
 

Walker.‌‌This‌‌version‌‌of‌‌the‌‌song‌‌evokes‌‌a‌‌feeling‌‌of‌‌passionate‌‌sadness.‌‌The‌‌video‌‌shows‌‌
 

flashbacks‌‌of‌‌the‌‌crew‌‌from‌‌the‌‌movie‌‌to‌‌achieve‌‌this‌‌feeling.‌‌In‌‌addition,‌‌the‌‌song‌‌also‌‌brings‌‌
 

about‌‌feelings‌‌of‌‌hope‌‌and‌‌closure.‌‌The‌‌lyrics‌‌go,‌‌“It’s‌‌been‌‌a‌‌long‌‌day,‌‌without‌‌you‌‌my‌‌friend,‌‌
 
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but‌‌I’ll‌‌tell‌‌you‌‌all‌‌about‌‌it‌‌when‌‌I‌‌see‌‌you‌‌again”‌‌(Charlie‌‌Puth).‌‌This‌‌line‌‌gives‌‌the‌‌viewer‌‌hope‌‌
 

that‌‌they‌‌will‌‌one‌‌day‌‌see‌‌their‌‌lost‌‌loved‌‌one‌‌again.‌‌On‌‌the‌‌other‌‌hand,‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love’s‌‌
 

version‌‌also‌‌appeals‌‌to‌‌the‌‌pathos‌‌of‌‌the‌‌viewer‌‌in‌‌the‌‌same‌‌way,‌‌but‌‌with‌‌a‌‌different‌‌delivery‌‌and‌‌
 

audience.‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love’s‌‌version‌‌is‌‌a‌‌slower,‌‌more‌‌harmonious‌‌beat.‌‌The‌‌song‌‌is‌‌very‌‌
 

intimate‌‌and‌‌is‌‌very‌‌calming.‌‌The‌‌audience‌‌for‌‌this‌‌song‌‌is‌‌someone‌‌in‌‌distress‌‌from‌‌losing‌‌a‌‌loved‌‌
 

one.‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love’s‌‌music‌‌video‌‌is‌‌set‌‌in‌‌a‌‌very‌‌calm,‌‌empty‌‌desert.‌‌There‌‌are‌‌no‌‌distractions‌‌
 

and‌‌only‌‌peace.‌‌This‌‌logically‌‌makes‌‌the‌‌reader‌‌feel‌‌calm‌‌as‌‌the‌‌environment‌‌and‌‌delivery‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
 

song‌‌is‌‌also‌‌calm‌‌as‌‌well.‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌and‌‌Charlie‌‌Puth’s‌‌version‌‌is‌‌more‌‌upbeat‌‌so‌‌it‌‌does‌‌not‌‌
 

create‌‌this‌‌soothing‌‌effect.‌‌In‌‌addition,‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love’s‌‌use‌‌of‌‌the‌‌guitar‌‌to‌‌create‌‌the‌‌beat‌‌of‌‌
 

the‌‌song‌‌also‌‌creates‌‌the‌‌soothing‌‌effect‌‌opposed‌‌to‌‌the‌‌more‌‌“modern‌‌pop”‌‌beat‌‌in‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa’s‌‌
 

version.‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌and‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love’s‌‌versions‌‌of‌‌“See‌‌You‌‌Again”‌‌both‌‌appeal‌‌to‌‌the‌‌
 

pathos‌‌of‌‌the‌‌viewer‌‌to‌‌deliver‌‌the‌‌same‌‌message.‌‌
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Both‌‌versions‌‌of‌‌the‌‌song‌‌tell‌‌an‌‌extremely‌‌similar‌‌story.‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa’s‌‌music‌‌video‌‌with‌‌
 

