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Topic: Help!
Posted By: Zoso
Subject: Help!
Date Posted: June 11 2006 at 20:16
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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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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 11 2006 at 20:33
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No...you want someone else to do your assignment for you. -------------  |
Posted By: Zoso
Date 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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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date 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. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: imoeng
Date Posted: June 11 2006 at 23:07
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Metropolis Pt.2 would be awesome...
no wait, you want us to choose a song or do your work???  ------------- http://img360.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spmiw7.jpg"> 
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Posted By: Schizoid Man
Date Posted: June 11 2006 at 23:09
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Short form: stick with Eleanor Rigby. Long form: Supper's Ready is a great choice. Or Close to the Edge. ------------- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 11 2006 at 23:23
Pick a Magma song. Nip the problem at the bud. 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date 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 By: razifa
Date 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. ------------- ********** **razifa** ********** |
Posted By: pvaz
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 01:56
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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.
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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. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 02:10
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Jethro Tull - Bungle in The Jungle?
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date 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".
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date 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. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 10:19
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Cygnus X-2 wrote:Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 10:21
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 10:29
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2112! Inspired by Ayn Rand's book "Anthem".
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Posted By: Jeff Schu
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 14:22
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Slayer - War Ensemble ------------- 
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 14:40
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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Posted By: micky
Date 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. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Zoso
Date 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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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 15:09
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For fun: Knots by Gentle Giant - and for real - Tom Sawyer by Rush, or Closet Chronicle by Kansas.... ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 15:11
well when you get it written up... share it with us... I'm sure you can get some constructive criticism here.  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 18:34
Sure, here it is. One of the better known songs in The Beatles expansive catalogue, “Eleanor Rigby” is a unique and profound song for many reasons. Released in August of 1966, the instrumental part of the song is composed entirely of stringed instruments, four violins, two violas and two cellos, essentially a double string quartet. Producer George Martin requested that the musicians use no vibrato, in order to create a more solemn nature for the song. The song itself is quite depressing, telling a tale of a woman Paul McCartney came up with named Eleanor Rigby. She makes her living, according to Mr. McCartney, by cleaning up churches after weddings, which can only add to the misery of this aging and lonely woman. Eventually, Eleanor dies in the church, and was buried alone by Father McKenzie, who it also appears is lonely. Throughout the song, the theme of loneliness can be found time and time again, and the instrumental accompaniment only adds to the depressing nature of the song, playing in only minor keys, the more depressing out of music’s 2 main keys. The song was released as a single, and was the first pop single to be released with such a depressing theme, back when songs like “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by The Temptations, or “Monday Monday” by The Mamas and The Papas, were at the top of the charts. The song was especially shocking to many, having come from the band who had released songs like “She Loves You”, and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”. Material of a more serious subject matter began to be released more and more by The Beatles in the following years, as they entered their more experimental phase of writing. But Eleanor Rigby is generally regarded as their first of these “serious” songs, and is still acknowledged today as a song that symbolizes loneliness and depression. Go easy on me.  ------------- |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 23:01
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Brief, but you did cover some nice points. What did your teacher say? ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 23:13
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Do Thick as a Brick! -------------  
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Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 23:16
Nothing as of yet. I'll find out tomorrow though. He's a really cool guy though, plays keyboards. I've jammed with him before. ------------- |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 23:43
very nice... concise and to the point (important when you are grading scores of papers hahahah)... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 23:48
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: June 12 2006 at 23:51
not to mention the teacher has probably seen that subject a 100 times from the acne-scarred set.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 13 2006 at 01:39
Safe to say it's deep
 The poor guy has to have his assignment in the next day. Hell, I have been listening to this album from day one and the themes and words are still not to the point of proper analysis worthy of pen to paper.
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