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Zoso 
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Posted: June 11 2006 at 20:16 |
I have an assingment due tomorrow in English class that goes a little something like this.
1. Choose a song that you wish to analyze. The song you choose will probably be influenced by the requirements below.
2. Copy the lyrics and bring them in on Monday.
3. Write one paragraph in which you explain what the song is about. You
should include an explaination on how the music and the lyrics connect.
4. List 4 examples of literary devices used in the lyrics. Explain their effects on the song.
Any help here would be appreciated, because I can't decide what I want to do. 
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: June 11 2006 at 20:33 |
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No...you want someone else to do your assignment for you.
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Zoso
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Posted: June 11 2006 at 20:33 |
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I'm thinking I'm going to do Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles, but if anyone has a better idea, let me know.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: June 11 2006 at 23:01 |
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I once read the lyrics to "Supper's Ready" for a poetry project. My English teacher loved it. There are a lot of great literary devices, and thought provoking content. The actual work is up to you.
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Posted: June 11 2006 at 23:07 |
Metropolis Pt.2 would be awesome...
no wait, you want us to choose a song or do your work??? 
Edited by imoeng - June 11 2006 at 23:08
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Schizoid Man
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Posted: June 11 2006 at 23:09 |
Short form: stick with Eleanor Rigby.
Long form: Supper's Ready is a great choice. Or Close to the Edge.
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Arsillus
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Posted: June 11 2006 at 23:23 |
Pick a Magma song. Nip the problem at the bud. 
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 00:57 |
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Go with something written by Fish, his lyrics are among the best in the music world.
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 01:19 |
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Why don't you try "Musical Box" by Genesis? I think it is easy to understand and analyze.
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pvaz
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 01:56 |
Not too sure how it stacks up in the catagory of literary devices, but Rush's 2112 is a great song to go into all that "deeper meaning" bs that my english teachers always seem to think is the most profound thing they have ever heard.
Either that, or, probably very good as a stand alone poem, is Opeth's Blackwater Park.
Both these choices are pretty good at meeting the requirment on how the music and lyrics connect.
EDIT:
Oh, and just after posting this, I remembered what that little thing at the bottom of my posts says. Rush's The Trees has got to be the best poem to go by. Just make sure you get the meaning right.
Edited by pvaz - June 12 2006 at 01:58
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Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw.
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 02:10 |
Jethro Tull - Bungle in The Jungle?
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BaldFriede
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 02:26 |
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How about "This side of the Looking Glass" by Peter Hammill, which
makes use of many interesting literary devices. The title itself is a
wordplay with the name of the woman in question and Lewis Carroll's
Book "Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found there".
Edited by BaldFriede - June 12 2006 at 02:27
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 02:51 |
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Peter Hammill's lyrics is full of existenialism and uses plenty of
metaphors. If you're in a hurry, this one is maybe the easiest to use: VdGG: Lemmings from Pawn Hearts. A bit harder, Peter Hammill: A Louse is Not A Home from Silent Corner...
Early PH/VdGG (70-73) if you want to go easy on yourself. For a real challenge (74-77).
Baldfriede's suggestion will probably be perfect for you as well.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Teaflax
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 10:19 |
 Cygnus X-2 wrote:
Go with something written by Fish, his lyrics are among the best in the music world.
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I'm not certain that a well-read teacher would agree. Just as a warning.
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Teaflax
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 10:21 |
pvaz wrote:
Oh, and just after posting this, I remembered what
that little thing at the bottom of my posts says. Rush's The
Trees has got to be the best poem to go by. Just make sure you
get the meaning right. |
I'm curious; what does getting it
right entail in this context? It's not exactly the most ambiguous piece
of political polemic ever written.
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 10:29 |
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2112! Inspired by Ayn Rand's book "Anthem".
Edited by thellama73 - June 12 2006 at 10:29
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 14:22 |
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 14:40 |
imoeng wrote:
Metropolis Pt.2 would be awesome...
no wait, you want us to choose a song or do your work??? |
Ha! Beat ya to it! I did a 5 page essay on Metropolis Pt 2 for my English class about 4 months ago! Who's the fanboy now?!!?! *awkward silence as everyone slowly backs away*
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micky
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 14:48 |
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if you want something to analyze...... go straight to the PhD program
of prog lyrical analysis. TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS ahahhah..
that will keep you up all night... and who knows... your teacher might
have flashbacks of late nights spent smoking mother nature trying to
figure out what the hell the album is about. A sure fire A+ if
you tackle this 10000 pound Gorilla of lyrical analysis.
Edited by micky - June 12 2006 at 14:48
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Zoso
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Posted: June 12 2006 at 15:06 |
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I decided to be lazy and go with Eleanor Rigby. It turned out pretty
good though. Good suggestions, I think The Trees would have been a good
one.
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