November 3, 201114 yr I am trying to think of a song to teach the idea of mood and tone. Even better would be one where the lyrics set one mood and the music another. Basically the students will read the lyrics (poem) and answer questions about mood, tone, and perhaps any otehr literary device that may be lurking in there. After listening to the song they will answer the questions again, only this time with the music.
November 3, 201114 yr Andrew W.K. "Ready to die." Might not exactly be student friendly, but I've never heard such a big contrast between lyrics and music.
November 3, 201114 yr QUOTE (Felix @ Nov 3, 2011 -> 04:17 PM) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pM2ClLsg7g Perhaps a better example (since this song actually has more than two lyrics) is Faith No More's version of I Started a Joke: The contrast isn't as obvious, but the lyrics are fairly depressing, while I find the backing music (and the presentation) to be fairly uplifting. Perhaps it's just this specific performance, I don't know. Edited November 3, 201114 yr by Felix
November 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Felix @ Nov 3, 2011 -> 06:17 PM) Perhaps a better example (since this song actually has more than two lyrics) is Faith No More's version of I Started a Joke: The contrast isn't as obvious, but the lyrics are fairly depressing, while I find the backing music (and the presentation) to be fairly uplifting. Perhaps it's just this specific performance, I don't know. Or that. FNM f***ing owns.
November 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 3, 2011 -> 11:10 PM) Bohemian Rhapsody...? Nah, Queen lyrics are all about...well...you know.
November 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (JPN366 @ Nov 4, 2011 -> 12:26 AM) Nah, Queen lyrics are all about...well...you know. Murder, Death Penalty, Selling Your Soul to Satan...
November 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (JPN366 @ Nov 3, 2011 -> 11:09 PM) Or that. FNM f***ing owns. I'm actually not a huge Faith No More guy, although Mike Patton is the f***ing man. A lot of it is too cookie cutter for me to really get into, although their later stuff gets better. Basically, the closer they got to Mr. Bungle-era Patton, the better. Mr. Bungle certainly f***ing owns, as does Tomahawk (another of Patton's projects post-FNM). Moral of the story: Patton is a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really good vocalist. Edited November 4, 201114 yr by Felix
November 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 3, 2011 -> 11:31 PM) Murder, Death Penalty, Selling Your Soul to Satan... I would say an undertone of wanting to express one's true self.
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