Charlie‌‌Puth‌‌tells‌‌the‌‌story‌‌of‌‌the‌‌loss‌‌of‌‌a‌‌loved‌‌one‌‌to‌‌an‌‌unexpected‌‌event.‌‌In‌‌the‌‌video,‌‌there‌‌
 

are‌‌flashbacks‌‌to‌‌the‌‌Fast‌‌and‌‌Furious‌‌crew.‌‌They‌‌lost‌‌one‌‌of‌‌their‌‌long‌‌time‌‌friends‌‌to‌‌a‌‌horrible‌‌
 

car‌‌accident.‌‌The‌‌tone‌‌of‌‌Charlie‌‌Puth’s‌‌verses‌‌were‌‌solemn‌‌and‌‌in‌‌a‌‌deserted‌‌area.‌‌This‌‌gives‌‌the‌‌
 

video‌‌a‌‌sense‌‌of‌‌intense‌‌sadness‌‌along‌‌with‌‌the‌‌flashbacks.‌‌In‌‌addition,‌‌the‌‌song‌‌tells‌‌about‌‌how‌‌
 

they‌‌will‌‌see‌‌the‌‌lost‌‌loved‌‌one‌‌in‌‌the‌‌afterlife‌‌once‌‌again.‌‌In‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love’s‌‌version,‌‌the‌‌
 

viewer‌‌receives‌‌a‌‌similar‌‌story.‌‌The‌‌only‌‌difference‌‌is‌‌that‌‌the‌‌loved‌‌one‌‌was‌‌not‌‌necessarily‌‌lost‌‌to‌‌
 

an‌‌unexpected‌‌or‌‌traumatic‌‌like‌‌in‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa’s‌‌version.‌‌The‌‌video‌‌describes‌‌the‌‌feelings‌‌
 

associated‌‌with‌‌losing‌‌someone‌‌close‌‌in‌‌general.‌‌The‌‌video‌‌shows‌‌the‌‌pain‌‌on‌‌the‌‌singers’‌‌faces‌‌as‌‌
 

they‌‌sing‌‌about‌‌the‌‌loss‌‌of‌‌their‌‌loved‌‌ones.‌‌The‌‌video‌‌also‌‌gives‌‌hope‌‌to‌‌seeing‌‌those‌‌loved‌‌ones‌‌
 

in‌‌the‌‌afterlife‌‌as‌‌well.‌‌
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Both‌‌versions‌‌of‌‌“See‌‌You‌‌Again”‌‌utilize‌‌the‌‌viewer's‌‌emotions‌‌to‌‌create‌‌the‌‌message‌‌that‌‌
 

one‌‌must‌‌live‌‌their‌‌life‌‌after‌‌the‌‌loss‌‌of‌‌loved‌‌ones‌‌because‌‌one‌‌day‌‌they’ll‌‌see‌‌them‌‌again.‌‌Each‌‌
 

video‌‌tells‌‌nearly‌‌the‌‌same‌‌story,‌‌but‌‌with‌‌a‌‌different‌‌delivery.‌‌Wiz‌‌Khalifa’s‌‌version‌‌with‌‌Charlie‌‌
 

Puth‌‌has‌‌a‌‌more‌‌upbeat‌‌vibe‌‌to‌‌the‌‌song‌‌whereas‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love’s‌‌version‌‌is‌‌more‌‌soothing.‌‌
 

Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌and‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love‌‌both‌‌achieved‌‌the‌‌same‌‌message‌‌through‌‌different‌‌methods.‌‌
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Works‌‌Cited‌  ‌

“See‌‌You‌‌Again‌‌-‌‌Music‌‌Travel‌‌Love‌‌(Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌&‌‌Charlie‌‌Puth‌‌Cover).”‌‌YouTube‌,‌‌17‌‌July‌‌
 

2019,‌‌youtu.be/3Zzc2ihw_SE.‌  ‌

“Wiz‌‌Khalifa‌‌-‌‌See‌‌You‌‌Again‌‌Ft.‌‌Charlie‌‌Puth‌‌[Official‌‌Video]‌‌Furious‌‌7‌‌Soundtrack.”‌‌YouTube‌,‌‌
 

6‌‌Apr.‌‌2015,‌‌youtu.be/RgKAFK5djSk.‌  ‌