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Do your own damn homework you lazy hippie slacker.
I didn't ask for someone to do it. I already had it planned out but I thought it would be a rather interesting topic to discuss. A lot of people never really get into the true meaning of words the artist sing.
Post by dancinginthedark on Mar 18, 2009 19:27:01 GMT -5
Check out some of Bob Dylan's early '60s stuff, like blowin' in the wind, chimes of freedom, john brown, lonesome death of hatti carol, etc. pretty much anything from his first few albums prior to going electric.
Something more recent- listen to some of Bruce Springsteen's bootlegs in '05, where he talks about the war, GWB, etc. He also had some really good things to say about us "losing our freedoms" on his last tour in '08. I can hook you up with boots if you're interested.
Post by magnoliabread on Mar 23, 2009 0:13:49 GMT -5
This is pretty old-school, but I'm doing a couple projects in school now on Paul Robeson...
Most likely, most of us have never heard of him - - if you have, probably only that he's the black dude who sang "Old Man River" in Showboat.
In 1952 (and 53 & 54 & 55), he gave a concert, standing on the back of a flat-bed truck in Washington state at the US/Canada border, to about 40,000 people on the Canadian side - - in response to the US suspending his passport - - in response to him, well, among other things, supporting the commies. For that concert, he sang songs in English, Russian, Chinese; he sang the US & Canadian Natl anthems, performed some Shakespeare, sang "Joe Hill," which is a classic American protest song/subject ('Joe Hill' is referenced in works by half the artists mentioned in this thread, I think) - he was all about workers' rights & civil rights.
He's really one of the most amazingly accomplished people to ever get wiped off the face of American history.
Good luck with your project, tyler - sounds like an awesome class -and makes for an interesting thread
When Nine Inch Nails was touring behind Year Zero, that show had a lot of imagery in it. Some of Bush - I specifically remember a clip of him in a tuxedo dancing with Laura, some animals killing other animals, militaristic stuff and other things like that. They spent the early part of their set behind a screen, silhouetted by a crapload of smoke too.
I think your assignment is looking for an individual performance, though, so I don't know how well a standard tour date would help you out. It's the first thing that came to my mind, though.
John Lennon or maybe some footage from Live Aid? Bono is always good for this sort of thing...
Well my teacher is a huge U2 buff and we have studied a lot of U2, they are very protesty. However you want to put it. Although I have never been a big fan of them I have come to appreciate them more from this class. We have also watched a lot of Live Aid stuff. U2 does seem like they put on a hell of a show.
John Lennon or maybe some footage from Live Aid? Bono is always good for this sort of thing...
Well my teacher is a huge U2 buff and we have studied a lot of U2, they are very protesty. However you want to put it. Although I have never been a big fan of them I have come to appreciate them more from this class. We have also watched a lot of Live Aid stuff. U2 does seem like they put on a hell of a show.
I was never a big U2 fan myself, but have found a great appreciation for them after seeing Bono at a Rain Forest Benefit at Carnagie Hall..and Elton John, incredible performers!
Do your own damn homework you lazy hippie slacker.
I didn't ask for someone to do it. I already had it planned out but I thought it would be a rather interesting topic to discuss. A lot of people never really get into the true meaning of words the artist sing.
It was a joke. Why are people on this site so sensitive and lacking in sense of humore.