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Mar. 12th, 2006
08:11 pm - song review and historical occurance
Solidarity
The song Solidarity is an account between police and miners for the changes in the governement. Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the UK at this time and was passing policies that were causing the division in social class to become more evident and broader. This especially effected the coalfields and industry workers.
Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
This song expands on the policies of Margaret Thatcher and how they were effecting working class. "poll tax" had a huge effect on the social classes.
The songs JFK/Duets: No One Waitin' and Laundry Finish/The Dryer/I Got Four Kids are about the period right after JFK's death and how his death didnt matter because of his unfulfilled promises.
If I were to create a musical I would base it on the occurrances on 9/11. The characters would include a family... the husband who is in the tower, the children at school watching it on tv, and a mother who is trying to eagerly fight past police and firemen to find her husband. There could be a twist in the plot where the husband was having an affair with a flight attendant...who just happened to be on one of those planes, so the point of view of the passenger would also be portrayed. There would be background on the president as well and a scene would be shown when he is sitting in the elementary classroom reading the kids a story. all the kids would begin singing and crying and the character that played bush would sing in duet with the children about his inner struggle, what to do next.
I think this musical would remind me a lot of Le Miserables in the way it would be portrayed as dark, with good and evil sides. There would be a character who would be instructing the men who crashed the planes, and he would be portrayed as a round character...showing his intentions and reasoning behind his actions. he would sometimes be portrayed with a softer side...and at others, especially during the climax of the story with a darker side.
Feb. 20th, 2006
12:58 pm - Freewrite Journal
Waves of the sea wave goodbye to me and my dreams.
I'm gone away for maybe a million days
But the moon never leaves me.
It follows me, all black and white, through deserts of uncertain things.
And I wish my eyes would shine as
Bright as this moon above.
So maybe you could find me Love.
Waiting, forever waiting.
Will I be waiting 'till the end?
If you find me does that mean the end begins?
And I have tried so hard to wait
When the surf calls my name and the brown eyes loosen the grip I have around my heart.
I am waiting still under the sun above,
So maybe you could find me Love.
In this city, mostly alone, I am a shadow
Walking amongst streets of gold.
Between addicts and the brightest stars
I'm wondering how far I have to go...
How many smiling faces I have to give away
Until you capture it- make it real
Part of me is missing
Lost in between the stars beside me.
Tell me, will you find me Love?
I am missing a piece of me.
Feb. 3rd, 2006
02:59 pm - Virgin Suicides
If Virgin Suicides was set in todays time I believe the music would consist of some mellow things, like Kean or Iron and Wine. When Trip is being introduced I can see some Head Automatica or 90s rock playing. Actually, for Lux the specific song by Head Automatica called "Beating Heart Baby" would be perfect, especailly at the beginning when Trip is realizing how much he likes her. It talks about a girl that wants nothing to do with the singer, but he feels like she 'has a hold' on him.
When they are playing the records back and forth to each other the guys would probably play some Coldplay... maybe the song "yellow." The girls would be playing their parents records...which would probably consist of Johnny Cash, or more Carol King music... if they are even cool enough to have Johnny Cash.
There would probably not be any music playing when the girl's bodies are discovered but i can imagine Lovedrug playing shortly thereafter. There might be a lot of The Shins as well.
I think that mostly the girls would listen to rock and indie music. I can't really imagine Usher or Chris Brown playing in the background during any scene, not even necessarily the prom simply because of the overall tone of the movie. There would probably be some sort of a live jam band at the prom.
Tom Petty would most definately be included somewhere in the movie. Most likely when they are playing records back and forth to each other.I could here some Petty in the scene right before the guys find the girl's bodies when they are day dreaming about riding in the car with them.
It would be really cool to see the movie re-done with today's music.
Jan. 27th, 2006
11:31 am - music and movies
The soundtrack from the movie Garden State not only is excellant standing alone, but also adds emotion to the movie. Since Garden State is a movie of random intellect and thought provoking means to our existance the music chosen helps underline the meditative undertones. With featured songs from bands such as Coldplay, the Shins, Simon and Garfukel, and Iron and Wine the music keeps a soft melodic tone. The movie itself is choppy in its camera shots and the plot is thrown around, creating a very odd and somewhat typical life of any depressed twenty year old of the time. Don't Panic by Coldplay inspires someone to look around them at the everyday circumstances and think of the world as beautiful, no matter how mundane it may appear. Zero 7's song In The Waiting Line is song used to show the passing of time. In the song she refers to a ticking clock. Each scene is defined by the song that is playing, especially when there is no dialogue. This makes the music very noticeable to the audience. Music plays one of the larger roles in this movie when it comes to trying to leave an impression on the audience. Garden State wouldn't be the same without the soundtrack.
Jan. 13th, 2006
01:16 pm - Comparing the Songs
Welcome! This is my new livejournal... specifically designed for my ENG 101 class.
Today in class we listened to two different songs. The first one was "Await for me" by Little Brother, a fairly new artist. The second was a song from the 80's called "The River" by Bruce Springstein. Both of these songs were focused on the effects of unplanned pregnancies.
In the first song it was unclear what happened in the past to influence the future. From the lyrics of song I have come to assume that the couple was young when they had a kid, the father is in jail, and the mother is raising the children.
In the second song Bruce is focusing more on his relationship with the girl, Mary. I found that this song affected me more emotionally than the first song, which seems odd because the first song had more detail i the storyline. One line i caught from the second song by Bruce was when he says "Is a fream a lie if it don't come true, Or is it something worse?"
It is unclear in Bruce's song where the relationship is now, but listening to the lyrics I can obtain the fact that the relationship is not the same as it used to be. He talks about missing affection.
I think the way we relate to songs and how we interpret them is strongly influenced by our current circumstances. A woman or man in utter infatuation would interpret a love song as something light and romantic, rather than a woman or man who has just experienced a broken relationship would interpret a love song as a sad depressing song. We often relate songs to our lives and try to fit them into our own situations. That could possibly be why the first song did not affect me as much, simply because I have not personally experience parenthood, and the pain of seperation from my children... whatever the reason.
I enjoyed this exercise because music excites me, and I truely think we hear ten times more stories and learn ten time more lessons from songs these days than we do in books.
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