I Set My Friends on Fire by Things that Rhyme with Orange Due 2-18-11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaQ_Csbrt8M



http://www.metrolyrics.com/things-that-rhyme-with-orange-lyrics-i-set-my-friends-on-fire.html

Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars Due 2-11-11

http://www.metrolyrics.com/kings-and-queens-lyrics-30-seconds-to-mars.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTMrlHHVx8A

Seventy times Seven... Brand New Due 2-4-11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCrgIDXVL-w


lyrics...

http://www.lyrics007.com/Brand%20New%20Lyrics/Seventy%20Times%20Seven%20Lyrics.html

Due 12/23...State of Massachusetts by The Dropkick Murphys...analyze and CRANK IT UP!!!

What's the social commentary here, folks?

P.S. This blog and it's owner are not responsible for any spontaneous moshing that may occur during analysis of posted song.


Video.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzF0hHb7xMc

Lyrics....

State of Massachusetts

She had excuses and she chose to use them,

She was the victim of unspeakable abuses,

Her husband was violent, malicious, and distant,

Her kids now belong to the state of Massachusetts

Due 12/17......Run by Collective Soul ( MY FAVES!!!!!!!!!)

Video...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpB-Sa04yBc&feature=related


Lyrics...

Run

Are these times contagious

I've never been this bored before

Is this the prize I've waited for

"Panic Switch".....due 12/10

Video....   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG8fugqFn9Q


Lyrics...... 

Panic Switch

time is never worth my time

blue shine bleeds into my eyes

i still sleep on the right side

but white noise can't leave the scene behind

Tis the Season to feel "Crazy".....due 12-3

Analyze and enjoy...


lyrics....  http://www.elyrics.net/read/g/gnarls-barkley-lyrics/crazy-lyrics.html


video...     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgHioCC3yCo&feature=related

It's been "One Week" since you analyzed a song....due 11/19

Hey y'all....

Everyone keeps saying to me "Mischley...the songs are so depressing..what'sa wronga witha you?" (say that part like you're Mario...it sounds better).

Soooo, I give you a song that I heart very much...BNL has great uplifting , crazy, mad funny songs....look for some allusions and have fun!


Video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC_q9KPczAg&ob=av2e

Lyrics.....
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/barenakedladies/oneweek.html

" Addicted" to song analysis and...KELLY CLARKSON!! Due 11/12

Music/ Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rx20pWkyac

Lyrics:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kellyclarkson/addicted.html


Just plain funny....

Oh So Wrong....... Due 11-5-10

Hello!

Time for another friendly game of "ANALYZE...THAT...SONG!"

Yes, I am using another Depeche Mode song for two reasons. One...they really have complex lyrics that make you think and are great for analysis...two...I love their music.

Since we have been practicing how to breakdown songs and poetry, I am expecting a little more insight in your analysis of the song than I did before. Simply stating "the song is sad....it's about people who break up...it makes me feel emo" is not going to cut it. If it's a sad song (TONE) then back it up with proof from diction....syntax...figurative language...etc. Up your game, peeps!

Enjoy!


video with lyrics....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH2UB2uD-tA

lyrics only...

http://www.metrolyrics.com/wrong-lyrics-depeche-mode.html

Depeche Mode The love thieves, Subtítulos Español

The Poetry is in the music.....or is it the other way? Due 10-29-10

As I collected your lyric sheets the other day, I was struck by how diverse the song choices were...old ones, new one, sad one, happy ones, ones that really can't be belted out in class because I'd have to "beep" you every two words. The tones were all over the place and I LOVE IT!!!!  After my initial dismay over no one picking a Rick Springfield ditty, I once again realized how music and poetry cannot exist without the other...at least in a really great songs. It's amazes me how words set to music can be so powerful, even more so when my mother says to me " I don't think that Eminem guy should really set his wife and house on fire, but it's great imagery. Very powerful stuff." If my ma, the woman who thinks Barry Manilow is a god, can get the artistic feeling out of a rap song, then it makes me wonder what we can get out of a genre we are studying every day. I've said it before, music is simply the magic of poetry set to a wonderball of instrumental creativity.

This week's activity will require you to analyze one of my favorite pieces. I happen to love Depeche Mode as their instrumentals and lyrics just speak to me. It's one of my 80's crushes that I just can't quit. below, i leave you the lyrics to decipher and chew. Above, I leave you the melodies. Please take note of my trying to kill two birds with one stone: you get to hear the song and learn some nifty new Spanish words.

Depeche mode - Precious

So Depeche Mode really has to top off my favorite songs. Whatever song it is, they have amazing beautiful, strong lyrics with great music. They can be upbeat or moody; weird or sensitive; sometimes a combination of all. Enjoy the tone they set because it's a winner every time.

Post for All...Numero Tres! That's three in Spanish, right?

Good morning..or night....depending on when you read this.

Since we are going to be getting into some AWESOME poetry this year, I feel the need to inspire the masses with song. Don't worry...I will not be breaking out in song (though I did do a mean rendition of the Charleston in the library the other day....you know, the one "made in Carolina"?)  Anyways, songs are poetry set to music, correct?  What better to soothe the savage beast than discussing our favorite songs and how they make us feel.

Sooooo....tell the people your favorite song, the tone it sets, and how/why it sets that tone. Be specific and use backup from the song...you know backup...the stuff needed to prove your points.

That's all, folks!