The Subject and Time-space of Heroes - Analysis of “Londly Warrior” from the Perspective of Media and Music-sociology

Abstract

Due to its popularity, “Lonely Warrior” has entered into the real world from the cyber world. Numerous cover versions display a mediated socio-cultural scene. The fever of “Lonely Warrior” therefore demonstrate the desire of pursuing self and freedom, which has been structured paradoxically. Some public figures - the others have been labeled as heroes, but netizens’ own imagination of heroism has developed into a form of nothingness online. This paper discovers that ‘Lonely Warrior’ has distinctive meanings and perceptions for different generations since media and communication technologies have completely altered the form and value of music and music life.