Texsox Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Balta1701 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Anicef-ingballad by Anthrax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pM2ClLsg7g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) 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, 2011 by Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Let them read Tool lyrics, that's some deep, layered sh**. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Bohemian Rhapsody...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 3, 2011 -> 11:10 PM) Bohemian Rhapsody...? Nah, Queen lyrics are all about...well...you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) 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, 2011 by Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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